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2005-2006 Picture Storybook Nominees

Alborough, Jez. (2003). SOME DOGS DO. Candlewick Press.

Cronin, Doreen. (2003). DIARY OF A WORM. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. New York: Scholastic.

Deedy, Carmen, A. (2000) THE YELLOW STAR: THE LEGEND OF KING CHRISTIAN X OF DENMARK. Illustrated by H. Sorenson. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishe

Dillon, Leo and Diane. (2002). RAP A TAP TAP HERE’S BOJANGLES—THINK OF THAT! New York: Blue Sky Press.

English, Karen . (2004) HOT DAY ON ABBOT AVENUE. Illustrated by Javaka. Steptoe. NY: Clarion Books

Falconer, Ian. (2003) OLIVIA AND THE MISSING TOY. Atheneum.

Frame, Jeron Ashford. (2003) YESTERDAY I HAD THE BLUES. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Tricycle Press.

Gerstein, Mordicai. (2002). WHAT CHARLIE HEARD. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR).

Hamilton, Virginia.  (2003) BRUH RABBIT AND THE TAR BABY GIRL. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. Blue Sky Press.

Hesse, Karen. (2004). THE CATS IN KRASINKI SQUARE. Illustrated by Wendy Watson. New York: Scholastic.

Johnson,  Angela (2004). JUST LIKE JOSH GIBSON. Illustrated by Beth Peck. NY: Simon and Schuster

Kaska, Keiko (2003). MY LUCKY DAY. NY.: Scholastic

Laminack, Lester. (2004). SATURDAYS AND TEACAKES. Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers.

Long, Melinda.  (2003). HOW I BECAME A PIRATE.  Illustrated by David Shannon.  Harcourt Brace & Company.

Muth, Jon J.  (2002).  THE THREE QUESTIONS.  Illustrated by Leo Tolstoy.  Scholastic.

Nolen, Jerdine.  (2003). THUNDER ROSE. Illustrated by Kadir A. Nelson.  Harcourt Brace & Company.

Soto, Gary (2000). CHATO AND THE PARTY ANIMALS. Illustrated by Susan Guevara. NY Putnam

Sunami, Kitoba. (2002). HOW THE FISHERMAN TRICKED THE GENIE: A TALE WITHIN A TALE WITHIN A TALE. Illustrated by Amiko Hirao. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Tchana, Katrin (2002). SENSE PASS KING: A STORY FROM CAMEROON. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Holiday House.

Winter, Jeanette (2005). THE LIBRARIAN OF BASRA: A TRUE STORY FROM IRAQ. NY: Harcourt.

 

 

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