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Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award

The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award is awarded by the Children's Services Round Table of the Missouri Library Association. This award is designed to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten age.

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2015 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees

Bear Sees Colors
Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
While taking a walk with Mouse, Bear meets many other friends and sees colors everywhere.
Buddy and the Bunnies In Don't Play With Your Food!
Buddy and the Bunnies In Don't Play With Your Food! by Buddy Shea
A monster named Buddy is determined to eat some cute little bunnies, until they prove to be more enjoyable as playmates.
Digger Dog
Digger Dog by William Bee Illustrated by Cecilia Johansson
Digger Dog loves to dig up bones - the bigger the better. But for the biggest bone in the world, what will Digger Dog need? The biggest digger in the world, of course! All through the story, the diggers get bigger, the hole gets deeper and there is the most fantastic fold-out surprise at the end!
Down by the Barn
Down by the Barn by Will Hillenbrand
Ride with the tractor driver around the farm to pick up all of the animals.
Hooray For Hat!
Hooray For Hat! by Brian Won
Elephant wakes up in a grumpy mood, but a present on his doorstep--a hat--cheers him and he sets out to greet his neighbors who all, it seems, need hats of their own.
I'm My Own Dog
I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein
A dog without a human companion fetches his own slippers and curls up at his own feet but cannot reach a certain itchy spot in the middle of his back, compelling him to leash a poor lonely human who will loyally offer a helpful scratch.
Naked!
Naked! by Michael Ian Black Illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
A child discovers that the only thing more fun than being naked is wearing nothing but a cape.
Oh So Brave Dragon
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk
Dragon knows he is supposed to be brave, because that's what dragons do. He's so brave and valiant, he's ready to try out his fearsome roar! But when he hears something that scares him, he turns to his forest friends to find the noise, and to help him be brave.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
In this expansion of a familiar song, the occupants of a rowboat enjoy seeing and making the sounds of different jungle animals.
This Book Just Ate My Dog!
This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne
When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right.