2015+Nominees


 * [[image:The Black Rabbit.jpg width="227" height="276" align="center"]] || =**The Black Rabbit**=

== Synopsis: There's a large black rabbit chasing him, and no matter where he runs, the shadowy rabbit follows, but finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis only to encounter a real foe. == ||
 * [[image:Carnivores.jpg width="234" height="276" align="center"]] || =Carnivores =


 * Author: Aaron Reynolds**
 * Illustrator: Dan Santat**
 * Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2013**


 * Synopsis: A lion, a great white shark, and a timber wolf, all meat-eaters who have been hurt by the cruelty of plant-eaters, form a support group which has limited success until their newest member, a great horned owl, shares some advice. ** ||
 * [[image:Crankee Doodle.jpg width="258" height="320" align="center"]] || =**Crankee Doodle**=


 * Author: Tom Angelberger**
 * Illustrator: Cece Bell**
 * Publisher: Clarion Books, 2013**


 * Synopsis: A pony tries to convince his cranky owner to take a ride into town. Includes notes about the song, "Yankee Doodle." ** ||
 * [[image:The Day the Crayons Quit.jpg width="240" height="240" align="center"]] || =The Day the Crayons Quit=

Synopsis: When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
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 * [[image:The First Drawing.jpg width="230" height="300" align="center"]] || =The First Drawing=

==** Synopsis: Thirty thousand years ago, an imaginative child sees the shapes of animals in clouds and on the walls of the cave he shares with his family, but no one else can see them until he makes the world's first drawing. **== ||
 * [[image:Hoop-Genius.jpg width="251" height="300" align="center"]] || ==Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball==

===Synopsis: Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students-a bunch of energetic young men-are bored with all the regular games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep the class happy-or someone's going to get hurt. Saving this class is going to take a genius. Discover the true story of how Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts. === ||
 * [[image:The Invisible Boy.jpg align="center"]] || =The Invisible Boy=

Synopsis: Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student arrives, everything changes.
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 * [[image:Lion vs Rabbit.jpg width="215" height="248" align="center"]] || =**Lion vs. Rabbit**=

Synopsis: "Lion is mean to everyone. When the other animals can't take his bullying anymore, they hire Rabbit to outsmart him."
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 * [[image:Little Dog Lost.jpg width="257" height="229"]] || =Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic=

Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2012
== Synopsis: On a cold winter day, a curious dog wandered onto a frozen river, and before he knew it he was traveling fast on a sheet of ice. Many people tried to help, but the dog could not be reached. Finally, after two nights and seventy-five miles, the little dog was saved by a ship out in the Baltic Sea. == ||
 * [[image:Lost Cat.jpg align="center"]] || =**Lost Cat**=

==** Synopsis: Slipper the cat is mistakenly left behind in the commotion when the lady she has always lived with moves in with her daughter's family, so Slipper sets out to find someone new to adopt. **== ||
 * [[image:The Magic Bojabi Tree.jpg width="235" height="300" align="center"]] || =The Magic Bojabi Tree=

===Synopsis: Python has wrapped himself around the tree with its delicious fruit, and he won't share the fruit unless the animals can tell him the correct name of the tree. === ||
 * [[image:Memoirs of a Hamster.jpg align="center"]] || =Memoirs of a Hamster=

==Synopsis: "A pet hamster is enticed by the family cat to venture outside his well-equipped cage to the sun room only to very quickly discover life outside his cage is not the best for him." == ||
 * [[image:Nugget and Fang.jpg width="312" height="283" align="center"]] || =Nugget & Fang: Friends Forever or Snack Time=


 * Author: Tammi Sauer **
 * Illustrator: Michael Slack **
 * Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books, 2013 **


 * Synopsis: "Everyone knows that minnows and sharks can't be friends! Can Nugget and Fang be different?" ** ||
 * [[image:outfoxed.jpg width="322" height="236" align="center"]] || =Outfoxed=


 * Author and Illustrator: Mike Twohy **
 * Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013 **


 * Synopsis: Fox breaks into a henhouse to steal a chicken for dinner but grabs Duck, instead--a clever fowl that pretends to be a dog. ** ||
 * [[image:Sea Otter.jpg width="273" height="300" align="center"]] || =Sea Otter=


 * Author and Photographer: Suzi Eszterhas **
 * Publisher: Francis Lincoln Children's Books, 2013 **


 * Synopsis: Far away in the Pacific Ocean, a baby sea otter is born, just a little bigger than a kitten. See her learn how to find food and look after herself. ** ||
 * [[image:Snatchabook.jpg width="304" height="336" align="center"]] || =The Snatchabook=


 * Author: Helen Docherty **
 * Illustrator: Thomas Docherty **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2013 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis:The woodland animals of Burrow Down are ready for a bedtime story, but where are the books? ** ||
 * [[image:Sophie's Squash.jpg width="253" height="312" align="center"]] || =Sophie's Squash=


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Author: Pat Zietlow Miller **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illustrator: Anne Wilsdorf **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2013 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis: On a trip to the farmers' market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting her mom cook it, she names it Bernice. From then on, Sophie brings Bernice everywhere, despite her parents' gentle warnings that Bernice will begin to rot. As winter nears, Sophie does start to notice changes.... What's a girl to do when the squash she loves is in trouble? ** ||
 * [[image:That is not a good idea.jpg width="250" height="257" align="center"]] || =That is NOT a Good Idea!=


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Author and Illustrator: Mo Willems **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publisher: Balzer & Bray, 2013 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis: A surprising lesson about the importance of listening to one's inner gosling ensues when a very hungry fox issues a dinner invitation to a very plump goose. ** ||
 * [[image:Toys in Space.jpg width="260" height="300" align="center"]] || =Toys in Space=


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Author and Illustrator: Mini Grey **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis: A group of toys, left out at night for the first time, begins to be afraid but the Wonder Doll distracts them by weaving a story of lost toys, space travel, and a strange alien. ** ||
 * [[image:Valentine.jpg width="322" height="246" align="center"]] || =The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever=


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Author: Brenda Ferber **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illustrator: Tedd Arnold **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis: A young boy named Leon pursues a runaway Valentine meant for his true love, Zoey Maloney. ** ||