You need to read 4 of the 30 books by March to be eligible to vote! All the books are Accelerated Reader. If you read ALL 30 books you can earn 114 points. So READ READ READ! The winner will be announced in April!
Picture Books:
Hi,
Fly Guy written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold
When
Buzz captures a fly to enter The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges
tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More written Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow
In
the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of
paint in surprising places..
Dogku written by Andrew Clements and illustrated by Tim Bowers
A stray dog's first day in a family's home is more or less a test of wheather he'll get to stay.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? written and illustrated by Lauren Child
A boy who loves books but has not always treated them well falls asleep and finds himself in his book of fiary tales, where his interaction with everyone from Goldlocks to Cinderella wreaks chaos.
A Good Day written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
It
started out as a bad day for little yellow bird, little white dog, little orange
fox, and little bown squirrel until a discovery, love, luck, persistence and a
different point of view change all that.
Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll written by Karin Ireland and illustrated by David
Catrow
Disorder comes when a girls takes an unusual pets like a rhinoceros and a kangaroo to places usually reserved for people.
Wolf's Coming! written and illustrated by Joe Kulka
A bunny, held aloft by balloons, spots a nattily dressed wolf walking through the forest. With crow's help, bunnies, raccoons, and pigs scurry home as wolf comes closer and closer still, while his belly growls with hunger pains.
I Saw an Ant in the Parking Lot written by Joshua Prince and illustrated by Macky Pamintuan
How
Nancy transforms her parents and little sister for one enchanted evening makes
for a story that is funny and warm -- with or without the frills.
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC written by June Sobel and illustrated by Henry Cole
The captain of this brave and bumbling pirate crew has ordered them to capture the entire alphabet--and they'll walk the plank if they're missing a single letter!
Millie Waits for the Mail written and illustrated by Alexander Steffensmeier
Millie is unlike most other cows. She loves scaring the mail carrier. Its' too bad the mail carrier doesn't have as much fun each time Millie comes up with a new way to surprise him.
Big Smelly Bear written and illustrated by Britta Techentrup
Its never bath time for Big Smelly Bear: he doesn't brush, he doesn't wash, and he's simply unBEARable. No one can stand to come close! Then, one day, he wakes up with a most awful, unreachable itch and no one will help!
Duck at the Door written and illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
One winter night, a cozy house full of animals is awakened by a knock at the front door. They have no idea what they'll find on the other side, and Max the duck is the last thing they expect.
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Mr. Magee and his dog Dee go camping and have an adventure with a hungry bear.
How Do Dinoaurs Go to School? written by Jan Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague
These prehistoric pupils are going to school and they are in a class of their own!
Chapter Books:
A Bear Named Trouble written by Marion Bauer
In Anchorage, Alaska, two lonely boys make a connection--a brown bear injured just after his mother sends him out on his own, and a human whose father is a keeper at the Alaska Zoo and whose mother and sister are still in Minnesota.
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One written by Judy Blume
These seven warm-hearted stories will give readers a peek at how a brother and sister relate to each other.
Flat Stanley written by Jeff Brown
After
a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he finds that being flat
has its advantages.
When
a evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and
demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a
particularly nasty troll.
Bobby is a shy boy until he gets a beagle puppy named Lucy, who helps him to make new friends.
Red Kayak written by Priscilla Cummings
Living near the water on Maryland's Eastern Shore, thirteen-year-old Brady and his best friends J.T. and Digger become entangled in a tragedy which tests their friendship and their ideas about right and wrong.
Chicken Boy written by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Since
the death of his mother, Tobin's family life and school life have been in
disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate,
Henry, everything starts to fall into place.
After Jack becomes apprentice, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless. The half-troll queen, leads Jack to undertake a quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid written by Jeff Kinney
It's a new school year, and Greg finds himself thrust into middle school, sharing the hallways with kids who are taller and meaner. Learn the hazards of growing up through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.
No Boys Allowed written by Marilyn Levinson
When her father leaves the family Cassie feels she can't trust anyone, including her best friend.
Meet Julie written by Megan McDonald
Julie’s
parents are divorced, and had to moved to a new home with her mother. Julie must
now adjust to separation from her father and her best friend, Ivy.
Here Lies the Librarian written by Richard Peck
Peewee
idolizes Jake, a big brother who dreams of being an auto mechanic.
And down the road comes Irene, a young librarian with plans to astonish
them all and turn Peewee’s life upside down.
Eggs written by Jerry Spinelli
David’s mother recently died, his father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy Primrose lives with her mother despite their differences a friendship is formed.
Little House in the Big Woods written by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack.
The
Bad Beginning
written by Lemony Snicket
The
Baudelaire children -- 14-year-old Violet, 12-year-old Klaus, and their infant
sister, Sunny -- have learned a terrible house fire has just orphaned them.
Nonfiction:
Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World written by Isabella Hatkoff
His mother, a rescued East German circus bear, didn't know how to take care of Knut and rejected him.
ER Vets written by Donna M. Jackson
They can surgically remove an arrow in a cat's stomach; repair a bird's broken wing, even save a tiny foal that is in a coma with high-tech x-rays, endoscopes, and electrocardiographs, but most importantly, with a love of animals.