South Carolina

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South Carolina

• Picture Book Award Nominees
• 2009-2010

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Badgers Fancy Mealby Keiko Kaska

• Badger became bored with the same old foods he
  had been eating however, the tasty animals who
  live near his den weren't so eager to become
  Badger's main meal.

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Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts

• A little boy wonders what his dog's life was like
  before he adopted him from the animal shelter.

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Big Bad Wolves at School by Stephen Krensky

• Rufus, a young wolf, has a hard time fitting in
  at the Big Bad Wolf Academy where he has been
  sent to learn to huff and puff until the day he
  uses his true talent.

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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Everby Marla
Frazee

• Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at
  the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer
  vacation.

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Dogku by Andrew Clements

• A homeless dog named Mooch hopes he has found his
  forever home, but can he be good so he can stay
  there?

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Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic

• When Max the duck decides to stay behind when his
  flock flies south, Irene invites him to stay with
  her for the winter.

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Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills

• Duck and Goose learn to work together to take
  care of a ball that they think is an oversized
  egg.

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First the Eggby Laura Vaccaro Seeger

• A book of firsts and what comes after.

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Fred Stays with Meby Nancy Coffelt

• Sometimes she stays with her mom and sometimes
  she stays with her dad, but Fred the dog always
  stays with her.

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Nic Bishop Frogsby Nic Bishop

• Ultimate book on frogs.

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The Giant of Seville A Tall Tale Based on a
True Storyby Dan Andreasen

• A simple, illustrated biography based upon the
  true story of Martin Van Buren Bates who grew to
  be nearly eight feet tall.

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Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio

• After finding out there has never been a female
  U.S. president, Grace decides to run in her
  school's mock election, where she learns about
  the American electoral system and sets out to be
  the best person for the job even though her
  opponent, Thomas, seems to be winning all the
  boys' votes.

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Martina, the Beautiful Cockroachby Carmen Agra
Deedy

• A humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale in which
  a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to
  decide whom to marry.

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On Meadowview Streetby Henry Cole

• Upon moving to a new house, young Caroline and
  her parents encourage wildflowers to grow and
  birds and animals to stay in their yard, which
  soon has the whole suburban street living up to
  its name.

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Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolfby Judy Sierra

• When B.B. Wolf, who now lives in the Villain
  Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to the
  library for a storybook tea, he is careful to
  follow the advice of his crocodile friend and
  impresses everyone with how polite he can be.

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Papa and the Pioneer Quilt by Jean Van Leeuwen

• As her family travels by wagon train to Oregon, a
  young girl gathers scraps of cloth so that she
  can make a quilt.

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The Story of Charles Atlas, Strong Manby Meghan
McCarthy

• The story of Angelo Siciliano, an Italian
  immigrant who, tired of being pushed around,
  developed a program of physical fitness that
  transformed his life and earned him the name
  Charles Atlas.

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Twenty-six Princessesby Dave Horowitz

• Twenty-six princesses, one for each letter of the
  alphabet, go to a party at the frog prince's
  castle.

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Wolfs Comingby Joe Kulka

• All of the animals in the forest go into hiding
  because the wolf is coming, but why they are
  hiding is the big surprise.

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Woolburby Leslie Helakoski

• 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.