K-2 KBA Master List 2008-2009

Badger’s Fancy Meal / Keiko Kasza.  Putnam, 2007.  ISBN: 9780399246036

Badger is bored with the same old meals, but his search for more exciting food only leads to trouble.      

Beetle Bop / Denise Fleming.  Harcourt, 2007.  ISBN: 9780152059361

Crawling with beautiful beetles, this is a spectacular celebration of bugs by a Caldecott honor winner.

Dogku / Andrew Clements; Tim Bowers, Ill.  Simon & Schuster, 2007.  ISBN: 9780689858239

A collection of Haiku describing how a stray dog is taken in and finally adopted by a family.

First the Egg / Laura Vaccaro Seeger.  Roaring Brook, 2007.  ISBN: 9781596432727

A concept book showing developmental biology.  A Caldecott honor book.

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? / Margaret McNamara; G. Brian Karas, Ill. Schwartz & Wade, 2007.  ISBN: 9780375840142 

Charlie, the smallest child in his first grade class, is amazed to discover that of the three pumpkins his teacher brings to school, the smallest one has the most seeds.

I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean / Kevin Sherry.  Dial, 2007.  ISBN: 9780803731929

A giant squid brags about being bigger than everything else in the ocean—almost.

Mind Your Manners, B. B. Wolf / Judy Sierra; J. Otto Seibold, Ill. Knopf, 2007.  ISBN: 9780375835322

When B. B. Wolf, who is now lives in the Villain Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to the library for a storybook tea, he is careful to follow the advice of his crocodile friend and impresses everyone with how polite he can be.

New Socks / Bob Shea.  Little, Brown, 2007.  ISBN: 9780316013574

Something new can change the way you look; it can change the way you feel; and, in the case of new socks, it can change the way you walk—especially if you're a chicken.

Pssst! / Adam Rex.  Harcourt, 2007.  ISBN: 9780152058173

The animals at the zoo have some unusual requests for a little girl who comes to visit.

Rainstorm / Barbara Lehman.  Houghton Mifflin, 2007.  ISBN: 9780618756391

In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day.

Toy Boat / Randall de Seve; Loren Long, Ill.  Philomel, 2007.  ISBN: 9780399243745

A toy boat gets separated from his owner and has an adventure on the high seas.

When Dinosaurs Came With Everything / Elise Broach; David Small, Ill.  Atheneum, 2007.  ISBN: 9780689869228

Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers.