2011 Nominations: Poetry

The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Poetry category.

A Dazzling Display of Dogs
by Betsy Franco
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Sarah Wendorf


A Full Moon Is Rising
by Marilyn Singer
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: jama rattigan


A Funeral in the Bathroom: and Other School Bathroom Poems
by Kalli Dakos
Albert Whitman & Company
Nominated by: Michelle Bayuk


A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young
by Halfdan Rasmussen
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Cristiana Clerici


Around the World on Eighty Legs: Animal Poems
by Amy Gibson
Scholastic
Nominated by: Donalyn Miller


At the Sea Floor Cafe: Odd Ocean Critter Poems
by Leslie Bulion
Peachtree
Nominated by: Janice Ruell
Reviewed by: lainiemag


Barking Spiders 2: Poetry for Children (Volume 2)
by CJ Heck
Barking Spiders Publishing
Nominated by: Art Meza


Birds of a Feather
by Jane Yolen
Wordsong
Nominated by: Nancy Hogan
Reviewed by: carwilc


Candy Store at the Edge of the Galaxy: poems & drawings for kids & the kid @ heart (Volume 1)
by Aleza Freeman
Doodle Head Publishing
Nominated by: Shoshana Hebshi


Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems
by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Amy @ Hope Is the Word


Dear Hot Dog
by Mordicai Gerstein
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Katie Ahearn


Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems
by Kristine O’Connell George
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: carwilc


Every Thing On It
by Shel Silverstein
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Deb Nance


Fifo 50 States
by Hayley Rose
Inkwell Productions
Nominated by: Hayley Rose


His Shoes Were Far Too Tight: Poems by Edward Lear
by
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Jennifer


I Am the Book
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Holiday House
Nominated by: Paul W. Hankins


Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word
by Bob Raczka
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Carol Hampton Rasco


Mister Lemur’s Train of Thought
by Mister Lemur
Ringtail Learning
Nominated by: Hans Hartvickson


Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace
by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Alyson Beecher


Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto
by Paul B. Janeczko
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Tricia Stohr-Hunt
Reviewed by: Wordswimmer


Roots and Blues: A Celebration
by Arnold Adoff
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Edith Campbell


Self-Portrait With Seven Fingers
by J. Patrick Lewis
Creative Editions
Nominated by: Gina Ruiz


Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children
by Lisa Wheeler
Atheneum
Nominated by: Catherine Nichols
Reviewed by: jonemac | lainiemag


The Great Migration: Journey to the North
by Eloise Greenfield
Amistad
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: Wordswimmer


The Hound Dog’s Haiku: and Other Poems for Dog Lovers
by Michael J. Rosen
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Jeannine Atkins
Reviewed by: carwilc


This Is the Game
by Diane Z. Shore
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Kristy


Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom
by Marilyn Singer
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals
Reviewed by: lainiemag


Under the Mambo Moon
by Julia Durango
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Karin Lackmann


We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart
by Walter Dean Myers
Collins
Nominated by: Laura Wadley


What’s for Dinner?: Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World (Junior Library Guild Selection (Charlesbridge Hardcover))
by Katherine B. Hauth
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Jeff Barger


The following nominated books are ineligible:

A Child’s Book of Animal Poems and Blessings
by
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Published in 2010. Jone
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman


Amerikkkan Stories
by Santino J Rivera
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Nominated by: Art Meza


BookSpeak!: Poems About Books
by Laura Purdie Salas
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publishes and available on October 25, 2011
Nominated by: Sylvia Vardell


ONCE UPON A TIGER
by Janet Wong
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: is only an ebook
Nominated by: April Halprin Wayland


Selected Poems
by Richard Smythe
AuthorHouse
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Wrong audience. Book is for adults.
Nominated by: Michael Gettel-Gilmartin