State Award Reading List
Kansas State Reading Lists
Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award
2012 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award Nominees
Picture Books
The Cow Loves Cookies
By: Karma Wilson
Illustrated by: Marcellus Hall
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: July 6, 2010
Ages: 3 - 7
The horse loves hay, the chickens need feed, the geese munch on corn, the hogs devour slop, the dog eats treats, but THE COW LOVES COOKIES? A twist on the ordinary barnyard picture book, the latest read-aloud from bestselling...
Other Formats: eBook
Truckery Rhymes
(Part of Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)
By: Jon Scieszka
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: August 25, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
For generations these classic, high-octane rhymes, songs, and tales have been passed down from truck to truck. Lucky for us, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature has collected them all into one really...
Kansas Notable Book
2011 Kansas Notable Book
Crossing the Tracks
By: Barbara Stuber
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: July 6, 2010
Ages: above 12
At fifteen, Iris is a hobo of sorts -- no home, no family, no direction. After her mother’s early death, Iris’s father focuses on big plans for his new shoe stores and his latest girlfriend, and has no time for his...
KC3 Award
2011 - 2012 KC3 Award Nominee
3rd Grade and Special Ed
Moonshot
The Flight of Apollo 11
By: Brian Floca
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: April 7, 2009
Ages: 4 - 10
Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats....
Dessert First
By: Hallie Durand
Illustrated by: Christine Davenier
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: May 19, 2009
Ages: 7 - 10
Dessert Schneider has her very own personal style. But sometimes walking to the beat of her own drum means walking right into a heap of mischief, especially when it comes to the legendary family recipe (and Dessert's all-time...
William Allen White Award
2011 - 2012 William Allen White Award Master List
Grades 3-5
Extra Credit
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
It isn’t that Abby Carson can’t do her schoolwork. She just doesn’t like doing it. And in February a warning letter arrives at her home. Abby will have to repeat sixth grade—unless she meets some...
Grades 6-8
Anything But Typical
By: Nora Raleigh Baskin
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: March 24, 2009
Ages: 10 - 14
Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts...
