2015-2016 Kentucky Bluegrass Award
Preschool Books
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Baby Bear / Kadir Nelson
Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins, 2014
As Baby Bear tries to find his way home through the forest, he asks many
different woodland creatures for help and finds that much of their advice is more
comforting than helpful.
Blue on Blue / Dianne White
Beach Lane Books, 2014.
Rhyming text and illustrations depict the swell and quieting of a storm.
The Book With No Pictures / B.J. Novak
Dial Books, 2014.
You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . .
here’s how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the
person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . .BLORK. Or BLUURF
Construction / Sally Sutton & Brian Lovelock
Candlewick Press 2014.
Big machines and their drivers work together to build a library.
Dinosaur Parade / Shari Halpern
Henry Holt, 2014.
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text present a wide variety of dinosaurs.
The Farmer’s Away! Baa! Neigh! / Anne Vitur Kennedy
Candlewick, 2014.
A rhythmic story features a noisy menagerie of mischievous animals who go
picnicking, jet skiing, and ballroom dancing in the farmer's absence.
The Pigeon Needs a Bath / Mo Willems
Disney Hyperion, 2014.
The Pigeon is dirty and he needs a bath, but he won't go willingly.
Rex Wrecks It! / Ben Clanton
Candlewick Press, 2014.
Little dinosaur Rex smashes his way through his long-suffering friends' block
buildings, testing their playtime fun and friendship.
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole / Mac Barnett
Candlewick Press, 2014.
Sam and Dave are sure they will discover something exciting if they just keep
digging their hole.
You Are (Not) Small / Anna Kang
Two Lions, 2014.
Two fuzzy creatures can't agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of
surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all.