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Alabama Camellia Award
Winners RevealedAlabama Department of Education
Terry Atchison ([email protected])
Criteria for the Camellia Award for the 2011-2012 Year
• Eliminate Caldecott and Newberry winners
• Consider books by Alabamians, about Alabama, or an Alabamian
• Introduce various cultures• Avoid stereotypes• Has well-developed characters• Has illustrations that enhance the
story and relate to the text
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K-1 Books for 2011-12 • Princess K.I.M. and the Lie That Grew• Yucky Worms• Can’t Sleep Without Sheep• Bedtime Hullabaloo• The Three Little Gators• Even Monsters Need Haircuts• Who Will Plant a Tree?• Chick ‘n’ Pig• Memoirs of a Goldfish• Mr. President Goes to School
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And the winner is…?
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Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Even-Monsters-need-haircuts?keyword=Even+Monsters+need+haircuts&store=allproducts
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2-3 Books for 2011-12 • The Lunch Thief• Ocean Soup• Rosa’s Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights• Pierre the Penguin: A True Story• First Dog’s White House Christmas• What’s So Special About Planet Earth?• Miles of Smiles: The Story of Roxey,
the Long Island Dog• Seaside Dream• The Can Man• One of Us
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And the winner is…?
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First Dog’s White House Christmas
by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitellohttp://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/First-Dog-s-White-House-Christmas?store=ALLPRODUCTS&keyword=First+Dog%27s+White+House+Christmas
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4-6 Books for 2011-12
• Dirt Road Home• Leaving Gee’s Bend• The Boy Who Howled• Operation YES!• Missile Mouse the Star Crusher• My Invisible Sister• The Magician’s Elephant• Finding Family• What Momma Left Me• 11 Birthdays
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And the winner is…?
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11 BirthdaysBy Wendy Mass
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/11-birthdays-wendy-mass/1100178144?ean=9780545052405&itm=1&usri=11+birthdays
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Alabama Camellia Awards Selection Committees
• Auburn City Schools Jennifer Dempsey, Chair
• Elmore County Schools Lori McKenzie, Chair
• Shelby County Schools Heather Mays, Chair
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K-1 Finalists for 2012-13
• Hootenanny: A Festive Counting Book, by Kimberly Ainsworth
• The Little, Little Girl with the Big, Big Voice, by Kristen Balouch
• Me and My Dragon, by David Biedrzycki• Too Shy for Show-and-Tell, by Beth Bracken• Big Bouffant, by Kate Hosford• Who Has These Feet?, by Laura Hulbert• Same, Same but Different, Different,
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
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K-1 Finalists for 2012-13 Continued
• Three Hens and a Peacock, by Lester Laminack• A is for Autumn, by Robert Mass• Back of the Bus, by Aaron Reynolds
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Hootenanny: A Festive Counting Bookby Kimberly Ainsworth
• Owls are making their way to the top of the old oak tree so they can have a party.
• This is a fun and festive way to bring life to a counting book.
• Colorfully illustrated by Jo Brown• ISBN: 978-1-4424-2273-5• $12.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hootenanny-kimberly-ainsworth/1100403060?ean=9781442422735&itm=1&usri=9781442422735
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Big Bouffantby Kate Hosford
• Colorfully illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown• Annabelle wants to have a hairstyle different from
the other girls and decides on a bouffant. When the other girls copy her, she has a new project.
• ISBN: 978-0-7613-5409-3• $16.95
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-bouffant-kate-hosford/1101102204?ean=9780761354093&itm=1&usri=9780761354093
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Me and My Dragonby David Biedrzycki
• A child tells all the reasons a small, fire breathing dragon would make an excellent pet and the ways to properly take care of it.
• Illustrated by David Biedrzycki• ISBN: 978-1-58089-278-0• $16.95
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/me-and-my-dragon-david-biedrzycki/1100221414?ean=9781580892780&itm=1&usri=9781580892780
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The Little Little Girl With the Big BigVoice
by Kristen Balouch• This story is about a little girl who is very loud and
uses her voice to scare animals.• Illustrated by Kristen Balouch• ISBN: 978-1-4424-0808-1• $12.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-little-girl-with-the-big-big-voice-kristen-balouch/1100215149?ean=9781442408081&itm=1&usri=9781442408081
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Back of the Busby Aaron Reynolds
• This story depicts Rosa Parks as she stands her ground as seen through the eyes of a small boy.
• Illustrated by Floyd Cooper• ISBN: 978-0-399-25091-0• $16.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/back-of-the-bus-aaron-reynolds/1100474508?ean=9780399250910&itm=1&usri=9780399250910
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Who Has These Feet?By Laura Hulbert
• This story is about feet of animals and how they help them in their everyday lives.
• Illustrated by Erik Brooks• ISBN: 978-0-8050-8907-3• $16.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-has-these-feet-laura-hulbert/1102207274?ean=9780805089073&itm=1&usri=9780805089073
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Too Shy for Show-and-Tellby Beth Bracken
• Sam is shy that nobody knows much about him, but when he must stand in front of his class for show-and-tell, he finds the courage to share.
• Illustrated by Jennifer Bell• ISBN: 978-1-4048-6654-6• $20.38
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/too-shy-for-show-and-tell-beth-bracken/1102844132?ean=9781404866546&itm=1&usri=9781404866546
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Same, Same but Differentby Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
• Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries—America and India—they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.
• Illustrated by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw• ISBN: 978-0-8050-8946-2• $16.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/same-same-but-different-jenny-sue-kostecki-shaw/1102014205?ean=9780805089462&itm=1&usri=9780805089462
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Three Hens and a Peacockby Lester L. Laminack
• When a peacock is dropped down in a barnyard of chickens, jealousy ensues until the hound dog devises a plan.
• Illustrated by Henry Cole• ISBN: 978-1-56145-564-5• $15.95
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/three-hens-and-a-peacock-lester-l-laminack/1100049342?ean=9781561455645&itm=1&usri=9781561455645
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A is for Autumnby Robert Maass
• This ABC book is a great way to teach young children about letters and the fall season.
• Illustrated by Robert Maass• ISBN: 978-0-8050-9093-2• $16.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/is-for-autumn-robert-maass/1100191591?ean=9780805090932&itm=1&usri=9780805090932
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2-3 Finalists for 2012-13
• Love Twelve Miles Long, by Glenda Armand• Hallelujah Flight, by Phil Bildner• Spunky Tells All, by Ann Cameron• Energy Island, by Allan Drummond• Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm, by Jon Katz• Stand Straight, by Kate Klise• Marching with Aunt Susan,
by Claire Rudolf Murphy• Fly Free, by Roseanne Thong
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2-3 Finalists for 2012-13 Continued
• 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ by 1 Dog = Chaos, by Vivian Vande Velde
• Birds of a Feather, by Jane Yolen
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Love Twelve Miles Longby Glenda Armand
• A poignant conversation between a young Frederick Douglas and his mother using paintings from Colin Bootman, this book is sure to inspire.
• ISBN: 9781600602450 • $17.95
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-twelve-miles-long-glenda-armand/1100224580?ean=9781600602450&itm=1&usri=love+twelve+miles+long
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Hallelujah Flightby Phil Bildner
• In 1932, James Banning had a dream: to fly across the country and inspire people brought low by the Great Depression. But for an African American pilot—even an ace like Banning—this was no easy feat!
• ISBN: 9780399247897 • $16.99
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hallelujah-flight-phil-bildner/1100477335?ean=9780399247897&itm=1&usri=hallelujah+flight
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Spunky Tells Allby Ann Cameron
• This is the delightful tale of Spunky and his Humans. Spunky, a rescued mutt of about five human years, has found new and different ways to get into trouble. Spunky explains to the reader he was merely trying to teach his boy.
• ISBN-13: 9780374380007• $13.67http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spunky-tells-all-ann-cameron/1102269390?ean=9780374380007&itm=1&usri=spunky+tells+all
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Energy Islandby Allan Drummond
• Hold onto your hats! It's windy on the Danish island of Samso. Meet the environmentally friendly people who now proudly call their home Energy Island.
• ISBN-13: 9780374321840• $14.52
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/energy-island-allan-drummond/1100167520?ean=9780374321840&itm=1&usri=energy+island
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Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farmby Jon Katz
• Welcome to Bedlam Farm! Meet Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore, four dogs that work hard on the farm doing various jobs. They're good friends now, but it wasn't always this way. Just as each dog has a different role on the farm, each has a unique story.
• ISBN-13: 9780805092196 • $14.52http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/meet-the-dogs-of-bedlam-farm-jon-katz/1100191600?ean=9780805092196&itm=1&usri=meet+the+dogs+of+bedlam+farm
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Stand Straight, Ella Kateby Kate Klise
• Ella Kate Ewing was born in 1872. She started out small, but she just kept on growing. Soon she was too tall for her desk at school, too tall for her bed at home, too tall to fit anywhere. Ella Kate was a real-life giant, but she refused to hide herself away. Instead, she used her unusual height to achieve her equally large dreams.
• ISBN-13: 9780803734043 • $10.46
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stand-straight-ella-kate-kate-klise/1100477121?ean=9780803734043&itm=1&usri=stand+straight+ella+kate
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Marching with Aunt Susanby Claire Rudolf Murphy
• In 1896, Bessie hustled home from school to check the newspaper for the election results. Bessie and many girls and women in California had followed the lead of Susan B. Anthony in the fight for women's rights. Bessie had even marched in a parade and waved her banner high to help get the measure passed.
• ISBN-13: 9781561455935 • $13.03
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/marching-with-aunt-susan-claire-rudolf-murphy/1102086275?ean=9781561455935&itm=1&usri=marching+with+aunt+susan
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Fly Free!by Roseanne Thong
• Vietnamese girl feeds caged birds outside a Buddhist temple, beginning a cycle of good deeds continued by the townspeople, including a girl who gives away her red-velvet shoes, before circling back to the birds. Although written to illustrate the Buddhist philosophy of karma, the lesson of this simple story, that helping others is helpful to you, is universal.
• ISBN-13: 9781590785508 • $7.40http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fly-free-roseanne-thong/1100222896?ean=9781590785508&itm=9&usri=roseanne+thong
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8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ by 1 Dog = Chaosby Vivian Vande Velde
• Told in the voices of classroom pets in various rooms, this fast-paced romp imagines a day in which the squirrel, pursued by an enthusiastic dog (owned by the principal, naturally), wreaks havoc in an elementary school.
• ISBN-13: 9780823423644 • $13.63
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/8-class-pets-1-squirrel-1-dog-chaos-vivian-vande-velde/1103166362?ean=9780823423644&itm=1&usri=8+class+pets+%2b
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Birds of a Featherby Jane Yolen
• Striking photographs of birds that might be seen in the eastern United States illustrate this new collection of 14 poems in varied forms. From bald eagle to marbled godwit, the range is wide.
• ISBN-13: 9781590788301• $15.74
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/birds-of-a-feather-jane-yolen/1102674050?ean=9781590788301&itm=1&usri=birds+of+a+feather
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4-6 Finalists for 2012-13
• No Passengers Beyond this Point, by Gennifer Choldenko
• Saving Zasha, by Randi Barrow• Ten Rules for Living with My Sister,
by Ann Martin• Lemonade, by Bob Raczka• My Life as a Stunt Boy, by Janet Tashjian• Wild Life, by Cynthia Defelice• Hades, by Kate McMullen
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4-6 Finalists for 2012-13 Continued
• Theodore Boone: The Abduction, by John Grisham• Scarum Fair, by Jessica Swaim• Wonder Struck, by Brain Selznick
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If you have any questions, please contact:
Terry [email protected]
Dede [email protected]
334-242-95944/12/2012