Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But that doesn’t seem to be a possibility right now. Newly orphaned, she’s moving in with the half-sister she hardly knows and their life is too chaotic to include a dog. But then something wonderful happens: Olive gets a chance to raise Lumie, a guide dog puppy. Discipline. Rules. Lots of hugs. Only the best of the best puppies continue on to become guide dogs, and of course Olive wants Lumie to be chosen. But if she is, that means that Olive will lose her.
2022-2023 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
Copyright June 16, 2020
ISBN# 978-0593113202 (HB)
Amelia does not like noise. In fifth grade, she has to learn to play an instrument or, as she sees it, make noise on purpose. To help Amelia cope, her father gives her a pair of earmuffs to wear. When she makes a new friend in trombone class, the two form an unlikely friendship that helps Amelia find a way to let in the noisy world she’s muffled for so long.
2022-2023 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Copyright October 27, 2020
ISBN# 978-1534463653 (HB)
Mr. Penguin and his Adventuring gang board a luxury cruise ship for some much-needed rest and a little entertainment. With Colin, his kung fu spider sidekick, preparing to perform with the Ladies Choir and fish finger sandwiches available twenty-four hours a day, Mr. Penguin isn’t even bothered that he can’t swim and is deeply afraid of water. When he befriends a young stowaway with a mystery of her own to solve, he soon finds that Adventures are lying in wait.
2022-2023 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.9
Published by Peachtree Publishing Company
Copyright October 1, 2020
ISBN# 978-1682632130 (HB)
Meet men who have used their God-given talents to live out their faith to the fullest. They come from a variety of backgrounds, eras, and ethnicities, but each one has answered the Lord’s call on their life in bold and innovative ways.
2022-2023 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Harvest Kids
Copyright October 6, 2020
ISBN# 978-0736981330 (HB)
Where’d My Giggle Go? follows a boy who looks all over—from the circus to the bakery to his own pocket—for his giggle. After all, “No-giggle’s no fun. No fun, no sirree. No-giggle is not the best way to be.” Then he realizes that bringing happiness to others is the best way to find it himself. As he offers smiles and hugs, helps his mom wash the dishes, plays with a friend, and gives the dog a good tickle, he feels something deep, deep within start to wiggle. And before you know it, the boy starts to giggle!
2022-2023 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Thomas Nelson
Copyright April 13, 2021
ISBN# 978-1400220670 (HB)
Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl’s parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail covered watercress as they can.
At first, she’s embarrassed. Why can’t her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family’s time in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together, they make a new memory of watercress.
2022-2023 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Neal Porter Books
Copyright March 30, 2021
ISBN# 978-0823446247 (HB)
As a three-legged dog on his own in the big city, Three does pretty well for himself. His waggly tail keeps him fed, and he meets so many different legged creatures along the way. He’s happy just the way he is, but sometimes he wonders what it’d be like to have a real home. That all changes when he wanders into the country and meets a quirky young girl and her welcoming family.
2022-2023 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Neal Porter Books
Copyright April 13, 2021
ISBN# 978-0823449231 (HB)
One tiny act of kindness can have a huge impact. Sincerely, Emerson follows eleven-year-old Emerson Weber as she writes a letter of thanks to her postal carrier, Doug, and creates a nationwide outpouring of love.
This is a story of gratitude, hope, and recognition: for all the essential helpers we see everyday, and all those who go unseen
2022-2023 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.9
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright December 8, 2020
ISBN# 978-0063066960 (HB)
