Land Of Enchantment Book Award
2011-2012 Picture Book Nominees
Miss Brooks Likes Books by Barbara Bottner, illustrated by Michael Emberly. RL-2.4
An enthusiastic librarian does her best to pass on her love of reading and books to a reluctant student.
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Thomas Gonzales. RL-4.1
This touching story about an African tribe's response to September 11th.
A Very Improbable Story: A Math Adventure by Edward Einhorn, illustrated by Adam Gustavson. RL-3.2
Ethan is just a normal kid until one day he wakes up with a cat on his head. The cat won't leave unless Ethan wins a game of probability with him. This is a fun introduction to math concepts.
Spuds by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Wendy Watson. RL-4.0
Three children decide to help their hard working mother by gathering leftover potatoes from a field.
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. RL-5.2
Page and Jenkins once again introduce readers to a wealth of information about the animal kingdom. With clear, well presented facts and beautiful cut-paper illustrations, the pair will engage readers in this exploration of the unusual and fascinating world of animal partnerships.
Coretta Scott by Shange Ntozake, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. RL-4.9
Nelson's stunning illustrations perfectly accompany Ntozake's poetic language in this thoughtful, artistic biography of a leader in the American Civil Rights movement.
Sit-In: How four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney. RL-5.2
This is the story of four African American youth who acted on the words of Martin Luther King Jr. words and started a nationwide movement to ban segregation.
Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Josee Massee.
In this ingenious collection of fairy tales, the poems can be read both up and down, capturing multiple narrative view points in each tale.
