Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominees 2007
previous winners

Animal snackers, by Betsy Lewin
Short poems describe the eating habits of many different kinds of animals

see other stories illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Click Clack Moo, cows tat type
Giggle giggle quack
Diary of a Spider

Brave Charlotte, by Anu Stohner
A headstrong sheep rescues the flock when their shepherd is injured.

 

Don't be silly, Mrs. Millie, by Judy Cox
Mrs. Millie makes her students laugh when she mixes up words, saying "goats" instead of "coats" and "poodles" whe she means "puddles." RL 1.6

Dragon snatcher , by M. P. Robertson
:George and his dragon go to the "land that is neither here nor there" in order to save a dragon egg from a malevolent ice wizard..

see other stories by M. P. Robertson
The egg
The great dragon rescue

Great fuzz frenzy, by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.

see other stories by Janet Stevens
And the dish ran away with the spoon
Cock-a-doodel-doo
Jackalope
Tops to bottom

Henry and the Buccanneer bunnies, by Carolyn Crimi
Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm approaches

Honey, honey, Lion: a story from Africa, by Jan Brett
After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson - picture book showing or good for setting

Knight who took all day, by James Mayhew
Presents a children's book for early readers about a knight who is so interested in wearing just the right armor to fight the dragon that the princess takes matters into her own hands and tames the ferocious beast.

Leaf man, by Lois Ehlert
Pages die-cut into the shape of leaves

see other books by Lois Ehlert
Market day
Snowball
Waiting for wings

Leonardo the terrible monster by Mo Willems ALA Notable Book 2006
Regardless of all his efforts, Leonardo the monster simply cannot seem to frighten anyone, until he meets the perfect nervous little boy

see other books by Mo Willems
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus (Caldecott honor book)
Knufflebunny (
Caldecott honor book)

Love the roast chicken: a trickster tale from the Andes Mountains, by Barbara Knutson
In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner

Mudball, by Matt Tavares
During a rainy Minneapolis Millers baseball game in 1903, Little Andy Oyler has the chance to become a hero by hitting the shortest and muddiest home run in history. RL 2.2

Mutt Dog by Stephen Michael King
A lonely dog finally finds a home after he makes friends with a woman who works at a homeless shelter. RL 1.5.

Not Norman: a goldfish story, by Kelly Bennett
As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself. RL 2.3.

Precious and the Boo Hag, by Patricia McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss
ALA Notable book 2006
Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about.. RL 3.2

Punxsutawney Phyllis, by Susanna Lenard Hill
Although she can predict the weather much better than the boys in her family, no one thinks that Phyllis the groundhog has a chance of replacing the aging Punxsutawney Phil when Groundhog Day's official groundhog retires.RL. 2.3

Sweet Tooth, by Margie Palatini
Stewart's loud, obnoxious sweet tooth constantly gets him into trouble, until Stewart uses a healthy diet to take control of the situation.

see other books by Margie Palatini
Moosletoe
Piggy Pie
Zoom broom

Traction man, by Mini Grey ALA Notable Book 2006
Traction Man, a boy's courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other objects in the house RL 3.2

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Previous winners
2006 -- Arrowhawk,
by Lola Schafer
2005 -- Skippyjonjones by Judy Schachner
2004 -- Togo,
by Robert Blake
2003 -- Wiget by Lyn McFarland

2002 -- Cosmo Zooms
by Arthur Howard
2001 -- Hooway for Wodney Wat,
by Kevin Henkes
2000 -- Akiak,
by Robert Blake
1999 -- Secret Shortcut,
by Mark Teague

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