2008 Ladybug Nominees

The Ladybug Picture Book Award committee has chosen the nominees for the 2008 Ladybug Picture Book Award. New Hampshire children, from preschool to third grade will select the winning picture book when they vote in November 2008.

• Bebe Goes Shopping by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Steven Salerno (Harcourt, 2006)
• Dog Needs a Bone! by Audrey Wood (Blue Sky, 2007)
• Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic (HarperCollins, 2007)
• Help! A Story of Friendship by Holly Keller (Greenwillow, 2007)
• The Magic Rabbit by Annette LeBlanc Cate (Candlewick, 2007)
• The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend, illustrated by John Manders (Candlewick, 2007)
• When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach, illustrated by David Small (Atheneum, 2007)
• The Wizard by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Brandon Dorman (Greenwillow, 2007)
• Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski, illustrated by Lee Harper (HarperCollins, 2008)
• Would I Ever Lie to You? by Caralyn Buehner, illustrated by Jack E. Davis (Dial, 2007)

Voting materials will be posted on the Ladybug web page in June. If you want to get ahead of the crowd you can go ahead and order your Ladybug Stickers anytime.