2012+Nominees

|| ===== **A Balloon For Isabel** =====
 * [[image:childrenschoiceaward/Balloon_Isabel link="http://books.google.com/books?id=JN-4dPOrN2AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+Balloon+for+isabel&hl=en&ei=URa3TfiANqrhiALazPQo&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]]

**Synopsis**: As graduation day approaches, Isabel tries to convince her teacher that she and Walter, both procupines, should receive balloons on teh big day just like the other children.
|| Author: Peter Brown Illustrator: Peter Brown Publisher: Little Brown, 2010
 * [[image:childrenschoiceaward/Children_Pets link="http://books.google.com/books?id=VlyLRAAACAAJ&dq=children+make+terrible+pets&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=fhi3Tf6AB6PWiALbs4A8&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA"]] || **Children Make Terrible Pets**

**Synopsis**: When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.
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 * [[image:childrenschoiceaward/Circus_Ship link="http://books.google.com/books?id=auRNKjrhn50C&printsec=frontcover&dq=circus+ship&hl=en&ei=poxNTq-IKYnTiAK-yIF6&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || **The Circus Ship**

Author and Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2009

Synopsis: When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard. ||
 * [[image:childrenschoiceaward/Cow_Cookies link="http://books.google.com/books?id=UbRn9WJCCd4C&dq=the+cow+loves+cookies&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=kBu3TcCfNZHQiALNv50t&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA"]] || **The Cow Loves Cookies**

Author: Karma Wilson Illustrator: Maracellus Hall Publisher: Simon Schuster, 2010

Synopsis: While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food, the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best. ||
 * [[image:door.jpg width="356" height="320" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=3YbRPBCaL1QC&dq=don%27t+slam+the+door&hl=en&ei=0By3Ta6CLuTgiAKCn4Uu&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA"]] || =Don't Slam the Door!=

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 * [[image:duck_turkey.jpg width="278" height="348" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=cOf0sZsmZOIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=duck+for+turkey+day&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=zB23Tc7tM4TiiALopZwf&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || =Duck for Turkey Day=

Publisher: Albert Whitman, 2009
====Synopsis: When Tuyet finds out that her Vietnamese family is having duck rather than turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, she is upset until she finds out that other children in her class did not eat turkey either.====

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 * [[image:Rocket.jpg width="274" height="302" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=OU2fEDd1oMIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=how+rocket+learned+to+read&hl=en&ei=2R63TfvRKsbOiALUkdwh&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CFIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || **How Rocket Learned to Read**

Synopsis: A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the "wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet."
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 * [[image:Immi's_Gift.jpg width="256" height="302" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=Z7GDRAAACAAJ&dq=Immi%27s+Gift&hl=en&ei=aiC3TZ6cNafWiALp7Pgo&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAA"]] || **Immi's Gift**

Publisher: Peachtree, 2010
Synopsis: Day after day in the frozen North, a young Inuit girl catches brightly colored objects while ice fishing and uses them to decorate her igloo, until the ice begins to melt and she drops in a gift of her own before leaving for the season. ||
 * [[image:Little_pink.jpg width="262" height="259" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=NB5TPgAACAAJ&dq=Little+pink+pup&hl=en&ei=VCK3Tam5M6XUiAK0j6kd&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA"]] || =Little Pink Pup=

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 * [[image:More_Bears.jpg width="252" height="252" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=JokR9stqb-EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=more+bears&hl=en&ei=ESS3Tb_lHKnYiALA4Iw9&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || =More Bears=

Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2010
Synopsis: Different kinds of bears, all engaged in fun activities, pile onto the pages until there is no room for any bears. || Author: Rick Walton Illustrator: Brad Sneed Publisher: Peachtree, 2010 Synopsis:When the President find the many pressures of his job to be overwhelming, he disguises himself and returns to kindergarten, where he is reminded of the important lessons he learned there. ||
 * [[image:Mr._President.jpg width="223" height="224" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=lT81QwAACAAJ&dq=mr.+president+goes+to+school&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=ViW3Tdz9H8bYiAKsxfgU&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA"]] || =Mr. President Goes to School=
 * [[image:my_best_friend.jpg width="219" height="271" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=hcFMIZ3REHIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=my+best+friend+is+as+sharp+as+a+pencil&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=XzC3TdbQOcTQiAKUkvQh&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || **My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil**

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 * [[image:Never_Smile.jpg width="238" height="238" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=5dXTHnBRoGsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=never+smile+at+a+monkey&hl=en&ei=NjG3TdGyH9DciALvuZwV&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || =Never Smile at a Monkey=

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 * [[image:Ol_Bloos.jpg width="243" height="217" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=tYJ-QwAACAAJ&dq=ol%27+Bloos+Boogie-Woogie+Band+and+Blues+Ensemble&hl=en&ei=FzK3TcuiLO3WiALDsP0p&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CFEQ6AEwAA"]] || **Ol' Bloos Boogie-Woogie Band and Blues Ensemble**

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 * [[image:Oscar_Dragon width="261" height="261" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=BKHqQwAACAAJ&dq=oscar+and+the+very+hungry+dragon&hl=en&ei=3zK3Tc77I4fTiAKs9bQq&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA"]] || ==== **Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon** ====

Synopsis: A resourceful boy comes to the rescue when the dragon that terrorizes his village demands to be fed and there are no princesses left to serve the beast for dinner.
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 * [[image:Pierre_Penguin.jpg link="http://books.google.com/books?id=G-MOQgAACAAJ&dq=pierre+the+penguin&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=rzO3TbvCF4nRiAK037Uo&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA"]] || **Pierre the Penguin: A True Story**

Synopsis: Pierre the penguin lost his feathers and was too cold to swim in the water until aquatic biologist Pam came up with an idea to get Pierre to swim again.
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 * [[image:Pop_Bubblegum.jpg width="215" height="232" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=lleaS7Qt-GQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=pop%21+the+invention+of+bubblegum&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=nDS3TdD4L-TciAKHoJQi&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || Pop! The Invention of Bubblegum ====Author and Illustrator: Meghan McCarthy ====

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 * [[image:Sandwich_Swap.jpg width="216" height="265" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=1KV7PgAACAAJ&dq=the+sandwich+swap&hl=en&ei=ijW3TZ-AE8PgiAKyt_Qu&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA"]] || ==== **The Sandwich Swap** ====

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 * [[image:Sophie_Peterman.jpg width="222" height="254" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=h9tij_arJMQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sophie+peterman+tells+the+truth&hl=en&ei=gja3Tdy5M-fiiAKEtaEw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] || **Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth**

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 * [[image:Ugly_Pie.jpg width="242" height="259" link="http://books.google.com/books?id=wqwnLwAACAAJ&dq=ugly+pie&hl=en&ei=pq1hToOpNIbiiAK3iM2xCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA"]] || **Ugly Pie**

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