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THIS MOOSE BELONGS TO ME

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jeffers
Author's First Name: 
Oliver
Publisher: 
Philomel
Publication Date: 
2012

Oils painted over old linotype and landscapes along with technical wizardry illustrate this entertaining tale of a boy who believes a moose he names Marcel is his. Bubbles show Wilfred’s visual and verbal thoughts during his discovery that the moose belongs to everyone--and no one.

PENNY AND HER DOLL

Penny
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Henkes
Author's First Name: 
Kevin
Publisher: 
Greenwillow
Publication Date: 
2012
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

 

 

Penny’s Gram sends her a new doll, dressed in pink, and Penny must select a name for her. After rejecting suggestions, Penny and her doll visit mama's lovely garden. There Penny finds the perfect name in this engaging story for emerging readers.

SLEEP LIKE A TIGER

Cover of: SLEEP LIKE A TIGER
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Logue
Author's First Name: 
Mary
Illustrator's First Name: 
Pamela
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Zagarenski
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2012

Princess-child's parents say she may stay awake all night—after she prepares for bed. Minutely-detailed, many-colored, and textured illustrations contain enchanted dreamscapes that gently transport both Princess and readers to surreal sleep.

LITTLE BIRD

little bird
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Zullo
Author's First Name: 
Germano
Illustrator's First Name: 
Albertine
Publisher: 
Enchanted Lion
Publication Date: 
2012

A farmer alights from a lonely red truck at a desert crevice and frees yellow, red, pink, blue-patterned birds from its back doors. One tiny black bird remains to offer the farmer a magical experience. Blocks of color with spare text emphasize how much small things matter.

ANDREW DREW AND DREW

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Saltzberg,
Author's First Name: 
Barney
Publisher: 
Abrams
Publication Date: 
2012

Pages folded or halved carry Andrew's lines as he creates simple new shapes that wander through white space. Andrew remains in his red shoes, orange-striped shirt, and blue pants while his drawings become a dinosaur, rabbit, or night monster.

BOY + BOT

Boy + Bot
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Dyckman
Author's First Name: 
Ame
Illustrator's First Name: 
Dan
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Yaccarino
Publisher: 
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: 
2012

Spare text beneath gouache cartoon illustration of bright primary colors on watercolor paper affectionately creates the unusual friendship of a boy and robot. They meet, play, and learn to accept each other’s differences.

BINK & GOLLIE: TWO FOR ONE

Bink & Gollie
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
DiCamillo
Author's First Name: 
Kate
Second Author's First Name: 
Alison
Second Author's Last Name: 
McGhee
Illustrator's First Name: 
Tony
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Fucile
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2012

Two best friends--one lithe-bodied and neatly dressed and the other, compact and rumply, reaffirm the power of friendship at the state fair. Line and wash illustrations trace their way from “whack a duck” through the talent show to a medium in three short stories for beginning readers.

A HOME FOR BIRD

A Home for Bird
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stead
Author's First Name: 
Philip C.
Publisher: 
Neal Porter
Publication Date: 
2012

Vernon the toad introduces cuckoo bird to Skunk and Porcupine, but Bird says nothing.  Concerned that Bird misses home, wherever it is, Vernon determines to help his friend return in this mixed-media balanced with white space creation of unlikely companions on a quest.

BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL

Bear Has a Story to Tell
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stead
Author's First Name: 
Philip C.
Illustrator's First Name: 
Erin
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Stead
Publisher: 
Roaring Brook
Publication Date: 
2012

Not until he awakens in spring does Bear remember the story he wanted to tell his friends the previous autumn. Pencil and watercolor illustrations balance with white space to create gentle Bear and the soft colors of changing seasons.

LISTEN TO MY TRUMPET!

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Willems
Author's First Name: 
Mo
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2012

Dynamic cartoon illustrations capture Piggie's eagerness to play his new trumpet for Elephant. Piggie's response to Elephant's honest assessment of both his trumpet and his playing surprises in this easy reader.

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