GARDEN STATE CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS nominees 2021

EARLY READERS

Adler, David. PASS THE BALL, MO!
Arnold, Tedd. FLY GUY AND THE ALIENZZ : FLY GUY 18
Arnold, Tedd. NOODLEHEADS FIND SOMETHING FISHY
Brunetti, Ivan. 3x4 : A TOON BOOK
Butler, Dori Hillestad.  KING & KAYLA AND THE CASE OF THE LOST TOOTH
Carle, Eric. CAN A CAT DO THAT?
Driscoll, Laura. I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR
Hills, Tad. ROCKET THE BRAVE
Mack, Jeff.  MR. MONKEY VISITS A SCHOOL
McCloskey, Kevin. SNAIL ARE JUST MY SPEED!
Milgrim, David. SEE PIP FLAP
Pham, LeUyen. THE ITCHY BOOK!
Ransom, Candice. SNOW DAY!
Ruzzier, Sergio.  THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES
Selznick, Brian.  BABY MONKEY, PRIVATE EYE
Tabor, Corey R. FOX THE TIGER
Willems, Mo. I LOST MY TOOTH!
Yoo, Paula. THE PERFECT GIFT

Graphic Novels

Boothby, Ian. SPARKS!
Brockington, Drew. ROBOT RESCUE
Brooks, Molly. SANITY AND TULLULAH
Brosgol, Vera.  BE PREPARED
Clanton, Ben.  PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
Gardner, Whitney.  FAKE BLOOD
Green, John Patrick. KITTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. VOL. 1, MEET THE HOUSE KITTENS
Sell, Chad. THE CARDBOARD KINGDOM
Steinke, Aron Niels.  MR. WOLF'S CLASS
Varon, Sara.  NEW SHOES
Winick, Judd. WAKING THE MONSTERS : HILO BOOK 4

Fiction

Arden, Katherine.  SMALL SPACES
Barnett, Mac. MAC UNDERCOVER
Callender, Kacen. HURRICANE CHILD
Chokshi, Roshani. ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME
Choldenko, Gennifer. AL CAPONE THROWS ME A CURVE
Connor, Leslie.  THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTE
Dominguez. Angela.  STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
Gephart, Donna. IN YOUR SHOES
Greenwald, Lisa. TBH, THIS IS SO AWKWARD
Holm, Jennifer. MISS COMMUNICATION
Kelly, Erin Entrada.  YOU GO FIRST
Khan, Hena. POWER FORWARD
Magoon, Kekla.  THE SEASON OF STYX MALONE
Mass, Wendy. BOB
Pearce, Jackson. ELLIE, ENGINEER. IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Respicio, Moe. THE HOUSE THAT LOU BUILT
Vernon, Ursula.   WHISKERELLA : HAMSTER PRINCESS. VOL. 5
White, J. A. NIGHTBOOKS
Woodson, Jacqueline. HARBOR ME
Yang, Kelly. FRONT DESK

Nonfiction

America’s Test Kitchen. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS
Bailey, Linda, 1948-  MARY, WHO WROTE FRANKENSTEIN
Becker, Helaine.  COUNTING ON KATHERINE : HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON SAVED APOLLO 13
Desmond, Jenni. THE ELEPHANT
Keating, Jess. CUTE AS AN AXOLOTI : DISCOVERING THE WORLD'S MOST ADORABLE ANIMALS
Latham, Irene. CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR: : POEMS OF RACE, MISTAKES, AND FRIENDSHIP
Lendler, Ian. ONE DAY A DOT
Markle, Sandra. THE GREAT RHINO RESCUE : SAVING THE SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOS
Nobleman, Marc Tyler. THIRTY MINUTES OVER OREGON : A JAPANESE PILOT'S WORLD WAR II STORY
Maynard, Thane. SAVING FIONA : THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BABY HIPPO
McCarthy, Meghan. ALL THAT TRASH : THE STORY OF THE 1987 GARBAGE BARGE AND OUT PROBLEMS WITH STUFF
Messner, Kate.  THE BRILLIANT DEEP : REBUILDING THE WORLD'S CORAL REEFS
Mould, Steve. THE BACTERIA BOOK
Rosenstock, Barb. OTIS AND WILL DISCOVER THE DEEP : BARTON, BEEBE, AND THE DIVE OF THE BATHYSPHERE
Sanders, Rob.  PRIDE : THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG
Shamir, Ruby. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL OF ELECTIONS
Stewart, Melissa. A SEED IS THE START
Stone, Tanya Lee.  PASS GO AND COLLECT $200
Valdez, Patricia. JOAN PROCTER, DRAGON DOCTOR : THE WOMAN WHO LOVED REPTILES
Ward, Jennifer. MAMA DUG A LITTLE DEN

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