The SC Picture Book Award Nominees for 2011-12.

1. Miss Brooks Loves
Bridget's Beret Hot Rod Hamster! Books! (and I don't)
by Tom Lichtenheld by Cynthia Lord by Barbara Bottner
 When Bridget  A hamster, with  A first-grade girl--who
loses the beret the help of a does not like to read-
that provides her canine junkyard -stubbornly resists
with artistic dealer and his her school librarian's
inspiration like mouse assistants, efforts to convince
other great artists, builds a hot rod her to love books
she thinks she will and drives it in a until she finds one
never be able to race against some that might change
draw again. very large dogs. her mind.
Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride : America's
Frankie Works the Night Shift First Cross-Country Automobile Trip My Garden
by Lisa Westberg Peters by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff by Kevin Henkes
 In this counting  Tells the story of  After helping her
book, Frankie the the first cross- mother weed, water,
cat's night prowling country and chase the rabbits
causes a ruckus, automobile trip in from their garden, a
waking sleeping young girl imagines her
1903 by Dr. dream garden complete
neighbors who do Horatio Jackson with jellybean bushes,
not share Frankie's and mechanic chocolate rabbits, and
love of the "night Sewall J. Crocker. tomatoes the size of
shift." beach balls.
The Hair of Zoe
Fleefenbacher Goes to School Let's Do Nothing! Panda Kindergarten
by Laurie Halse Anderson by Tony Fucile by Joanne Ryder
 Photographs and text
 A young girl's  Young friends Frankie follow sixteen panda
talented but and Sal, believing they cubs at the Wolong
untamed tresses do have "done it all," Nature Preserve, where
not impress her decide to do nothing for they are raised and
strict first-grade a while, but Frankie observed by scientists
teacher, who has has a little trouble with and workers while they
the concept and it is learn survival skills that
rules for everything,
not long before the will allow them to be re-
including hair. boys realize there is no released into the wild.
way to do nothing.
The Hallelujah Flight LMNO Peas Ready for Anything!
by Phil Bildner by Keith Baker By Keiko Kasza
 In 1932, James Banning,
 Busy little peas  Raccoon is nervous
along with his co-pilot
Thomas Allen, make introduce their about all of the
history by becoming the things that could
first African-Americans favorite spoil a picnic, from
to fly across the United
States, relying on the occupations, bees to dragons,
generosity of people from astronaut until Duck convinces
they meet in the towns him that surprises
along the way who help to zoologist.
keep their "flying jalopy" can be fun.
going.

2. 14 Cows for America
by Carmen Agra Deedy
Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth!
by Sarah Weeks
South Carolina
 Presents an
illustrated tale of a
gift of fourteen cows
given by the Maasai
A disgruntled
big sister
Picture Book Award
Nominees
people of Kenya to reveals
the U.S. as a gesture unpleasant facts
of comfort and about babies.
friendship in the
wake of the attacks
of September 11,
2001.
About Penguins : a Guide for Children
by Cathryn P. Sill
Testing the Ice : A True
Story About Jackie Robinson
by Sharon Robinson
2011-2012
 As a testament to his
 An introduction courage, Jackie
to the physical Robinson's daughter
shares memories of
characteristics, him, from his
behavior, and baseball career to
the day he tests the
habitats of ice for her, her
penguins. brothers, and their
friends.
All the World Under the Snow
By Elizabeth Garton Scanlon by Melissa Stewart
 This book follows
a group of family  Describes how
members and
friends through the
different animals
course of a day as survive the long,
they learn the cold winter
importance of all months
things great and
small.
Back of the Bus We're All in the Same Boat
by Aaron Reynolds by Zachary Shapiro
 From the back of  After being on the
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ark for months and
the bus, an African months, the ants get
American child antsy, the bees
bored, and the
watches the arrest llamas livid, and
of Rosa Parks. Noah must find a
way to make
everyone get along.
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