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Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees K-2

The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed
ISBN: 9780593406380

Publication Date: 2024

Every great adventure needs a hero-or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that two tellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice. What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don't. Even. Rhyme. Knights riding rockets? Dancing pirates? Who's ever heard of a fire-breathing armadillo?! But when this big brother realizes his sister just might be improving his yarn-and doing it with an impressive surprise of her own-it's clear what you do with an interrupting sibling. You share the narrative! Turns out adventure is way more fun when you build it together, rhyme by daring rhyme.
Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise by Bette Westera
ISBN: 9780802856357

Publication Date: 2024

In this lively book of poetry, antonym pairs introduce thirty-two members of the animal kingdom. Each spread presents the voices of two unique creatures: are you more With bold, vibrant art and amusing free verse, this collection is a memorable way to explore vocabulary, opposites, and animal traits with young readers. Every flip of the page brings a new set of faces--and another chance to laugh.
Itty Bitty Betty Blob by Constance Lombardo
ISBN: 9781662640148

Publication Date: 2024

Itty Bitty Betty Blob prefers dancing, rainbows and cute furry creatures instead of scaring. On her way to Monster school picture day, she practices being monstery until she makes a discovery and new friends with ideas that just feel right.
Katie, Big and Strong by Jennifer Cooper
ISBN: 9781728267814

Publication Date: 2024

This is the true story of a woman who was beautiful not despite her size and strength, but because of them.
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin
ISBN: 9781339023274

Publication Date: 2024

Millie Fleur La Fae is new in Garden Glen, and she plans to plant her garden of strange and sometimes dangerous plants, but the town garden club does not approve of her and wants to tear it down.
The Quacken by Justin Colon
ISBN: 9781665922487

Publication Date: 2024

Lurking in the lake at Cucumonga Campground is a fearsome and frightening creature. Legend says that it swallows kids, canoes, and even whales whole. But all Hector sees are cute, cuddly, quacking ducks. Until he breaks the campground's most important rule--Don't Feed the Ducks--and releases...the Quacken.
The Soil in Jackie's Garden by Peggy Thomas
ISBN: 9781948898164

Publication Date: 2024

Jackie and her garden friends embrace the joys of planting a garden, nurturing and harvesting their own food, and recycling scraps to compost, ensuring that the magical cycle of growth and sustainability continues anew.
Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor
ISBN: 9780063275560

Publication Date: 2024

When one question turns happy catfish Ursula's world upside down, she learns to find confidence in seeing the world her own way, in this innovative, flipped-format picture book that encourages readers to embrace their individuality.
We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
ISBN: 9781774882023

Publication Date: 2024

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human.
When Beavers Flew by Kristen Tracy
ISBN: 9780593647523

Publication Date: 2024

Tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how Elmo Heter saved 76 beavers from destroying a town in Idaho by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands.

Kentucky Bluegrass Awards 2025-26: Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees K-2

Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees K-2

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