Springfield-Greene County Library District Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award
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2020 Winner
Although Sweetie has named and is caring for the sole dandelion on his perfect lawn, Daddy, with his friends' urging, does all he can to get rid of the weed before it spreads.
2021 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees
A little girl gets a cat as a new pet but insists it's a dog, even if it doesn't act very dog-like.
An assortment of animals living separate lives discover they need each other when they have a chance encounter on a river.
Illustrations and rhyming text inform the reader that, despite quills, claws, fangs, and more, animals, like children, all need love and affection.
When a little purple hippo cannot find the mate for her red sock, she tries everything in her sock drawer in order to be fashionable--or at least to match.
When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.
The scarecrow from Old MacDonald's farm narrates an Animal Theater production of The House that Jack Built, but animals that do not belong on a farm keep upstaging him.
The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.
The Book Hog loves books and has a large collection, although he never learned to read.