2010 Nominations: Poetry

The following books have been nominated in the 2010 Poetry category.

All Around the Seasons
by Barney Saltzberg
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Madigan McGillicuddy


All the Wild Wonders: Poems of Our Earth
by Wendy Cooling
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Nominated by: Sarah (aquafortis)


Amazing Faces
by ed. Lee Bennett Hopkins
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer


An Eyeball in My Garden: And Other Spine-Tingling Poems
by
Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books
Nominated by: Mike Jung


Borrowed Names: Poems About Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C.J. Walker, Marie Curie, and Their Daughters
by Jeannine Atkins
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Jenny Moss
Reviewed by: jamarattigan | laurasalas | Saralholmes


Can You Dig It?
by Robert Weinstock
Hyperion
Nominated by: Hazel
Reviewed by: laurasalas


Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Julie Larios
Reviewed by: lainiemag | laurasalas


Dinorific Poetry: Stories of ancient animals created by a father and son (Volume 1)
by Michael S Sgrignoli
CreateSpace
Nominated by: Julie


Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love
by Pat Mora
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Sylvia Vardell
Reviewed by: laurasalas


Do Teachers Go to the Toilet? (English/Irish Poetry)
by Gabriel Fitzmaurice
Mercier Press
Nominated by: Sharon O’Donovan


Everybody Was a Baby Once: and Other Poems
by Allan Ahlberg
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Danielle Smith (The1stdaughter)


GUYKU: A Year of Haiku for Boys
by Bob Raczka
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Becky


Give Me Wings
by ed. by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Holiday House
Nominated by: Richard West


Hallowilloween: Nefarious Silliness from Calef Brown
by Calef Brown
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Jennifer Laughran


I Didn’t Do It
by Patricia Maclachlan
HarperCollins
Nominated by: morninglightmama


In the Wild
by David Elliott
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Elizabeth Bird


Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
by Julie Andrews
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Allison Moore


Lots of Spots
by Lois Ehlert
Beach Lane Books
Nominated by: Sara Holmes


Maybe I’ll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight: and Other Funny Bedtime Poems
by Debbie Levy
Sterling Publishing
Nominated by: Monica Kulling


Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
by Marilyn Singer
Penguin USA
Nominated by: Maggi Idzikowski (Mama Librarian)
Reviewed by: kellyf | laurasalas


Nest, Nook, and Cranny
by Susan Blackaby
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Jone Rush MacCulloch
Reviewed by: laurasalas


Ocean Soup: A Book of Tide Pool Poems
by Stephen R. Swinburne
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Colleen Mondor


Our Farm: By the Animals of Farm Sanctuary
by Maya Gottfried
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Elaine Magliaro
Reviewed by: lainiemag


Pirate Haiku: Bilge-sucking Poems of Booty, Grog, and Wenches for Scurvy Sea Dogs
by Michael P. Spradlin
Adams Media
Nominated by: Nicole


Poetrees
by Douglas Florian
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Jeff Barger


Poetry Speaks Who I Am with CD: Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else
by Elise Paschen
Jabberwocky/Sourcebooks
Nominated by: Vasilly


Rumble, Roar, Dinosaur!: More prehistoric poems with lift-the-flap surprises
by Tony Mitton
Kingfisher
Nominated by: Marina Cambareri


Scarum Fair
by Jessica Swaim
Wordsong
Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals


Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems
by ed. by Lee Bennet Hopkins
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Cynthia Leitich Smith


Skywriting: Poems to Fly
by J. Patrick Lews
Creative Editions
Nominated by: Kim Lingbeck
Reviewed by: laurasalas


Someone Used My Toothbrush and Other Bathroom Poems
by Carol Diggory Shields
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Carol Hampton Rasco


Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain
by Barbara R. Vance
Copperplate Publishing
Nominated by: Pat


Sweethearts of Rhythm
by Marilyn Nelson
Penguin USA
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman


Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems
by ed. by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: heather wilks-jones


The Carnival of the Animals (Book and CD)
by Jack Prelutsky
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: Kristen


The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound: A Birder’s Journal
by Sallie Wolf
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Lili Cohen
Reviewed by: laurasalas


The Tighty Whitey Spider: And More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up
by Kenn Nesbitt
Jabberwocky/Sourcebooks
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan


Think Again
by JonArno Lawson
Kids Can Press, Ltd
Nominated by: Bigfoot


Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25
by Naomi Shihab Nye
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Andromeda Jazmon
Reviewed by: laurasalas


Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors
by Joyce Sidman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Maggi Idzikowski (Mama Librarian)
Reviewed by: lainiemag | laurasalas


Volcano Wakes Up!
by Lisa Westberg Peters
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Laura Purdie Salas


You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys
by Sharon Flake
Disney Book Group
Nominated by: Kathy M Burnette


Zack, You’re Acting Zany!: playful poems and riveting rhymes
by Marty Nystrom
Standard Publishing
Nominated by: Sherry Early


The following nominated books are ineligible:

Singing Away the Dark
by Caroline Woodward
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Not released until 11/2010
Nominated by: Paul George