Today is the
last day of the book awards postings and today we are looking a little closer to
home.
Every year the Missouri Library Association gives out the Missouri Building Block
Picture Book Award annually to the author and illustrator of the
picture book voted most popular by preschool children in Missouri's public
libraries. The 2013 nominees were announced recently. Here at St. Louis CountyLibrary we will be reading these books during story times in the fall. However,
you are welcome to start choosing your favorite. Read early, read often!
“I’m
Bored” by Michael
Ian Black. When a bored girl meets a potato who finds
children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the
things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.
“Cat
Secrets” by Jef
Czekaj. Important secrets about how best to live a cat's life will
be revealed only to those who can prove that they are genuine cats.
“Who’s
Who” by Ken
Geist. Illustrations and simple rhyming
text introduce six pairs of animal twins that moo, hop, swing, swim, flap, and
hoot their way through the day.
“Oh
No, George!” by Chris
Haughton. George finds it
hard to be a good dog when there are cats to chase, flowers to dig up, and a
delicious cake sitting on the kitchen table.
“It's
a Tiger!” by David
LaRochelle. A child imagines
that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.
“Pete
the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric
Litwin. Pete the cat loves the
buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as
the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
“One
Special Day” by Lola
M. Schaefer An energetic and
imaginative boy becomes a big brother.
“Find
a Cow Now!” by Janet
Stevens. Tired of hearing Dog
yipping at chairs and trying to round up rugs, Bird tells him to go to the
country to find a cow, but this is one cattle dog who does not know a cow when
he sees one.
“Let's
Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy” by Jan
Thomas. Brave Cowboy tries to sing his young
calf pals to sleep on a dark, dark night, with humorous results.
“Duckling
Gets a Cookie?!” by Mo
Willems. Pigeon is very angry
when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely
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