SC Children's Book Award Nominees: 2008-2009
Book Title Author
Archer's Quest Linda Sue Park
Big One-oh Dean Pitchford
Bringing Ezra Back Cynthia DeFelica
Clementine Sara Pennypacker
Melvin Beederman Superhero Greg Trine
Dexter, the Tough Margaret Peterson Haddix
Drita, My Homegirl Jenny Lombard
Earth Dragon Awakes, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Laurence Yep
Feathers Jacqueline Woodson
Free Baseball Sue Corbett
Gossamer Lois Lowry
Homework Machine Dan Gutman
How to Save Your Tail Mary Elizabeth Hanson
How to Steal a Dog Barbara O'Connor
Jack Plank Tells Tales Natalie Babbitt
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo
Pompeii: Lost and Found Mary Pope Osborne
Room One: a Mystery or Two Andrew Clements
Roxie and the Hooligans Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Winners Walk Nancy Ruth Patterson
 
SC Picture Book Award Nominees                                   2008-2009
Book Title Author
17 Things I'm Not allowed to Do anymore Jenny Offill
An Egg is Quiet Dianna Hutts Aston
Big Chickens Leslie Helakoski
Chickens to the Rescue John Himmelman
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars Douglas Florian
Don't Touch My Hat James Rumford
Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor
Henry's Freedom Box Ellen Levine
Hero Cat Eileen Spinelli
 I Lost My Tooth in Africa Penda Diakite
I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track Joshua Prince
Library Lion Michelle Knudsen
Mama, I'll Give You the World Roni Schotter
Not Afraid of Dogs Susanna Pitzer
One Potato, Two Potato Cynthia DeFelice
Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School Judy Sierra
Show-and-Tell Lion Barbara Abercrombie
Superhero ABC Bob McLeod
What a Day It Was at School Jack Prelutsky
Winter is the Warmest Season Lauren Stinger