North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees

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2009 Winners:

Picture Book
Who is Melvin Bubble? by Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook Press, 2006.

Junior Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal by Jeff Kinney. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007.

2010 Picture Book Nominees

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A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker. Candlewick Press. 2008.
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. 2006.
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 2007.
Traction Man Meets Turbodog by Mini Grey. Alfred A. Knopf. 2008.
Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski. HarperCollins Children's Books. 2008.
Katie Loves Kittens by John Himmelman. Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. 2008.
The Little Bit Scary People by Emily Jenkins. Hyperion Books for Children. 2008.
Wind-Wild Dog by Barbara M. Joosse. Henry Holt & Co. 2006.
Two Bobbies: a True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson. Walker and Company. 2008.
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport. Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.
Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2006.
Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton. HarperCollins Children's Books. 2008.
Nothing by Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson by Sue Stauffacher. Alfred A. Knopf. 2007.
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas. Harcourt. 2008.

2010 Junior Book Nominees

Link to a list of books and annotations.

Frogs by Nic Bishop. Scholastic Non-Fiction. 2008.
The Long Gone Lonesome History of Country Music by Bret Bertholf. Little, Brown, and Company. 2007.
Moving Day by Meg Cabot. Scholastic Press. 2008.
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech. Joanna Cotler Books. 2008.
Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies. Candlewick Press. 2006.
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost. Farrar Straus, & Giroux. 2008. 
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2008.
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata. Antheneum. 2007.
Savvy by Ingird Law. Dial Books for Young Readers. 2008.
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry. Houghton Mifflin. 2008. 
Edward's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan. Antheneum Books. 2007.
This is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. 2007.

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