2011 Picture Book Nominees

	Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer (2009) IL: K-3 RL: 1.9 Determined to win tickets to an Elvis Poultry concert, hens Marge and Lola enter the Barnyard Talent Show, then, while the ducks who usually win the contest jeer, they test out their abilities. Chicken Dance Activities-- includes videos of doing the chicken dance and teacher guide. Author's Web Page
	The Cow That Laid An Egg by Andy Cutbill (2006) IL: K-3 RL: 3.8 The chickens at the farm hatch a plan to help Marjorie the cow feel special, but some of the other cows get suspicious. YouTube Book Talk
	Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic (2008) IL: K-3 RL: 2.4 Maxwell Duck is trying to invent a soup that everyone will remember him for; but when he goes out to look for the missing ingredient and his friends show up, they think he has fallen into the soup. Coloring Game Coloring Page Author's Web Page Lesson Plans and Extensions Math, Science and Language Arts Activities
	I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll (2009) IL: K-3 RL: 2.8 When Gabe, the monster that lives under Ethan's bed, goes on vacation, Ethan finds that the substitute monsters Gabe has sent just won't do, and wonders how he will ever fall asleep. Author's Web Page How To Make Your Own Monster Teach With Pictures Books-- Monsters
	Martha In The Middle by Jan Fearnley (2008) IL: K-3 RL: 2.3 Martha, a young mouse with a sensible big sister and a cute little brother, begins to feel invisible and decides to run away, but at the end of the garden she meets a wise frog who points out just how special the middle can be. Author's Web Page
	Princess Pig by Eileen Spinelli (2009) IL: K-3 RL: 1.8 A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price. Author's Web Page
	Sloppy Joe by David Keane (2009) IL: K-3 RL 2.8 A young boy decides he is tired of his messy ways and tries to come clean, but being neat is not easy for someone called Sloppy Joe. Author's Web Page
	Sylvie by Jennifer Gordon Sattler (2009) IL: K-3 RL: 2.2 When Sylvie the pink flamingo learns her color comes from the little pink shrimp she eats, she decides to expand her choices, trying everything under the sun and, unfortunately, overdoing it. Author's Web Page Literacy Lesson Plan
	Woobur by Leslie Helakoski (2008) IL: K-3 IL: 2.3 Woolbur, a young sheep who thinks differently than the others, worries his mother and father with his free-spiritedness, but his grandfather thinks he will be fine. Make Masks Woolbur Coloring Page See what other schools are doing-- great info! Extension Activities (see pg. 4) Classroom and Library Activities (see pg. 9)
	Zachary Z. Packrat and His Amazing Collections: Based On a True Story by Brooke Bessesen (2008) IL: K-3 RL: 2.6 Rhyming text introduces a pack rat who spends his time finding interesting objects to bring home, where he uses them to decorate, saves them to trade at the swap meet, or simply stores them for future use. Includes facts about pack rats and discussion questions. Author's Web Page Packrat Information Language Arts, Science and Social Studies K-8 Curriculum and Activities (starts on page 93-- there is other great information in the packet on desert animals and ocean animals)