| The purpose of the Show-Me Readers Award is to promote literature,
literacy and reading in Missouri elementary school grades 1-3, and to
recognize authors and illustrators of books that are favorites of Missouri
children in these grades. Each year, Missouri schoolchildren vote for their
favorite book from a list of nominated titles. The Show-Me 1-2-3 Readers
Award is awarded to the author of this book by the Missouri Association of School
Librarians. |
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| 2008 -2009 Show-Me 1-2-3 Readers Award Nominees |
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Can I Bring My Pterodactyl to School? by Lois Grambling |
| A child offers many creative reasons for why it would be a good idea to bring a pterodactyl to school. |
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Gold Miner's Daughter: A Melodramatic Fairy Tale by Jackie Mims Hopkins |
| Gracie Pearl has until sundown to find some gold to pay the rent to Mr. Bigglebottom, or he will take back the family gold mine and force her to marry him. |
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Hero Cat by Eileen Spinelli |
| A cat gives birth to a litter of kittens in an abandoned building that catches fire while she is out searching for food. |
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Jake's 100th Day of School by Lester Laminack |
| Jake is so excited about his 100th Day of School, he runs to catch the school bus without his project, but fortunately, with the help of his principal, Jake is able to find a perfect substitute for his project. |
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Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg |
| During the last week of school, the students in Mrs. Hartwell's class try to come up with the perfect present for their teacher. |
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Library Lion by Michelle Knudson |
| A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how. Michelle Knudsen's disarming story, illustrated by the matchless Kevin Hawkes in an expressive timeless style, will win over even the most ardent of rule keepers. |
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Lilly's Big Day by Kevin Henkes |
| When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding. |
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Melissa Parkington's Beautiful, Beautiful Hair by Pat Brisson |
| Known for her lovely hair, Melissa wants to be seen as beautiful for something other than her appearance. |
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Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind by Judy Finchler |
| Miss Malarkey vows to find each of her students a book to love by the end of the school year, but one video-game loving boy proves to be a challenge. |
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One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice |
| This retelling of a Chinese folktale pays tribute to the author's Irish heritage, and to the joys of an old marriage, new friendships, and the impulse to share. Using pen and gouache, the artist shows the "simple" characters in all their winning complexity. A very poor, humble couple live so simple a life they share everything, until the husband discovers a pot with magical powers buried under the very last potato in the garden. Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady are so poor they have just one of everything to share - one potato a day, one chair, one blanket full of holes, and one gold coin for a rainy day. After digging up the last potato in their patch, Mr. O'Grady comes upon a big black object. It's a pot - no ordinary pot, for what they soon discover is that whatever goes into it comes out doubled! Suddenly the O'Gradys aren't destitute anymore. But what they really long for is one friend apiece. Can the magic pot give them that? |
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| 2007-2008
Show-Me 1-2-3 Readers Award Nominees |
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Dad,
Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg |
| In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns
about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their
enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie
Robinson. |
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Grandmama's
Pride by Becky Birtha |
| While on a trip in 1956 to visit her
grandmother in the South, six-year-old Sarah Marie experiences segregation
for the first time, but discovers that things have changed by the time she
returns the following year. |
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Great
Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Cummel |
| When a tennis ball lands in a
prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz
creates a fiasco. |
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Henry
and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi |
| Captain Barnacle Black Ear,
baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry,
until the day a great storm approaches. |
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Magnus
at the Fire by Jennifer Armstrong |
| When the Broadway Fire House
acquires a motorized fire engine, Magnus the fire horse is not ready to
retire. |
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Patchwork
Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud |
| While her father leads her
toward Canada and away from the plantation where they have been slaves, a
young girl thinks of the quilt her mother used to teach her a code that
will help guide them to freedom. |
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Police
Cat by Enid Hinkes |
| Noodles the cat takes his
responsibilities very seriously, keeping the police station and
neighborhood safe and free from rats, but he is not an official member of
the police department until after he performs a heroic rescue. |
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Roberto
Clemente by Jonah Winter |
| Spare, evocative language --
and magnificent illustrations -- tell the story of a great athlete and even
greater man who rose through the ranks of baseball to become one of the
most admired players of all time. |
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The
Three Silly Billies by Margie Palatini |
| Three billy goats, unable to
cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with The
Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack of beanstalk fame to get past
the rude Troll. As in Earthquack!, Margie Palatini and Barry Moser combine
their talents to create an inventive new version of a favorite
folktale. |
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Ziggy's
Blue Ribbon Day by Claudia Mills |
| Ziggy does not do well on the
school track and field day events, but he feels much better after his
classmates recognize his drawing talent. |
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| Past Show-Me 1-2-3 Readers Award Winners |
| 2007 - Arrowhawk by Lola M. Schaefer |
| Based on the true story of a bird of prey's
survival after being struck by a poacher's arrow. |
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| 2006 - Bad
Boys by Margie Palatini |
| Two hungry wolves
in disguise attempt to raid a sheep farm. |
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| 2005 - Epossumondas by Coleen Salley |
| A retelling of a
classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his
mother's instructions much too literally. |
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| 2004 - Frog
Principal by Stephanie Calmenson |
| After the principal
of P.S. 88 is turned into a frog by a bumbling magician, the frog bargains
for the chance to act as principal until Mr. Bundy returns from his "family
emergency." |
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| 2003 - Go Home!
The True Story of James the Cat by Libby Philips Meggs |
| A homeless cat
spends several seasons trying to survive the elements until at last a
suburban family adopts him. |
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| 2002 - Hooway
for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester |
| All his classmates
make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's
speech impediment that drives away the class bully. |
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| 2001 - Raising
Dragons by Jerdine Nolen |
| A farmer’s
young daughter shares numerous adventures with the dragon that she raises
from infancy. |
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| 2000 - Verdi by Janell
Cannon |
| A young python does
not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the
tropical jungle where he lives. |
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| 1999 - Duke
the Dairy Delight Dog by Lisa Campbell Ernst |
| Darla doesn’t
want a dirty dog around her Dairy Delight, but Duke patiently tries every
tactic to convince her that her shop is his home. |
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| 1998 - Heart of a
Tiger by Marcie Arnold |
| As the Name Day
celebration approaches, a young kitten tries to deserve a noble name, by
following the path of the beautiful Bengal tiger. |
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| 1997 - My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco |
| After losing
running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to her obnoxious
older brother, a young girl makes a wish on a falling star. |
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| 1996 - Soap! Soap! Don’t Forget the Soap! by Tom Birdseye |
| A forgetful boy
gets himself into trouble when he repeats what each person he meets on the
road says to him. |
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| 1995 - Sukey
and the Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci |
| Unhappy with her
life at home, Sukey receives kindness and wealth from Mama Jo the
mermaid. |
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