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2014 Monarch Award Master List
Author Illustrator Title Publisher Buzzeo, Toni David Small One Cool Friend Dial Books for Young
Readers
Cronin, Doreen Kevin Cornell The Trouble with Chickens Balzer & Bray/Harper
Collins
Fleming, Candace G. Brian Karas Clever Jack Takes the Cake
Schwartz & Wade
Goodrich, Carter Carter Goodrich Say Hello to Zorro!
Simon & Schuster
Graves, Keith Keith Graves Chicken Big!
Chronicle Books
Hall, Michael Michael Hall Perfect Square
Greenwillow Books
Katz, Jon Jon Katz Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm
Henry Holt & Co.
Klassen, Jon Jon Klassen I Want My Hat Back
Candlewick Press
Kostecki-Shaw,
Jenny Sue
Jenny Sue
Kostecki-Shaw
Same, Same but Different Henry Holt & Co.
Murray, Laura Mike Lowery The Gingerbread Man Loose in
the School
Putnam Publishing
Offill, Jenny Nancy Carpenter 11 Experiments that Failed
Schwartz & Wade
Orloff, Karen
Kaufman
David Catrow I Wanna New Room Putnam Publishing
Otoshi, Kathryn Kathryn Otoshi One
KO Kids Books
Rosenstock,
Barbara
Mordecai Gerstein The Camping Trip that
Changed America: Theodore
Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our
National Parks
Dial Books for Young
Readers
Schneider, Josh Josh Schneider Tales for Very Picky Eaters
Clarion Books
Schoenberg, Jane Cambria Evans The One and Only Stuey
Lewis: Stories from the Second
Grade
Farrar Straus Giroux
Sidman, Joyce Beth Krommes Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in
Nature
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt
Sweet, Melissa Melissa Sweet Balloons Over Broadway: the
True Story of the Puppeteer of
Macy’s Parade
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt
Vernick, Audrey Steven Salerno Brothers at Bat: the True Story
of an Amazing All-Brother
Baseball Team
Clarion Books
Winter, Jeanette Jeanette Winter Biblioburro: a True Story from
Colombia
Beach Lane
Title X if you read it or your teacher read it to you
Your Rating: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Stars
Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
The Biblioburro: a True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter
Brothers at Bat: the True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick
The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Barbara Rosenstock
Chicken Big! By Keith Graves Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray
I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz
One by Kathryn Otoshi
The One and Only Stuey Lewis: Stories from the Second Grade by Jane Schoenberg
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo Perfect Square by Michael Hall Same, Same but Different Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Say Hello to Zorro! By Carter Goodrich Swirl by Swirl : Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill
Name:__________________________________________ Class:___________________________________________
The Monarch Award The Illinois K-3 Readers’ Choice Award
Sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by David Small
Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.
Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Kevin Cornell.
A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.
Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas
A poor boy named Jack struggles to deliver a birthday present worthy of the princess.
Chicken Big! by Keith Graves
A giant chicken hatches from an enormous egg, but the other chickens cannot accept that he is one of them.
Perfect Square by Michael Hall
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
One by Kathryn Otoshi
Red picks on Blue while Yellow, Orange, Green, and Purple wonder what they can do until One unites the colors and helps everybody learn about acceptance, tolerance, and boundaries amidst bullying while the reader learns numbers and primary and secondary colors.
Swirl by Swirl : Spirals in Nature written by Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Beth Krommes
An illustrated exploration of various examples of spirals appearing in nature, looking at snail shells, flower petals, elephant tusks, crashing waves, and more.
Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade
written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Balloons over Broadway tells the story of puppeteer Tony Sarg, the man who first invented the helium balloons that have become the trademark of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Brothers at Bat: the True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick
Brothers at Bat shares the story of the Acerras and their sixteen children, who had enough members to fill every position on a baseball team.
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm contains photographs and stories of Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore, four dogs that work hard to perform various jobs on Bedlam Farm.
Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries--America and India--they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
When Bear loses his hat, he patiently asks the animals he comes across if they have seen it, and just as he is about to give up his search, a deer helps him remember exactly where he left his beloved hat.
Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
Mister Bud, the family dog, has a satisfying routine to his life, but when another dog joins the family and disrupts his schedule, Mister Bud must learn to adapt.
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray and Mike Lowery
A gingerbread man searches all over the school for the group of children that made him and then left him behind.
I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff and David Catrow
Alex and Ethan have been forced to share a room ever since their baby sister came along and Alex is tired of it, so he begins a letter writing campaign to convince his parents he needs his own space.
The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks
by Barbara Rosenstock and Mordecai Gerstein
The Camping Trip that Changed America offers insight into the camping trip that President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir took to the redwoods of Yosemite in 1903, during which the two men had experiences and conversations that eventually contributed to the establishment of national parks in the United States.
The Biblioburro: a True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter
Luis has so many books in his little house in Colombia that he buys two donkeys and travels throughout the land bringing the joy of reading to children.
11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter
11 Experiments that Failed teaches readers how to conduct science experiments through step-by-step instructions for eleven failed inquiries designed to test such hypotheses as whether it is possible to wash dishes in a washing machine, and if it is possible to live through the winter eating nothing but ketchup-covered snowballs.
Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider
A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.
The One and Only Stuey Lewis: Stories from the Second Grade Jane Schoenberg and Cambria Evans
Stuey Lewis faces many challenges in the second grade, but while he struggles with reading, Stuey manages to pull off a great Halloween caper and joins the soccer team.
2014 Master List Bluestem Book Award
Illinois Children’s Choice Award
Author/Illustrator Title Publisher Date Amato, Mary Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation
Notebook Holiday House 2010
Banerjee, Anjali Seaglass Summer Wendy Lamb 2010 Beccia, Carlyn I Feel Better with a Frog in my Throat :
history's strangest cures Houghton Mifflin 2010
Cotler, Stephen and Adam McCauley (ill)
Cheesie Mack is not a Genius or Anything Random House 2011
Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, not Buddy Delacorte Press 1999 Davies, Jacqueline The Lemonade War Houghton Mifflin 2007 Dennis, Brian, Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery
Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a marine & a miracle
Little, Brown 2009
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie Candlewick Press
2000
Green, Michelle Y A Strong Right Arm: the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Dial Books 2002
Hurwitz, Michele Weber Calli be Gold Wendy Lamb 2011 Jenkins, Steve Bones: skeletons and how they work Scholastic 2010 Kerley, Barbara and Brian Selznick (ill)
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: an illuminating history of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, artist and lecturer
Scholastic 2001
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars Houghton Mifflin 1989 MacLachlan, Patricia and Amy June Bates (ill)
Waiting for the Magic Atheneum 2011
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Emily’s Fortune Delacorte Press 2010 Palacio, R J Wonder Alfred A. Knopf 2012 Pennypacker, Sara and Marla Frazee (ill)
Clementine Hyperion 2006
Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith (ill)
Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio vol 1)
Viking 1991
Weeks, Sarah Pie Scholastic 2011 Whybrow, Ian and Tony Ross (ill)
Little Wolf's Book of Badness Carolrhoda 1999
2013-2014 Bluestem Award Record Name:________________________Class:_________________________
Write “X” if you or your teacher read it.
Title Your Rating: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Stars
Because of Winn-Dixie
Bones: Skeletons and How They Work
Bud, not Buddy
Calli Be Gold
Cheesie Mack is Not a Genius or Anything
Clementine
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: an Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer: True Dinosaur Story in Three Ages ....
Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook
Emily's Fortune
I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures
Knights of the Kitchen Table
The Lemonade War
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Nubs : the True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle
Number the Stars
Pie
Seaglass Summer
A Strong Right Arm : the Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Waiting for the Magic
Wonder
The Bluestem Award The Illinois 3-5 Readers’ Choice Award
Sponsored by the Illinois Library Media Association
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins:
an Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer: True Dinosaur Story in Three Ages .... by Barbara Kerley with drawings by Brian Selznick
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals were like.
Bones: Skeletons and How They Work
By Steve Jenkins
Explores the details of human and animal bones, comparing the differences between the skeletal structure of various species, with several gatefolds that display the skeletons of many creatures.
Nubs : the True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle By Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, Mary Nethery.
Chronicles the friendship between Marine Major Brian Dennis and Nubs, a pack leader of wild dogs in Iraq who bonded with Dennis, but when Dennis was relocated seventy miles away and could not bring the dog with him, Nubs traveled across the freezing desert to find his human friend.
A Strong Right Arm : the Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson By Michelle Y. Green with an introduction by Mamie Johnson
Tells the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, a woman who had to overcome the obstacles of gender and race to pursue her dream of playing baseball, and who finally got her chance when she and other African-American women were invited to play in the Negro Leagues after male players were allowed on major league teams.
Bud, not Buddy By Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
Because of Winn-Dixie By Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Number the Stars By Lois Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Waiting for the Magic By Patricia MacLachlan and
illustrated by Amy June Bates
In absence of their father, a brother and sister adopt four dogs and a cat in an attempt to save their family.
Emily's Fortune By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
and illustrated by Ross Collins While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance.
Wonder By R.J. Palacio
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
Clementine By Sara Pennypacker with pictures by Marla Frazee
Knights of the Kitchen Table By Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith
Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, and find themselves face-to-face with giants, dragons, wizards, and the Knights of the Round Table.
Pie By Sarah Weeks
Alice's Aunt Polly passes away and entrusts the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, which she leaves in Alice's care, and as everyone, including Alice, tries to discover the secret ingredients, Alice learns some important lessons about faith, love, and family.
Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook By Mary Amato
When someone takes a pet goldfish, then other items from Ms. Herschel's classroom, each time leaving a clue in the form of a poem, student Edgar Allan competes with a classmate to be first to solve the mystery.
Seaglass Summer By Anjali Banerjee
While spending a month on an island off the coast of Washington helping in her Uncle Sanjay's veterinary clinic, eleven-year-old Poppy Ray soon questions her decision to follow in her uncle's footsteps.
Cheesie Mack is Not a Genius or Anything By Steve Cotler and illustrated by Adam McCauley
Ronald "Cheesie" Mack is not a genius or anything, but he remembers everything that happened before, during, and after fifth-grade graduation, and he's written it all down in his own unique and hilarious way-with lots of lists, drawings, and splenderful (that's splendid plus wonderful!) made-up words.
Calli Be Gold By Michele Weber Hurwitz
Eleven-year-old Calli, the third child in a family of busy high-achievers, likes to take her time and observe rather than rush around, and when she meets an awkward, insecure second-grader named Noah and is paired with him in the Peer Helper Program, she finds satisfaction and strength in working with him.
Little Wolf's Book of Badness By Ian Whybrow and illustrated by Tony Ross
Little Wolf has not been behaving too courteously, so his parents send him to his uncle's Big Bad Wolf school to learn to be a proper wolf.
I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures
written and illustrated by Carlyn Beccia
Explores the history of medicine, looking at some of the unusual methods that have been used to try to make people feel better, and traces links between the medicine of the past and modern-day treatments.