OLD - Monarch Award 2018 Nominees
The Monarch Award is an Illinois Grades K-3 Readers' Choice Award presented by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA). The Monarch Award is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
Picture Books (JE)
| Agee | Lion Lessons |
| Alexie | Thunder Boy Jr. |
| Barnett | Sam and Dave Dig a Hole |
| Bernstrom | One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree |
| Bilingual Spanish Brown | Maya's Blanket |
| Campoy | Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood |
| JE de la Peña | Last Stop on Market Street |
| Escoffier | Take Away the A |
| Hall | Red : A Crayon's Story |
| Higgins | Mother Bruce |
| Medina | Mango, Abuela, and Me |
| Rosenstock | Ben Franklin's Big Splash |
Easy Readers (JE ER)
| Adler | Don't Throw It to Mo! |
Children’s Fiction (J)
| Birney | Humphrey's Playful Puppy Problem |
| Jones | Moldy Locks and the Three Beards |
Nonfiction, Folktales & Poetry
| J921 Andrews | Trombone Shorty (Also available on CD and eBook.) |
| JE595.44 BA | I'm Trying to Love Spiders |
| J574.19 BE | Glow: Animals with Their Own Night Lights |
| J921 Hoy | The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game |
| J591.47 KE | Pink Is for Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals |
Last Updated: 4/18
