The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Non-Fiction Picture Books category.
A Butterfly Is Patient
by Dianna Hutts Aston
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Roberta Gibson
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
by Matt de la Pena
Dial
Nominated by: Edith Campbell
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib | semurray
A Place for Fish
by Melissa Stewart
Peachtree
Nominated by: Danielle Smith
A Walk in London
by Salvatore Rubbino
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Rachel Johnstone
About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Children (The About Series)
by Cathryn Sill
Peachtree
Nominated by: Christie
After the Kill (Junior Library Guild Selection (Charlesbridge Paper))
by Darrin P. Lunde
Charlesbridge
Nominated by: Lili Cohen
All the Water in the World
by George Ella Lyon
Atheneum
Nominated by: Kate Coombs
An Edible Alphabet: 26 Reasons to Love the Farm
by Carol Watterson
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Sara Soukup
Animal Fights
by Catherine Ham
EarlyLight Books
Nominated by: Jeff Barger
Animalogy: Animal Analogies
by Marianne Berkes
Sylvan Dell Publishing
Nominated by: Ashlee Rowe
Arlington: The Story of Our Nation’s Cemetery
by Chris Demarest
Flash Point
Nominated by: Kara Schaff Dean
Basketball Belles: How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player Put Women’s Hoops on the Map
by Sue Macy
Holiday House
Nominated by: Mariana Cruz
Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Schwartz and Wade Books
Nominated by: Sarah Stevenson (aquafortis)
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Ben Franklin: His Wit and Wisdom from a to Z
by Alan Schroeder
Holiday House
Nominated by: Kathleen morandini
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Big Wig: A Little History of Hair
by Kathleen Krull
Arthur A Levine
Nominated by: MargoTanenbaum
Bring On the Birds
by Susan Stockdale
Peachtree
Nominated by: Lesley
Bugs by the Numbers
by Sharon Werner
Blue Apple Books
Nominated by: Natasha Maw
Can We Save the Tiger?
by Martin Jenkins
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Amy @ Hope Is the Word
Reviewed by: cppotter | JeanLittleLib | semurray
Celebritrees: Historic and Famous Trees of the World
by Margi Preus
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Anamaria Anderson
Reviewed by: pwilley
Cursed Grounds (Scary Places)
by Steven L. Stern
Bearport Publishing
Nominated by: Valerie
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Doret
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Eco Dogs (Dog Heroes)
by Judith Bauer Stamper
Bearport Publishing
Nominated by: Gabe Kaufman
Eliza’s Cherry Trees: Japan’s Gift to America
by Andrea Zimmerman
Pelican Publishing Company
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Energy Island: How one community harnessed the wind and changed their world
by Allan Drummond
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Ashley Barrineau
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew
by Robbin Gourley
Clarion Books
Nominated by: jama rattigan
Reviewed by: cppotter
For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart
by Elizabeth Rusch/Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Amber Keyser
Reviewed by: cppotter | JeanLittleLib
Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World (Junior Library Guild Selection (Candlewick Press))
by Douglas Wood
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Karin Lackmann
Gorillas
by Gail Gibbons
Holiday House
Nominated by: Terry Borzumato-Greenberg
Reviewed by: cppotter
Hatch!
by Roxie Munro
Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books
Nominated by: Jennifer Wharton
Henrietta King: Loving the Land (Texas Heroes For Young Readers)
by Mary Dodson Wade
Bright Sky Press
Nominated by: Mary Dodson Wade
How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food
by Chris Butterworth
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Franki Sibberson
How Hybrid Cars Work (How Things Work)
by Jennifer Swanson
The Child’s World
Nominated by: Amy Dols
How the Weather Works: A Hands-on Guide to Our Changing Climate (Explore the Earth)
by Christiane Dorion
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Tracy Miracle
Howler Monkey: Super Loud (Animal Loudmouths)
by Natalie Lunis
Bearport Publishing
Nominated by: Valerie
I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History’s Strangest Cures
by Carlyn Beccia
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals
In the Bag!: Margaret Knight Wraps It Up (Great Idea Series)
by Monica Kulling
Tundra
Nominated by: Colleen Mondor
Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto
by Susan Goldman Rubin
Holiday House
Nominated by: Mary Machado
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
J. R. R. Tolkien
by Alexandra Wallner
Holiday House
Nominated by: Pamela Glauber
Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets
by Kathleen Krull
Random House Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Laura Given
Reviewed by: cppotter | JeanLittleLib
Just Being Audrey
by Margaret Cardillo
Balzer + Bray
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Mali Under the Night Sky: A Lao Story of Home
by Youme Landowne
Cinco Puntos Press
Nominated by: Marjorie Coughlan
Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior
by
Dial
Nominated by: Catherine Nichols
Reviewed by: pwilley
Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
by Thomas F. Yezerski
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Jeannine Atkins
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Monster Hunt: Exploring Mysterious Creatures with Jim Arnosky
by Jim Arnosky
Hyperion
Nominated by: Kristy
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
My First Biography: Harriet Tubman
by Marion Dane Bauer
Scholastic Nonfiction
Nominated by: Tammie Lyon
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Mystery Math: A First Book of Algebra
by David A. Adler
Holiday House
Nominated by: Darshana Khiani
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
by Robert Burleigh
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Janelle
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
by Marissa Moss
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Betsy Bird
Reviewed by: cppotter
Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf
by Olivia Bouler
Sterling Publishing
Nominated by: Sarah Wendorf
Only the Mountains Do Not Move: A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
by Jan Reynolds
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Lucy
Reviewed by: lauriethompson
Orani: My Father’s Village
by Claire A. Nivola
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Cristiana Clerici
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
by Monica Brown
Henry Holt
Nominated by: RDS
Picture Yourself Writing Poetry; Using Photos to Inspire Writing (See It, Write It)
by Laura Purdie Salas
Capstone Press
Nominated by: Tricia Stohr-Hunt
Reviewed by: lauriethompson
Planting the Wild Garden
by Kathryn O. Galbraith
Peachtree
Nominated by: Shirley Duke
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Prairie Storms
by Darcy Pattison
Sylvan Dell Publishing
Nominated by: Carla Killough McClafferty
Queen of the Falls
by Chris Van Allsburg
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Bigfoot
Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant
by April Pulley Sayre
Beach Lane Books
Nominated by: JoAnn Early Macken
Relativity
by Michael Smith
EastWest Discovery Press
Nominated by: Icy Smith
Right Where You Are Now
by Lisa Montierth
Craigmore Creations
Nominated by: Laura Burke
Ruby, Violet, Lime: Looking for Color (Jane Brocket’s Clever Concepts)
by Jane Brocket
Millbrook Press
Nominated by: Megan O’Sullivan
Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
by Carrie Jones
Carolrhoda Books
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman
Saving Animals from Oil Spills (Rescuing Animals from Disasters)
by Stephen Person
Bearport Publishing
Nominated by: Gabe Kaufman
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
by Audrey Vernick
Collins
Nominated by: Marissa Connelly
Spiky, Slimy, Smooth: What Is Texture? (Jane Brocket’s Clever Concepts)
by Jane Brocket
Millbrook Press
Nominated by: Anastasia Suen
Reviewed by: lauriethompson
Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish
by Janet Halfmann
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Cathy Potter
Reviewed by: cppotter | semurray
Super Science: Feel the Force!: Full of Pop-Up Physics Fun
by Tom Adams
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Shati Khan
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
by Joyce Sidman
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Nominated by: Kate Coombs
T is for Taj Mahal: An India Alphabet (Discover the World)
by Varsha Bajaj
Sleeping Bear Press
Nominated by: E. Kristin Anderson
The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery
by Sandra Markle
Millbrook Press
Nominated by: Laurie Thompson
Reviewed by: cppotter | lauriethompson
The Great Big Book of Families
by Mary Hoffman
Dial
Nominated by: Emily Thompson
The Guardian Team: On the Job With Rena and Roo
by Cat Urbigkit
Boyds Mills Press
Nominated by: Nancy Hogan
The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China
by Ed Young
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Carol Hampton Rasco
The Human Body: Lift the Flap and Learn
by Written by Pascale Hédelin, illustrated by Robert Barborini
Owlkids Books
Nominated by: Karen Stevens
The Incredible Life of Balto
by Meghan McCarthy
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Margie Culver
Reviewed by: cppotter | JeanLittleLib
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
by Susan L. Roth
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: Helen Foster James
The Quite Contrary Man: A True American Tale
by Patricia Rusch Hyatt
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Tasha Saecker
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
The Unforgettable Season: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and the Record-Setting Summer of1941
by Phil Bildner
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Shelf-employed
Reviewed by: cppotter
The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps
by Jeanette Winter
Schwartz and Wade Books
Nominated by: Aaron Zenz
Reviewed by: cppotter | janssen | JeanLittleLib
Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators
by Jim Arnosky
Sterling Publishing
Nominated by: Dawn Mooney
Reviewed by: cppotter | semurray
Tillie the Terrible Swede: How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History
by Sue Stauffacher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Abby Johnson
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Time to Eat
by Robin Page
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Nominated by: Debbie
Underground
by Shane W. Evans
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Mary Lee Hahn
Reviewed by: janssen
Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City
by Deborah Hodge (author)/Brian Harris (photographer)
Kids Can Press, Ltd
Nominated by: Tanya Kyi
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
What Does It Mean To Be Safe?
by Rana DiOrio
Little Pickle Press
Nominated by: Dani Greer
When Bob Met Woody: The Story of the Young Bob Dylan
by Gary Golio
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Jone MacCulloch
Reviewed by: JeanLittleLib
Wild Women of the Wild West
by Jonah Winter
Holiday House
Nominated by: Sylvie Frank
Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns
by Woop Studios
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Madigan McGillicuddy
Reviewed by: janssen
The following nominated books are ineligible:
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date August 2010. Eligible last year.
Nominated by: Melissa Fox
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade
by Melissa Sweet
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date Nov 2011. Eligible next year.
Nominated by: Kristy
Beatrice’s Dream: A Story of Kibera Slum
by Karen Lynn Williams
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: UK Publisher
Nominated by: Jennifer Abel
Bread Around the World (Rising Readers)
by John Serrano
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date 2009.
Nominated by: Angela Miata
Come See the Earth Turn
by Lori Mortensen
Tricycle Press
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Published Sept 14, 2010. Qualified last year.
Nominated by: Lori Mortensen
Explore Water!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments (Explore Your World series)
by Anita Yasuda
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: A 96-page activity book, not a picture book.
Nominated by: Rachel Benoit
For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart
by Elizabeth Rusch
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Duplicate Nomination
Nominated by: Lalitha Nataraj
Garter Snake at Willow Creek Lane – a Smithsonian’s Backyard Book (Paperback book, easy-to-download audiobook)
by Janet Halfmann
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Audio format
Nominated by: Cody Pyfer
Grow Your Own Monsters
by Nicola Davies
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: UK Publisher
Nominated by: Sarah Sammis
Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid
by HP Newquist
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date August 2010. Eligible last year.
Nominated by: Laura Purdie Salas
I’m Adopted!
by Shelley Rotner
Holiday House
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Second nomination from same person. One per category, please.
Nominated by: Pam Kelly
Iguanodon’s Escape – a Smithsonian Prehistoric Pals Book (with easy-to-download Audiobook and poster) (Smithsonian’s Prehistoric Pals)
by Laura Gates Galvin
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Audio format
Nominated by: Anthony Parisi
Meet Einstein
by Mariela Kleiner
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: First edition was published in 2008.
Nominated by: Corrin Foster
Not a Buzz to Be Found: Insects in Winter
by Linda Glaser
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date November 2011. Eligible next year.
Nominated by: Pharon Lundquist
Rosa’s Bus
by Jo S. Kittinger
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date Oct 1, 2010. Eligible last year.
Nominated by: jo kittinger
Seagull by the Shore – a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book (with easy-to-download audiobook)
by Vanessa Giancamilli Birch
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date June 2010
Nominated by: Carolyn Filbert
The Giraffe That Taught Me How To Laugh
by Jon Jon Lannen
Publisher not defined
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Publication date May 2010.
Nominated by: Jasmine Pickett
The Little Plant Doctor: A Story About George Washington Carver
by Jean Marzollo
Holiday House
Status: Not Eligible
Reason ineligible: Second nomination from same person. One per category, please.
Nominated by: Mariana Cruz