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BUILDING BLOCK AWARD
We're excited to announce the winner of the 2024 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award. NO Is All I Know! by Chris Grabenstein and illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
Here are the top five titles:
1. NO Is All I Know! by Chris Grabenstein - 2,036
2. Problem Solved by Jan Thomas - 1,552
3. Mister Kitty is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli - 1,408
4. I Am Stuck by Julia Mills - 1,307
5. The Best Bad Day Ever by Marianna Coppo - 1,222
The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, sponsored and selected by the Youth Services Community of Interest (YSCI), is presented annually to the author and illustrator of the picture book voted most popular by preschool children in Missouri's public libraries and is designed to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten age.
Designed to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten age, the award was first given in 1996. Parents and other caregivers are encouraged to read aloud to children from a list of ten titles selected annually by a group of Missouri children's librarians. Colorful posters, bookmarks, activity sheets, and a manual of great ideas add to the fun.
See the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Procedures and the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Committee Handbook in Appendix G of the MLA Handbook for details.
Awards Chair: Ariel Doggendorf (adoggendorf@slcl.org)
Members of the Building Block Award subgroup of YSCI are listed on the YSCI page.
Nominate picture book for the 2026 Missouri Building Block Award
Have you found an excellent read-aloud book for young children birth-kindergarten? Both fiction and non-fiction titles can be nominated. We are looking for books with the qualities of a great read-aloud, such as rich vocabulary, flowing language, and engaging illustrations.
All nominations must be published within the last two years (December 2023 - November 2025).
Holiday books do not qualify. Please limit your submissions to your top 10 favorites!
2025 Nominees (Click TITLE for activity sheets):
Title Author Illustrator Towed by Toad Awan, Jashar Awan, Jashar Ploof Clanton, Ben Musser, Any Chou I Live in a Tree Trunk Fleming, Meg Scott, Brandon James Dig, Dig, Dinosaur Goswami, Anjali Li, Maggie Just One Flake Jonker, Travis Jonker, Travis Mr. Fox's Game of No LaRochelle, David Wohnoutka, Mike The Quiet Forest Offsay, Charlotte Cushman, Abi Peg Gets Crackin' Renfro, Jo Renfro, Jo Simon and the Better Bone Tabor, Corey Tabor, Corey Bear's Lost Glasses Timmers, Leo Colmer, David
Click here to vote for your favorite!
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