Stars Above Us
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Written by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Review by Mary Jo Barker
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Awards
This award is for books featuring children with disabilities in a non stereotypical way.
Article by Tammy Rhomberg
Written and Illustrated by Karen Winnick
For Grades 1-2
Review by Mary Jo Barker
Written and Illustrated by Staton Rabin
For Grades 3 and Up
Review by Mary Jo Barker
Basketball Belles: How Two Teams
and One Scrappy Player Put Women's Hoops on the Map
Written by Sue Macy
Illustrated by Matt Collins
For Grades 3 and Up
Review by Mary Jo Barker
Written by Esme Raji Codell
Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
For Grades PreK – 1
Review by Lorene Reid, MSC-IRA Vice President
Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog
Written by Adrienne Sylver
For Grades 2 and Up
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Written by Uri Shulevitz
For Grades K – 3
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Written by Betty Ren Wright
Illustrated by Ronald Himler
For All Grades
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story
Written by Eve Bunting; Illustrated by Beth Peck
For Grades 3 – 5
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Written by Eve Bunting; Illustrated by Diane de Groat
For Grades K- 2
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Written by Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
For ALL Grades
Review by Jessi Cox, President, Lee’s Summit Council
Sipping Spiders Through a Straw – Campfire Songs for Monsters
Written by Kelly DiPucchio; Illustrated by Gris Grimly
Review by Sarah Logan, Zone Coordinator
Pairing of Fiction & Nonfiction Books
The Goat Lady
Written by Jane Bregoli
For All Grades
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Beatrices's Goat
Written by Page McBrier; Illustrated by Lori Lohstoeder
For All Grades
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Written by Giles Andreae; Illustrated by Guy Paker-Rees
For Elementary Grades
Review by Kerry Williams
Written by Roseanne Parry
For Grades 4 – 6; Especially Boys
Review by Suzanne Thomas, Northwest Council
Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes
Written by Eric Litwin; Illustrated by James Dean
For Pre-K – 2nd grade
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
Written by Laura Murray; Illustrated by Mike Lowery
For Pre-K through 2nd grade
Review by Mary Piazza, Mid Rivers Council
Written by Janet Stevens; Illustrated by Susan Stevens Crummel
For Elementary Grades
Review by Mary Piazza, Mid Rivers Council
Beginning of the Year Read Alouds
by Marie Puett, Northwest Council
For Primary Grades
Written by Elisa Amado; Illustrated by Manual Monroy
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King
Written by Richard Michelson; Illustrated by Zachary Pullen
For Grades 3 and Up
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator
Written by Karen Kaufman Orfoff; Illustrated by David Catrow
For ALL Grades
Review by Mary Jo Barker, State Coordinator