2010 Nominations: Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books

The following books have been nominated in the 2010 Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books category.

Easy Readers:

Aggie the Brave (Aggie and Ben)
by Lori Ries
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Debbie Nance
Reviewed by: asuen | ImaginationSoup | jeffbarger | TerryD


Balloon Toons: Rick & Rack and the Great Outdoors
by Ethan Long
Blue Apple Books
Nominated by: Tracey Daniels
Reviewed by: juliejurgens | TerryD


Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker (Toon)
by Geoffrey Hayes
Toon Books
Nominated by: Jennifer Wharton
Reviewed by: TerryD


Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
by Mo Willems
Hyperion
Nominated by: Melissa
Reviewed by: asuen


Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies
by Erica Silverman
Harcourt
Nominated by: Madigan McGillicuddy
Reviewed by: asuen | jeffbarger


Find the Cat!: A Pet Club Story
by Gwendolyn Hooks
Stone Arch Books
Nominated by: Kelly Starling Lyons
Reviewed by: asuen


Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl
by Tedd Arnold
Cartwheel Books
Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals
Reviewed by: asuen | juliejurgens


Funny Lunch (Max Spaniel)
by David Catrow
Orchard Books
Nominated by: Kara Dean
Reviewed by: juliejurgens


Gilbert, the Surfer Dude (I Can Read Book 2)
by Diane Degroat
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan
Reviewed by: juliejurgens


I Am Going! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
by Mo Willems
Hyperion
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: jeffbarger


I Am Reading: Alien Alby
by Kaye Umansky
Kingfisher
Nominated by: Marina Cambareri
Reviewed by: juliejurgens


I Am Reading: Yeti Spaghetti
by Samantha Hay
Kingfisher
Nominated by: Summer Ogata
Reviewed by: juliejurgens


Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
by Grace Lin
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Jama Rattigan
Reviewed by: jeffbarger | juliejurgens


Little Critter: Just a Little Sick (My First I Can Read)
by Mercer Mayer
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Kristen
Reviewed by: asuen


Little Lizard’s First Day (Stone Arch Readers)
by Mindy Crow
Stone Arch Books
Nominated by: Cara McCann


Mac and Cheese (I Can Read Book 1)
by Sarah Weeks
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Janelle
Reviewed by: jeffbarger


National Geographic Readers: Ants
by Melissa Stewart
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: Jeff Barger
Reviewed by: jeffbarger | TerryD


National Geographic Readers: Bats
by Elizabeth Carney
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: Tracey Daniels
Reviewed by: TerryD


National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Elephants
by Laura Marsh
National Geographic Children’s Books
Nominated by: Anna Kukelhaus
Reviewed by: TerryD


No Valentines for Katie (Katie Woo)
by Fran Manushkin
Picture Window Books
Nominated by: Liz Rouse
Reviewed by: TerryD


Pinkalicious: Pink around the Rink (I Can Read Book 1)
by Victoria Kann
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Christie Ibarra
Reviewed by: TerryD


Porky and Bess (Step into Reading)
by Ellen Weiss
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Melissa
Reviewed by: juliejurgens


Sid the Science Kid: What’s that Smell? (I Can Read Book 1)
by Jennifer Frantz
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Terry Doherty
Reviewed by: TerryD


The Babysitters (Cork and Fuzz)
by Dori Chaconas
Viking
Nominated by: Stacy DeKeyser


We Are in a Book! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
by Mo Willems
Hyperion
Nominated by: Eric Carpenter
Reviewed by: ImaginationSoup | TerryD


Zig and Wikki: Something Ate My Homework (Zig & Wikki)
by Nadja Spiegelman
Toon Books
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: jeffbarger | Sharon H | TerryD


Early Chapter Books:

Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke
Kane/Miller Book Pub
Nominated by: Anamaria Anderson
Reviewed by: TerryD


Anna Maria’s Gift (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
by Janice Shefelman
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Reviewed by: asuen | juliejurgens


Ben’s Birthdays
by Elizabeth Hawkins
Transworld Publishers
Nominated by: Chimaechi Ochei
Reviewed by: jeffbarger


Bink and Gollie (Junior Library Guild Selection (Candlewick Press))
by Kate DiCamillo
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Natasha Maw
Reviewed by: TerryD


Calendar Mysteries #4: April Adventure (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
by Ron Roy
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Kristen


Danny in a Newfangled World
by D M Bileski
Cumulus Press
Nominated by: Danielle Leonard


Don’t Break the Balance Beam! (Sports Illustrated Kids: Victory School Superstars)
by Jessica Sarah Gunderson
Stone Arch Books
Nominated by: Jennifer Glidden


Extraordinary Ernie and Marvelous Maud (Ernie and Maud)
by Frances Watts
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Lara Sissell
Reviewed by: ImaginationSoup


Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #5: The Amazing Mexican Secret
by Jeff Brown
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Terry Doherty
Reviewed by: asuen


Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000
by Eric Wight
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Liz Jones
Reviewed by: asuen


Home on the Range (Down Girl and Sit)
by Lucy Nolan
Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books
Nominated by: Jennifer Wharton
Reviewed by: asuen


Ivy and Bean What’s the Big Idea? (Book 7)
by Annie Barrows
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Amy Baskin


Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up
by Melissa Thomson
Dial
Nominated by: Doret


Layla, Queen of Hearts
by Glenda Millard
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Jess Pugh
Reviewed by: juliejurgens


Mokie and Bik Go to Sea
by Wendy Orr
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Debbie Nance
Reviewed by: asuen


Number One Kid (Zigzag Kids)
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Wendy Lamb Books
Nominated by: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Reviewed by: ImaginationSoup


Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade: Book 1
by Stephanie Greene
Putnam
Nominated by: Dianne White
Reviewed by: ImaginationSoup | jeffbarger


Snake Surprise!
by JE Fison
Ford Street Publishing
Nominated by: Jelindel Dekanis


The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy (Book 1)
by Dori Hillestad Butler
Albert Whitman & Company
Nominated by: Michelle Bayuk
Reviewed by: asuen | TerryD


The Case of the July 4th Jinx (Milo and Jazz Mysteries)
by Lewis B. Montgomery
Kane Press
Nominated by: Juliana Hanford
Reviewed by: TerryD


The Case of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dog (First Kids Mystery)
by Martha Freeman
Holiday House
Nominated by: Terry Borzumato-Greenberg


The Dragon’s Teeth (Greek Beasts and Heroes)
by Lucy Coats
Orion Childrens Books
Nominated by: Gillian Philip


The Great Puffle Switch (Disney Club Penguin)
by Tracey West
Grosset & Dunlap
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan


The Littlest Wrangler
by J. R. Sanders
Moonlight Mesa Associates
Nominated by: John Sanders


The Middle Sheep (Extraordinary Ernie and Marvelous Maud)
by Frances Watts
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Debbie Head


Wolf Pie
by Brenda Seabrooke
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Paul Jannicola
Reviewed by: jeffbarger


Word After Word After Word
by Patricia Maclachlan
Katherine Tegen Books
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: asuen | TerryD


Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Springs into Action (Book 2)
by Jacqueline Jules
Albert Whitman & Company
Nominated by: Moira Rose Donohue


Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off
by Jacqueline Jules
Albert Whitman & Company
Nominated by: Eric Carpenter
Reviewed by: asuen


Ineligible Books: Easy Readers

Chicken Said,
by Judyann Ackerman Grant
HarperCollins
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: 2008 copyright
Nominated by: Jennifer Russell


My Purple Toes
by Blair Hahn
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: board book
Nominated by: Rebecca Tuohy


Ineligible Books: Early Chapter Books

A Simpler Time
by Laura W. Eckroat
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Only 24 pages long
Nominated by: Aileen Stewart



Alby and the Cat: Showbusiness
by Leanne Davidson
LJD Books
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: 2008 copyright
Nominated by: Julie


Anna Hibiscus
by Atinuke
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: another printing already nominated
Nominated by: Elizabeth Bird


Secret Service Saint
by Janet Ann Collins
Guardian Angel Publishing
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: October 11, 2009 publication date
Nominated by: Nancy Carty Lepri


The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy (Book 1)
by Dori Hillestad Butler
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: hardcover version already nominated
Nominated by: Laura Purdie Salas