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Building Block Award Nominees Missouri Library Association
Nominees 2016-2017 A Mom for Umande By Maria Faulconer Because his own mother is too young to take care of him, Umande, a newborn gorilla, is fed and cuddled by human zookeepers.
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas By Lynne Cox Relates the story of an elephant seal named Elizabeth that was transferred from Christchurch, New Zealand, to the ocean, but found her way back to the city.
Gaston By Kelly DiPucchio A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet.
I Love You Just Enough By Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen A young girl finds a wood duckling separated from his family and teaches him to swim, hunt for bugs, and how to fly.
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla By Katherine Applegate The true story of Ivan, the Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta.
Mogie: The Heart of the House By Kathi Appelt Mogie is a real-life Labradoodle with a special talent: he always knows just what a sick kid needs!
Ninja Red Riding Hood By Corey Rosen Schwartz In this twist on “Little Red Riding Hood," a certain wolf trains to be a ninja in order to catch his prey, but he is not the only one mastering a martial art.
Strongheart: The World's First Movie Star Dog By Emily Arnold McCully When silent movie director Larry Trimble decides to put Strongheart, a police dog, into his movies as the lead actor, he must first train him to play with toys and walk like a regular dog.
The Tooth Fairy Wars By Kate Coombs A determined young boy and a no-nonsense Tooth Fairy tussle over who over who gets to keep his baby teeth.
Yoda: The Story of a Cat and His Kittens By Beth Stern The story of an adopted cat who becomes a foster papa to four little kittens.
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Bunnies!!! By Kevan Atteberry When a friendly monster spots a group of bunnies in the woods, his delight is contagious!
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups By Tadgh Bentley A little penguin enlists the help of the reader to get rid of his major hiccups.
The Whale in My Swimming Pool By Joyce Wan A young boy discovers a whale in his pool and tries everything he can think of to get it out.
I Don't Want to Be a Frog By Dev Petty A frog who yearns to be any animal that is cute and warm discovers that being wet, slimy, and full of bugs has its advantages.
Rex Wrecks It By Ben Clanton Gizmo, Sprinkles, and Wild are fed up. Every time they build something with their blocks, Rex wrecks it! Isn't there any way to make playtime fun for everyone? molib.org
Summer 2016
Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook By Anne Vittur Kennedy Being a farm dog is a tough job, but luckily, Ragweed’s handbook will tell you everything you need to know. Step one: don’t wake the farmer!
Get Out of My Bath! By Britta Teckentrup Ellie is having a great time splashing around in her bath, but soon everyone else wants to join in the fun
Vincent Paints His House By Tedd Arnold Vincent's animal friends disagree on how he should paint his house, so Vincent comes up with a colorful solution.
Simon's New Bed By Christian Trimmer A humorous picture book about a dog’s new bed being taken over by a cat.
Dad's First Day By Mick Wohnoutka Oliver and Dad have spent a fun summer together but when it comes time for the first day of school, Dad discovers that he is not ready and does everything he can to postpone the big day.
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2016 Summer Reading List Grades K-2 Are We There Yet?
Learn about the invention of earmuffs by prolific inventor and successful businessman Chester Greenwood in this humorous picture book.
By Dan Santat Little, On a seemingly endless car trip, hours move so slowly that a boy imagines that time is actually moving backwards, sending him 8: An Animal Alphabet into a past full of pirates, By Elisha Cooper dinosaurs, and adventure. In this counting alphabet book, Cooper delivers a Ballet Cat: Dance! unique game-like quality to his story as readers Dance! Underpants! By Bob Shea Ballet Cat is learn about animals— both familiar and exotic— simply manic for ballet and tries to get her friend in this alphabetically Butter Bear to join in the arranged book that contains eight dance. illustrations of each Beastly Verse animal on its pages. Illustrated JooHee Yoon Text and art are interwoven to bring to life Flowers Are Calling By Rita Gray sixteen animal related Playful rhyming text poems in this award alternates with factual winning book. callouts that describe flowers and the Duck, Duck, Dinosaur pollination process. The By Kallie George watercolor illustrations Just when the game was are gorgeous and sure to getting to be fun, in came inspire young naturalists trouble—in this twist on everywhere! the child’s game.
Earmuffs for Everyone! How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs By Meghan McCarthy
Freedom in Congo Square By Carole Boston Because of the unjust system of nineteenthcentury Louisiana, the slaves are forced to work all week long, so they
look forward to Sunday, when they can gather in New Orleans’ Congo Square to dance, sing, and enjoy an afternoon of freedom.
I Don’t Want to Be a Frog
Get a Hit, Mo!
I Got the Rhythm
By David A. Adler Mo is used to striking out, but when the bases are loaded, he may just finally hit a home run.
By Connie SchofieldMorrison A neighborhood walk becomes so much more as a little girl explores the music and sound of everyday urban life.
The Grasshopper & the Ants By Jerry Pinkney The third in his retellings of Aesop’s Fables, Pinkney shows the grasshopper why the ants have worked so hard, and the ants learn the value of sharing.
Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons By Jon J. Muth Koo the panda is back and discovering each season through poetry.
Ice Cream Summer By Peter Sís Get the scoop on some fun history, math, new vocabulary, and much more in this entertaining book all about ice cream.
By Dev Petty A frog imagines what it would be like to be a rabbit, a cat, and other animals in this silly story.
Lenny & Lucy By Philip C. Stead Peter uses his imagination and pillows to create Lenny, the Guardian of the Bridge, and realizes that something is missing—a friend for Lenny.
My New Friend Is So Fun! By Mo Willems Will a new friend break apart Piggie and Gerald’s friendship?
The Night Gardener By Terry Fan and Eric Fan William and an elderly gardener help transform their town by creating anonymous topiary artwork.
¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! Descubriendo el bosque nublado / Olinguito, from A to Z! Unveiling the Cloud Forest By Lulu Delacre Explore the cloud forest of the Andes in Ecuador in this bilingual alphabetical book in verse.
Power Down, Little Robot By Anna Staniszewski This little robot has no plans to go to bed!
Ten Rules of Being a Superhero By Deb Pilutti Anyone can be a superhero as long as they follow these ten important rules!
Treat By Mary Sullivan Learn the many things this dog does in order to get a treat to eat in this light tale filled with humor.
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole By Mac Barnett Sam and Dave do not find what they expect when they dig a hole, but they still end up having a pretty good day.
Strictly No Elephants By Lisa Mantchev Pets—and friends—come in all shapes and sizes.
Surf’s Up By Kwame Alexander Frog friends Bro and Dude hilariously debate whether surfing or reading is a better way to spend a day at the beach.
This Summer Reading Book List was created by the Association for Library Service to Children’s Quicklists Consulting Committee and the School Age Programs and Services Committee through a 2013 Carnegie Whitney Grant funded by the American Library Association Publishing Committee. This adapted list was updated by ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee. ala.org/alsc/booklists