Kids Home About the Children’s Department Books & Reading Events for Kids Online Library Resources Parents Teachers Sailing the Internet Storytimes & Programs What's New @ DPPL en español		MONARCH AWARD BOOK LIST About the Monarch Award Each year twenty books are selected to be on the Monarch Book List. These books have been nominated by Illinois students in Grades K-3 as some of the best published in the last 5 years. The book that receives the most votes will be awarded the 2010 award. Voting Guidelines 2010 Read or listen to at least 5 of the nominated books to be eligible to vote for the winner. Submit a Feedback Form for each book you read or listen to. Vote for your favorite book no later than February 22, 2010. All votes will count. If you read or listen to all 20 nominated books and submit Feedback Forms, you will win a copy of the 2010 Monarch Children's Choice Award winner.
	2010 Monarch Book List

Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle Jacobson, Jennifer Richard	Baa-Choo! Weeks, Sarah
Cheese, The Palatini, Margie	Chicks and Salsa Reynolds, Aaron
A Day With No Crayons Rusch, Elizabeth	Gingerbread Girl, The Ernst, Lisa Campbell
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella Fleischman, Paul	I Lost My Tooth in Africa Diakite, Penda
Little Red Hen, The Pinkney, Jerry	Max's Words Banks, Kate
My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits Piven, Hanoch	Nic Bishop Spiders Bishop, Nic
On the Road Nolan, Lucy	Once I Ate a Pie MacLachlan, Patricia
Perfect Nest, The Friend, Catherine	Recess at 20 Below Aillaud, Cindy Lou
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything Look, Lenore	Scaredy Squirrel Watt, Melanie
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly Madison, Alan	What to Do About Alice? Kerley, Barbara