The following books have been nominated in the 2009 Poetry category:
A Curious Collection of Cats
by Betsy Franco
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Debbie Nance
Reviewed by: svardell
A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing and Shout
by Paul Janeczko
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Cristiana C.
A Mirror to Nature: Poems About Reflection
by Jane Yolen
Wordsong
Nominated by: Lauri D.
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems
by Deborah Ruddell
Margaret K. McElderry
Nominated by: Alyson
Reviewed by: svardell
Absolutely Wild
by Dennis Webster
David R. Godine
Nominated by: Lita Judge
Reviewed by: missrumphius
African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways
by Avis Harley
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: missrumphius
Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes
by Alice Schertle
Harcourt
Nominated by: Kirsten Cutler
Change-up: Baseball Poems
by Gene Fehler
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Doret
Reviewed by: svardell
City I Love
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Abrams for Young Readers
Nominated by: Kristy Dempsey
Reviewed by: svardell
Come to the Castle!: A Visit to a Castle in Thirteenth-Century England
by Linda Ashman
Flash Point
Nominated by: June S.
Reviewed by: svardell
Concrete Poetry (Poetry Basics)
by Valerie Bodden
The Creative Company
Nominated by: Kim Lingbeck
Countdown to Summer: A Poem for Every Day of the School Year
by J. Patrick Lewis
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Janet Hilbun
Reviewed by: kellyf | svardell
Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems and Paintings
by Douglas Florian
Beach Lane Books
Nominated by: Bruce
Reviewed by: kellyf | svardell
Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems
by ed. Georgia Heard
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Reviewed by: svardell
Lady of Shalott, The (Visions in Poetry)
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Kids Can Press, Ltd
Nominated by: Nora Olsen
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me/Alone
by Author: Maya Angelou Illustrator: Darcy Muenchrath Series Editor: Glen Downey
Rubicon International
Nominated by: Stephanie
Messing Around on the Monkey Bars: and Other School Poems for Two Voices
by Betsy Franco
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Emily Reynolds
Reviewed by: svardell
Mother Poems
by Hope Anita Smith
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Franki Sibberson
Reviewed by: svardell
My African Bedtime Rhymes
by Brettell Hone
Shamwari
Nominated by: Ginger Nielson
Pumpkin Butterfly: Poems from the Other Side of Nature
by Heidi Mordhorst
Wordsong
Nominated by: Sylvia Vardell
Reviewed by: svardell
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
by Joyce Sidman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Elizabeth Bird
Reviewed by: lainiemag
Sky Magic
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Tricia
Reviewed by: svardell
Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles
by J. Patrick Lewis
Chronicle Books
Nominated by: Laura Purdie Salas
Reviewed by: missrumphius
Stampede!: Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School
by Laura Purdie Salas
Clarion Books
Nominated by: jone
Reviewed by: kellyf | svardell
Steady Hands: Poems About Work
by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Clarion Books
Nominated by: Jeannine Atkins
Reviewed by: svardell
The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
by Bill Martin Jr.
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Brie
The Cuckoo’s Haiku: and Other Birding Poems
by Michael J. Rosen
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Aaron Zenz
The Fastest Game on Two Feet: And Other Poems About How Sports Began
by Alice Low
Holiday House
Nominated by: kathleen morandini
The House
by J. Patrick Lewis
Creative Editions
Nominated by: Kelly Fineman
The Monsterologist: A Memoir in Rhyme
by Bobbi Katz
Sterling Publishing
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan
Reviewed by: kellyf
The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination
by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston
Jabberwocky/Sourcebooks
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: lainiemag
The Underwear Salesman: And Other Jobs for Better or Verse
by J. Patrick Lewis
Ginee Seo Books
Nominated by: Abby Johnson
Reviewed by: svardell
The Young Inferno
by John Agard
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Reviewed by: kellyf
Tofu Quilt
by Ching Yeung Russell
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
Nominated by: jama rattigan
Vacation: We’re Going to the Ocean
by David L. Harrison
Wordsong
Nominated by: Kristi G.
Reviewed by: svardell
What’s the Weather Inside?
by Karma Wilson
Margaret K. McElderry
Nominated by: Jennifer Leveck
Reviewed by: svardell