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First begun in 1974, the Young Hoosier Book Award encourages Indiana students to read for fun. Since 1992, the Award has been divided into three categories based on grade level: Kindergarten-3rd grade (picture books), 4th-6th grade (intermediate), and 6th-8th grade (middle grade). Each year, teachers, students, parents and media specialists submit suggestions to the Young Hoosier Book Award committee, who nominate twenty books in each category. Students read the books on the list and vote for their favorites. Votes are then tallied and the winning illustrator and authors are presented the award in the spring of the following year.
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2017-18 Young Hoosier Book Award Winner
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Life on Mars
by Jon Agee
In a whimsical picture book, an intrepid but less-than-clever space explorer becomes certain he has found the only living thing on Mars, a flower—but he has failed to notice the mischievous, cupcake-thieving little Martian who has been wandering around in the illustrations the whole time. Simultaneous eBook.
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Woodpecker Wants a Waffle
by Steve Breen
Waking up to the tantalizing smell of waffles, Benny the woodpecker is turned away from a nearby waffle house and must employ his wits to get a waffle in spite of the taunts of animal neighbors who tell him that woodpeckers do not eat waffles. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Pug & Doug.
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Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea
by Ben Clanton
A happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving narwhal and a cynical, no-nonsense jellyfish forge an unlikely friendship and share adventures while exploring the ocean together in a first entry of a lighthearted graphic novel series. By the creator of Mo's Mustache. Simultaneous.
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Eddie the Bully
by Henry Cole
Bullying everyone in his class and disregarding the consequences, Eddie the undersized chicken unexpectedly responds to a kind newcomer, Carla the pig, and begins to regret his treatment of others.
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Dog Rules
by Jef Czekaj
An uproariously interactive story featuring two argumentative dogs who are trying to raise and train their new baby puppy invites children to bark, growl, chirp, roll over and laugh along. By the creator of Cat Secrets.
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Dragon Was Terrible
by Kelly DiPucchio
A particularly terrible dragon who scribbles in books, steals candy from baby unicorns and burps in church is tamed by the power of stories and the support of long-suffering royals, knights, villagers and an unlikely hero. By the author of Zombie in Love.
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Dear Dragon
by Josh Funk
A picture book in verse about looking past external differences to develop new friendships follows the story of George and Blaise, who exchange letters when assigned to one another as pen pals and learn that they have many shared interests before discovering that one of them is a boy and the other a dragon.
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Hippopotamister
by John Green
Living in a run-down zoo, Hippo decides it's time for an adventure, so he sets off for the outside with his friend Red Panda, but to make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job and wear a hat as a disguise.
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Hotel Bruce
by Ryan T Higgins
Returning from a southern migration trip with his goslings, a very tired and grumpy Bruce the bear discovers that a trio of mice have turned his den into a hotel and filled it with messy, noisy animals who will not leave.
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The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo
by Laura Murray
When the gingerbread man gets separated from his class during a field trip to the zoo, he uses his teacher's animal scavenger hunt clues to find his way back to them.
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Madeline Finn and the Library Dog
by Lisa Papp
A little girl who does not like to read but who wants very much to earn a gold star from her teacher practices her skills by reading out loud to the library dog, who never minds when she gets stuck, makes mistakes or takes her time while figuring out words.
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This is My Book
by Mark Pett
The author explains how to make a book with the help of a panda he has drawn--who has his own ideas about how to make a book. Includes a flap, a pull tab, and a pop-up image.
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The Bear Who Wasn't There
by LeUyen Pham
When Bear cannot be seen in the pages of his own book, his animal friends embark on a determined search to find him, but Duck is unconcerned about Bear's absence and seems to be trying to steal the show for himself! By the creator of All the Things I Love About You.
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Are We There Yet?
by Dan Santat
Enduring a boring car ride that makes him feel like time is going backward, a little boy is astonished to find himself traveling back to the times of Colonial America, ancient Egypt, the dinosaur era and other historical periods. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of The Adventures of Beekle.
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Schnitzel: A Cautionary Tale for Lazy Louts
by Stephanie Shaw
A lazy apprentice to a famous wizard purchases a vacuum cleaner from a mysterious door-to-door salesman in the hope of lessening his work only to encounter unexpected problems, in a whimsical retelling of the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice" tale.
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The Monster Next Door
by David Soman
Forging a fast friendship, a boy and his new monster neighbor share games and adventures from adjacent tree houses until the monster's overly loud tuba playing challenges their bond. By the illustrator of the Ladybug Girl series.
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They All Saw a Cat
by Brendan Wenzel
In simple, rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world, and all the other creatures see and acknowledge the cat
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Nanette's Baguette
by Mo Willems
A plucky young heroine embarks on her first big solo trip to the bakery, wondering which choices she should make through a series of whimsical rhymes. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
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Wolf Camp
by Andrea Zuill
Heading to Wolf Camp for an exciting week where he can get in touch with his wild side, Homer the dog joins his fellow campers as they howl, track, hunt and eat bad food while managing mild feelings of homesickness. A first picture book.
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