PRIMARY PICTURE BOOK YHBA AWARD NOMINEES 2009—2010
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PLACE FOR BUTTERFLIES
by Melissa Stewart
A pictorial introduction to the idea that various butterflies rely on specialized habitats for survival, and that humans can affect the balance of these delicate environments.
ISBN: 1561453579, $16.95


BARNUM BROWN
by David Sheldon
A solid picture book biography of Barnum Brown, a leading paleontologist during the late 1800s.
ISBN: 0802796028, $16.95


CHICKERELLA
by Mary Jane Auch
When Chickerella's new stepmother and stepsisters move in, life in the chicken coop takes a turn for the worse. Chickerella won't even be able to attend the Fowl Ball, that is, until her Fairy Goosemother appears.
ISBN: 0823420159, $6.95


CHICKEN-CHASING QUEEN OF LAMAR COUNTY
by Janice N. Harrington
"I'm the Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County," announces a young African American girl. Gray-haired Big Mama warns her to leave the birds alone, but the girl can't restrain herself.
ISBN: 0374312516, $16.00


DO UNTO OTTERS
by Laurie Keller
This guide to manners brings the "Golden Rule" to life in the form of Mr. Rabbit and his new neighbors, the Otters, who animate every page with their well-behaved hijinks.
ISBN: 0805079963, $16.95


 


DOGKU
by Andrew Clements
This is no canine Sudoku; it's a shaggy dog story told in haiku. When a homeless dog shows up at the back door, a family takes him in, feeds and bathes him, and names him Mooch.
ISBN: 068985823X, $16.99


FRED STAYS WITH ME
by Nancy Coffelt
A small girl's bond with her beloved pet helps her handle the disruption of her parents' divorce.
ISBN: 0316882690, $16.99


GRANDPA FOR SALE
by Dotti Enderle
A charming picturebook about qualities worth far more than money. When Lizzie minds the family antique store, an imperious woman demands the one antique not on sale - Lizzie's grandpa!
ISBN: 097292258X


IVAN THE TERRIER
by Peter Catalanotto
Ivan the terrier's brown-and-white face fills up the front cover, in the end, we see only Ivan's hind end, though, as he has moved out of view to c atch a nap.
ISBN: 1416912479, $16.99


JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & BEN
by Lane Smith
A story about bold-schoolboy John Hancock, loudmouthed Paul Revere, honest George Washington, clever Ben Franklin and independent Tom Jefferson as children. In time, these traits will serve the revolutionary cause.
ISBN: 078648936, $16.99

 

MARTINA THE BEAUTIFUL COCKROACH
by Carmen Agra Deedy
While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo increible, some shocking advice.
ISBN: 1561453994, $16.95


NOTHING TO DO
by Douglas Wood
Wood offers suggestions when there's 'nothing to do.' "I have heard . . . wonderful stories about taking off your shoes and walking through green grass. . . . Or making toy ships . . . and sailing them across a puddle."
ISBN: 0060735317, $17.99


ONCE I ATE A PIE
by Patricia Maclachlan
Each spread features a dog (or two or three) and a succinct poem written from the canine perspective.
ISBN: 0060735317, $17.99


ORANGE SHOES
by Trinka Hakes
Miss Violet encourages her art students to take part in a "Shoebox Social" to raise funds for art supplies. As this festive event approaches, Delly, who still walks to school barefoot in October, must face many challenges.
ISBN: 0060735317, $17.99


PERFECT NEST
by Catherine Friend
Jack, a hungry farm cat, builds a perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken to lay a perfect egg for a delicious omelet. Everything is going even better than planned when he lures a chicken, a duck, and a goose, and each one lays a yummy egg.
ISBN: 0763624306, $16.99

 

RUTHIE AND THE (NOT SO) TEENY TINY LIE
by Laura Rankin
Ruthie, a fox girl, loves teeny-tiny things, so when she finds a miniature camera in the schoolyard, she claims it as her own; and lies about it. At home that night, she ruminates and finally comes clean with her parents.
ISBN: 1599900106, $15.95


STICK
by Steve Breen
While trying to snag a dragonfly for lunch, Stick's tongue gets stuck to the insect's belly, and he is pulled from his lily pad, straight into the air.
ISBN: 0803731248, $16.99


VELMA GRATCH & THE WAY COOL BUTTERFLY
by Alan Madison
It's hard to be Velma entering the first grade. When a monarch roosts on Velma's finger and won't budge for days - no one will ever forget it . . . or her!
ISBN: 0375835970, $16.99


WHERE IN THE WILD
by David Schwartz
Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts.
ISBN: 1582462070, $15.95


WOLF'S COMING
by Joe Kulka
Small animals are fishing and playing in the woods when a shadowy figure becomes a dark monster getting closer and closer. It is a wolf in suit and tie, huge and glowering.
ISBN: 1575059304, $16.95