Show Me Award

2010-2011 Missouri Show Me Award Nominees

  Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen

  Titanicat by Marty Crisp

  Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio

  My Chincoteague Pony by Susan Jeffers

  Owney the Mail Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby

  Two Bobbies, A True Story by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery

  Willow by Denise Brennan Nelson

  Mrs. Muddle's Holidays by Laura Nielsen

  For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco

  Lucky Star by Judy Young

 

2009-2010 Missouri Show Me Award Nominees

Some dog! by Mary Casanova with pictures by Ard Hoyt

Jack's talent by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

The old house by Pamela Duncan Edwards; illustrated by Henry Cole

Vinnie and Abraham by Dawn FitzGerald; illustrated by Catherine Stock

One thousand tracings : healing the wounds of World War II by Lita Judge

Badger's fancy meal by Keiko Kasza

Snow day! by Lester L. Laminack; illustrated by Adam Gustavson

The boy who was raised by librarians by Carla Morris; illustrated by Brad Sneed

The orange shoes by Trinka Hakes Noble; illustrated by Doris Ettlinger

Callie Cat, ice skater by Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Anne Kennedy

Hair for Mama by Kelly A. Tinkham; illustrated by Amy June Bates

Missouri Show Me Award Winners

2009 - Hero cat by Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen

2008 - Magnus at the fire by Jennifer Armstrong

2007 - Arrowhawk by Lola M. Schaefer; illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska

2006 - Bad boys by Margie Palatini; illustrated by Henry Cole

2005 - Epossumondas by Coleen Salley; illustrated by Janet Stevens

2004 - The frog principal by Stephanie Calmenson; illustrated by Denise Brunkus

2003 - Go home! : the true story of James the cat by Libby Phillips Meggs

2002 - Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

2001 - Raising dragons by Jerdine Nolen; illustrated by Elise Primavera

2000 – Verdi by Janell Cannon

1999 - Duke, the Dairy Delight dog by Lisa Campbell Ernst

1998 - Heart of a tiger by Marsha Diane Arnold with pictures by Jamichael Henterly

1997 - My rotten redheaded older brother by Patricia Polacco

1996 - Soap! Soap! don't forget the soap! : an Appalachian folktale retold by Tom Birdseye; illustrated by Andrew Glass

1995 - Sukey and the mermaid by Robert D. San Souci; illustrated by Brian Pinkney

For more information about the Show Me Readers Award, including past winners and nominees, visit the Missouri Association of School Librarians site.