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Books in BCCB BLUE RIBBON PICTURE BOOK AWARDS series

  • Snow Music

    Lynne Rae Perkins

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Sept. 2, 2003)
    What does ittake to makesnow music?A boy and a girl.Neighbors.A squirrel, rabbit, deer, and bird. Also neighbors.A dog.Lost and then found.And snow falling. Peth.And melting. Drip.And falling again.Peth.Peth.Peth.You can listen.You can also sing along.
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  • While We Were Out

    Ho Baek Lee

    Hardcover (Kane/Miller Book Pub, March 1, 2003)
    A rabbit finds a way into an empty apartment and watches a movie, plays with some toys, and takes a nap before the owners return.
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  • Tadpole's Promise

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, May 17, 2005)
    Where the willow tree meets the water, a tadpole met a caterpillar.They gazed into each other's tiny eyes...and fell in love."I love everything about you," said the caterpillar."Promise you'll never change." And foolishly the tadpole promised...But we all know that tadpoles don't stay the same, and neither do caterpillars.Will they still be able to love each other?
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  • Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

    Steve Sheinkin

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Sept. 22, 2015)
    Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War is New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth. “Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winnerA National Book Award finalistA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon bookA Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature finalistSelected for the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List In 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was a U.S. government analyst, helping to plan a war in Vietnam. It was the height of the Cold War, and the government would do anything to stop the spread of communism―with or without the consent of the American people. As the fighting in Vietnam escalated, Ellsberg turned against the war. He had access a top-secret government report known as the Pentagon Papers, and he knew it could blow the lid off of years of government lies. But did he have the right to expose decades of presidential secrets? And what would happen to him if he did it? A lively book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, the National Book Award finalist Most Dangerous further establishes Steve Sheinkin―author of Newbery Honor book Bomb as a leader in children's nonfiction.This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.“Gripping.”―New York Times Book Review“A master of fast-paced histories...[this] is Sheinkin’s most compelling one yet. ”―Washington PostAlso by Steve Sheinkin:Bomb: The Race to Build―and Steal―the World's Most Dangerous WeaponThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & TreacheryUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football TeamThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil RightsWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward ExpansionKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American RevolutionTwo Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil WarBorn to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America
  • The Cabbage Soup Solution

    Erika Oller

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Jan. 26, 2004)
    After noticing that many of her cabbages were disappearing in the middle of the night, Elsie sets up watch for the evening to catch the culprits in the act, but the response she gets from her unwanted guests makes her reconsider the situation.
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  • A Day in the Life of Murphy

    Alice Provensen

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 1, 2003)
    "Murphy-Stop-That is my name. I am a terrier. I bark. I bark at anything and everything and all the time." As he goes through his day -- barking, eating, outsmarting the dumb animals on the farm, putting up with a visit to the vet -- Murphy never loses his doggy enthusiasm, even when he has to sleep out in the barn. In her charming new tale, acclaimed author and illustrator Alice Provensen shows that every dog -- even a bad dog -- has his day.
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  • The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup

    Terry Farish, Barry Root

    Hardcover (Candlewick, May 1, 2003)
    With down-home language that’s a joy to read aloud, Terry Farish tells a wry, unconventional love story about an unlikely pair of curmudgeons - brought to life in glowing illustrations by Barry Root.The cat was fond of the man’s potato soup,which made him love her a breath more,but not so’s you’d notice.There was an old man, an ol’ Texas boy, who lived on a road called Chatterpie with an uppity old cat - a cat who’d rather eat potato soup than catch blackbirds. A cat who liked to go fishing and sit on the bow of the old man’s boat, her face into the wind, like she was a hood ornament. "Fool cat," the old man would say. "You ain’t nobody’s prize." Then one day something unexpected happens, and they both learn that even the most cantankerous love can inspire acts of heroic proportions - but not, of course, so’s you’d notice.
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  • Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog

    Pamela S. Turner, Yan Nascimbene

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 25, 2004)
    Imagine walking to the same place every day, to meet your best friend. Imagine watching hundreds of people pass by every morning and every afternoon. Imagine waiting, and waiting, and waiting. For ten years. This is what Hachiko did. Hachiko was a real dog who lived in Tokyo, a dog who faithfully waited for his owner at the Shibuya train station long after his owner could not come to meet him. He became famous for his loyalty and was adored by scores of people who passed through the station every day. This is Hachiko’s story through the eyes of Kentaro, a young boy whose life is changed forever by his friendship with this very special dog. Simply told, and illustrated with Yan Nascimbene’s lush watercolors, the legend of Hachiko will touch your heart and inspire you as it has inspired thousands all over the world.
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  • The Worm Family

    Tony Johnston, Stacy Innerst

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Oct. 1, 2004)
    The Worm family loves being wormy. They're skinny--they're squiggly--they're very long--and they sing loud worm songs. They're nothing like their glossy, bossy, buggy neighbors. And the neighbors don't like that one bit. What are the Worms to do? Jump back into their skinny car and hope to find nicer neighbors somewhere else? Or stay put--and show the world the Glory of Worm? In a tale both warm and quirky, a family of merry, down-to-earth worms proves that being different is truly grand. They may not fit in, but they carry on, doing things they love with the family they love--and finally find some fuzzy-wuzzy neighbors who like them just as they are. Oh joy! They're Worms!
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  • The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman

    Darcy Pattison, Joe Cepeda

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, April 1, 2003)
    Have you seen Oliver K. Woodman? You'd know if you had--he's made of wood. And he's on a spectacular cross-country journey. Folks of all sorts guide Oliver along the way and report back in letters and postcards to his friend Uncle Ray. After all, there's a lot of road--and adventure!--between South Carolina and California. Oliver's been spotted truckin' in Texas, riding in a Utah parade, and scaring off bears in the California redwoods. Where will he show up next? Read the letters. Follow the map. And buckle up for a road trip you'll never forget!
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  • The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig

    Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Linda S. Wingerter

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 24, 2003)
    Radiant, elegantly textured illustrations capture the very heart of this unusual story about a divining rod, a beloved pig, and a quiet granddaughter with gifts of her own to uncover. Together, word and image reveal that there is indeed much more to this world than what we see.
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  • How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt

    Tamara Bower

    Hardcover (Atheneum, March 22, 2005)
    Serpot, ruler of a land where women live free, without men, leads her Amazon warriors in battle against Prince Pedikhons of Egypt, who has come to see for himself if women can equal men, even in battle.
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