Building Block Award Nominee 2019

Where is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley

Building Block Award Nominee 2019

Crunch, The Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap

Building Block Award Nominee 2019

Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Dominy

Building Block Award Nominee 2019

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

Building Block Award Nominee 2019

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Building Block Award Nominee 2019

Eat Pete! by Michael Rex

Building Block Award Nominee 2019

Beware the Monster! by Michael Escoffier

Show Me Award Nominee 2019-2020

Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley

Shawn loves sharks with all his heart, so when his nemesis, Stacy, is assigned "sharks" for the big class project, Shawn is not happy.

Show Me Award Nominee 2019-2020

Philomena’s New Glasses by Brenna Maloney

Philomena needs new glasses. Her sister Audrey wants them, too. And if Philomena and Audrey have them, shouldn't their sister Nora Jane also have them?

Show Me Award Nominee 2019-2020

Dogosaurus Rex by Anna Staniszewski

Ben selects from the shelter a most unusual "dog" that wreaks havoc in town until she has a chance to prove her worth.

Show Me Award Nominee 2019-2020

Bruce’s Big Move by Ryan Higgins

With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home.

Show Me Award Nominee 2019-2020

Prudence the Part-Time Cow by Jody Shaffer

Prudence tries to fit in with the other cows in the herd, suppressing all her scientific smarts, but in a moment of inspiration, she realizes how to show the others that she can be a part-time cow and a full-time member of the herd.

Show Me Award Nominee 2019-2020

Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees

Edna the very first chicken faces off against a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Cook and the King by Julia Donaldson

A hungry but finicky king wants Wobbly Bob as his new cook, but must pitch in to do everything the cook is afraid to do, from fishing to frying.

Bear Needs Help by Sarah Brannen

A young bear needs help with an untied shoe.

The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone, ages twelve, ten, and eight, investigate why their mother went missing and uncover their ties to an alternate world.

Operatic by Kyo Maclear

About to graduate from middle school, Charlie is preoccupied with a crush and the absence of a boy in her class, who has not come to school in days. In music class, she hears the songs of opera singer Maria Callas and falls in love with opera. Maria's story helps Charlie navigate her own world.

The 104-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

When Andy develops a severe toothache that prevents him from writing new jokes for their book, Terry uses their fantastical treehouse's money-making machine funds to purchase a Joke Writer 2000, with unexpected results.

Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants by Andrea Beaty

When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down.

Mark Twain Award Nominee 2019-2020

Walking with Miss Millie by Tamara Bundy

Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia a too small, too hot, dried-up place she's sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor's dog. But Clarence won't budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together.