2010 children's choice picture book nominees.

the washington children's choice picture book award focuses on picture books for grades k-3. Various titles are discussed, based on things like: balance of male and female focus, ethnic diversity, and a variety of reading levels (plus lots of other really important things like illustration, how much the kids love them, read-aloud coolness, etc).

the nominees are in, and the deadline for voting is coming to a close april 1st! there are 20 books on the nominee list, and starting today, i'll be going through each and every one—sharing thoughts, comments, and adventures with each. if all goes well, i'll have the last one finished on march 29th ... right before the deadline! this year's nominees are:

a visitor for bear—bonny becker
astronaut handbook—mehgan mccarthy
bats at the library—brian lies
bedtime at the swamp—kristin crow
bone soup—cambria evans
critter sitter—chuck richards
dirty joe, the pirate: a true story—bill harley
help me, mr. mutt!: expert answers for dogs with people—janet stevens
mrs. muddle's holidays—laura nielsen
ms. mccaw learns to draw—kaethe zemach
one is a feast for mouse—judy cox
the pencil—allan ahlberg
peter spit a seed at sue—jackie french koller
the pink refrigerator—tim egan
snoring beauty—bruce hale
timothy and the strong pajamas—vivianne schwarz
too many toys—david shannon
two bobbies—a true story of hurricane katrina—kirby, marcy, and nethery laron
wangari's trees of peace—jeanette winter
woolbur—leslie helakoski

happy reading!