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Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award, 2005-2018

Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award, 2005-2018

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2005 -- honoring excellence in children's literature

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 70 Videos
  • 29 Book Readings
  • 89 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 579 resources

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Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
  • by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
  • Multimedia Resources: 33
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    I Want My Hat Back
    I Want My Hat Back
  • by Jon Klassen
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    This Is Not My Hat
    This Is Not My Hat
  • by Jon Klassen
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
    Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
  • by Mo Willems
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
    After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
  • by Dan Santat
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
    Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
  • by Carmen Agra Deedy and Michael Allen Austin
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
    Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
  • by Mo Willems
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2013)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    That Is NOT a Good Idea!
    That Is NOT a Good Idea!
  • by Mo Willems
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
    Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
  • by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, The
    The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
  • by Mo Willems
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Robot Zot!
    Robot Zot!
  • by Jon Scieszka and David Shannon
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Night Gardener, The
    The Night Gardener
  • by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Big Mean Mike
    Big Mean Mike
  • by Michelle Knudsen and Scott Magoon
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Wild About Books
    Wild About Books
  • by Judy Sierra and Marc Brown
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2005)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Library Lion
    Library Lion
  • by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Shh! We Have a Plan
    Shh! We Have a Plan
  • by Chris Haughton
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Blizzard
    Blizzard
  • by John Rocco
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2015)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Nic Bishop Spiders
    Nic Bishop Spiders
  • by Nic Bishop
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Sparkle Boy
    Sparkle Boy
  • by Lesléa Newman and Maria Mola
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Mail Harry to the Moon
    Mail Harry to the Moon
  • by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    What to Do about Alice?
    What to Do about Alice?
  • by Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Children Make Terrible Pets
    Children Make Terrible Pets
  • by Peter Brown
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel
    All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel
  • by Dan Yaccarino
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Firekeeper's Son, The
    The Firekeeper's Son
  • by Linda Sue Park and Julie Downing
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2005)
    Asian/Pacific American Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Ghost Catcher, The: A Bengali Folktale
    The Ghost Catcher: A Bengali Folktale
  • by Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss, and Kristen Balouch
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    7 Ate 9
    7 Ate 9
  • by Tara Lazar and Ross MacDonald
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    How Rocket Learned to Read
    How Rocket Learned to Read
  • by Tad Hills
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Nic Bishop Frogs
    Nic Bishop Frogs
  • by Nic Bishop
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Dust Devil
    Dust Devil
  • by Anne Isaacs and Paul O. Zelinsky
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Duck & Goose
    Duck & Goose
  • by Tad Hills
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2007)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
    Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas
  • by Lynne Cox and Brian Floca
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    It's Only Stanley
    It's Only Stanley
  • by Jon Agee
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2016)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals, A
    A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals
  • by Lucy Ruth Cummins
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Precious and the Boo Hag
    Precious and the Boo Hag
  • by Patricia C. McKissack, Onawumi Jean Moss, and Kyrsten Brooker
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Some Dog!
    Some Dog!
  • by Mary Casanova and Ard Hoyt
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County, The
    The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
  • by Janice N. Harrington and Shelley Jackson
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Red: A Crayon's Story
    Red: A Crayon's Story
  • by Michael Hall
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Once I Ate a Pie
    Once I Ate a Pie
  • by Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan, and Katy Schneider
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2007)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Once I Ate a Pie
    Once I Ate a Pie
  • by Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan, and Katy Schneider
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2007)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    You Will Be My Friend!
    You Will Be My Friend!
  • by Peter Brown
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Henry and the Kite Dragon
    Henry and the Kite Dragon
  • by Bruce Edward Hall and William Low
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2005)
    Jane Addams Award (Honor, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Terrific
    Terrific
  • by Jon Agee
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2006)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Penguin Story, A
    A Penguin Story
  • by Antoinette Portis
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook
    Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook
  • by Anne Vittur Kennedy
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2016)
    Zolotow Award (Commended, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
    Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
  • by Alex T. Smith
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Quackers
    Quackers
  • by Liz Wong
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Wicked Big Toddlah, The
    The Wicked Big Toddlah
  • by Kevin Hawkes
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Roasted Peanuts
    Roasted Peanuts
  • by Tim Egan
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea, A
    A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea
  • by Michael Ian Black and Kevin Hawkes
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    King of Little Things, The
    The King of Little Things
  • by Bil Lepp and David T. Wenzel
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    What Animals Really Like
    What Animals Really Like
  • by Fiona Robinson
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Sergio Saves the Game
    Sergio Saves the Game
  • by Edel Rodriguez
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad?
    Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad?
  • by Julie Middleton and Russell Ayto
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    How the Cookie Crumbled: The True (and Not-So-True) Stories of the Invention of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
    How the Cookie Crumbled: The True (and Not-So-True) Stories of the Invention of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • by Gilbert Ford
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Willa and the Wind
    Willa and the Wind
  • by Janice M. Del Negro and Heather Solomon
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2006)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    You Can Do It, Bert!
    You Can Do It, Bert!
  • by Ole Konnecke
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Sammy: The Classroom Guinea Pig
    Sammy: The Classroom Guinea Pig
  • by Alix Berenzy
    • Irma Black Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Chick-O-Saurus Rex
    Chick-O-Saurus Rex
  • by Lenore Jennewein and Daniel Jennewein
    • Irma Black Award (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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