Here are the nominees for the 2013 North Carolina Children's Book Award. Titles we have in our collections are indicated by location within parenthesis after the author's name.
A=Andrews, GR=Graham County, MH=Moss, M=Murphy
Picture Books:
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker (A, M)
Why Do I Have to Make My Bed? by Wade Bradford
Otto the Book Bear by Kate Cleminson (M)
The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett
UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems & Paintings by Douglas Florian (A, GR, MH, M)
Perfect Square by Michael Hall (M)
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin (M)
Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons
11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill
Blackout by John Rocco (GR, MH)
Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw (MH)
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson (MH)
Junior Books:
The Roar by Emma Clayton (M)
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn ERskine (A)
Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
Peaceful Pieces: Peaceful Poems & Quilts about Peace by Anna Hines
One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson (GR)
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass (M)
A Long Walk to Water by LInda Sue Park
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (MH)
Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt (GR)
Pie by Sarah Weeks (A)
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (MH, M)
Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer
For more information on the NC Children's Book Award, visit the official website here.
