BLACK-EYED SUSAN BOOK AWARD 2007

What is the BES Book Award? Children’s choice award for the state of Maryland. Sponsored by MEMO (Maryland Educational Media Organization). Scores of titles read, 14 nominated in the picture book category. KIDS choose best book, and authors receive the award at the annual luncheon.

What grades are included? Categories: Picture Books-Pre K-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 6-9 Grades 9-12

Getting Started Books are available in the media center. Read at least 9 of the 14 picture books. Inform Carolyn or Theresa when you complete a book so that we can indicate it on our Black- Eyed Susan Books Graph. Books must be read by the end of March. Class votes in the media center in April. For more information:

2006 Winner Falling for Rapunzel Wilcox / Monks An hilarious modern version of the story of Rapunzel.

Basho and the River Stones Myers / Han Tricked by a fox into giving up his share of cherries, a famous Japanese poet is inspired to write a haiku. The fox, ashamed of his actions, must devise another trick to set things right.

Earth Mother Jackson / Dillion This African tale portrays a day in the life of Earth Mother as she tends plants and animals around the world.

Hurry and the Monarch O Flatharta/ So Hurry, the tortoise, befriends a monarch butterfly during her migration from Canada to Mexico. Includes facts about monarch butterflies.

I Wanna Iguana Orloff / Catrow Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade his mother to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path Bruchac / Nelson This biography of the famous Native American Athlete, Jim Thorpe, focuses on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements.

Leaf Man Ehlert, Lois The beauty of the fall foliage is revealed through the travels of Leaf Man as he is carried by the wind.

Leonardo the Terrible Monster Willems No matter how hard he tries, Leonardo is terrible at being a scary monster. He learns that it is better to be a wonderful friend.

Mama Panya’s Pancakes Chamberlin / Cairns This African folk tale is about sharing when you only have a little. There is information about life in Kenya and a pancake receipe.

My Penguin Osbert Kimmel / Lewis When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.

Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude O’Malley / Heyer / Goto Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl who had to tell a fairy tale in class, but they couldn’t agree on the story.

Rosa Giovanni / Collier This biography of Rosa Parks focuses on the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.

Traction Man Grey In this graphic novel,Traction Man, a boy’s courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other objects in the house.

Young Thomas Edison Dooling This biography of Thomas Edison emphasizes that he had many failures, but always kept trying.

Zen Shorts Muth When Stillwater, a panda, moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.