Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Winners
2022
Wolfboy
by
Andy Harkness
Wolfboy is very hungry, and as he seeks rabbits he becomes growly, drooly, and more, until finally his stomach is filled, with a little help from his friends.
2021
Bad Dog
by
Mike Boldt
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.
2020
Dandy
by
Ame Dyckman
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.
2018
Pug Meets Pig
by
Sue Lowell Gallion
Illustrated by
Joyce Wan
Pug is happy at home until Pig arrives, when he must share his bowl, his yard, and even his bed, but just as Pug is packing his belongings to leave things change for the better.
2017
10 Little Ninjas
by
Miranda Paul
Illustrated by
Nate Wragg
From ten little ninjas sneaking out of bed to one cuddlebug asleep on the spread, rhyming text provides a count-down to bedtime.
2014
Mustache Baby
by
Bridget Heos
Illustrated by
Joy Ang
"A picture book about baby Billy, who is born with a mustache, and his parents, who must figure our if it's a Good-Guy mustache, or a Bad-Guy mustache"--Provided by publisher.
2012
Press Here
by
Herve Tullet
Readers enjoy interacting with the illustrations to create imaginative images.
2010
The Pout-Pout Fish
by
Deborah Diesen
The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.
2009
Ed Emberley's Bye-Bye Big Bad Bullybug
by
Ed Emberley
Die-cut pages reveal the scary and mean parts of a bullybug as it prepares to attack some itty-bitty baby bugs, but a rescuer arrives on the scene before the bully can make good on its threats.
2008
Llama Llama Mad at Mama
by
Anna Dewdney
A young llama wants to play but must go shopping with his mother instead, and so he gets angry and makes a mess at the store.Lexile 370
2007
Move Over, Rover!
by
Karen Beaumont
Illustrated by
Jane Dyer
When a storm comes, Rover expects to have his doghouse all to himself but finds that various other animals, including a skunk, come to join him. It's raining cats and dogs! Good thing Rover is snuggled safe and dry inside his doghouse--until, one by one, a soggy menagerie of creatures shows up looking for a cozy place to sit out the storm. But who's the very unwelcome surprise visitor? Skunk, of course. Suddenly that doghouse isn't quite so crowded after all!
2005
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum
by
Lisa Wheeler
After a variety of animals get stuck one by one in bubble gum melting in the road, they must survive encounters with a big blue truck and a burly black bear.
2003
The Little School Bus
by
Carol Roth
An assortment of animals, including a goat in a coat, a quick chick, and a hairy bear, ride the bus to and from school.
2001
Two Cool Coyotes
by
Jillian Lund
Frank the coyote is sad when his friend Angelina moves away, but then he finds a new friend when Larry moves into the den next door.
2000
Bark, George
by
Jules Feiffer
"Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog.
1999
No, David!
by
David Shannon
Illustrated by
David Shannon
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
1998
Cock-A-Doodle-Moo!
by
Bernard Most
When the rooster loses its voice and must ask the cow for help to wake everybody, the resulting sound provides a hearty laugh for the farmer and his animals.
1997
"Hi, Pizza Man!"
by
Virginia Walter
While a young girl waits for the delivery of a hot pizza, she provides the appropriate animal sounds for a variety of pretend animal pizza deliverers.
1996
Splash, Splash
by
Jeff Sheppard
All kinds of animals, from a bee to a frog, fall into the water, making their own distinctive noises as they get wet.