Library Collection: Monarch Award Nominees | New Lenox Public Library

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Kindergarten–3rd Grade

ISLMA Monarch Award

The Illinois School Library Media Association’s Monarch Award is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children’s books, authors and illustrators.

Return to our list of all Award-Winning Books.

Be Kind
Pat Zietlow Miller; illustrated by Jen Hill

Can I Be Your Dog?
Troy Cummings

Cute as an Axolotl: Discovering the World's Most Adorable Animals
Jess Keating; illustrations by David DeGrand

Douglas, You're a Genius!
Ged Adamson

Drawn Together
Minh Lê; illustrated by Dan Santat

Dreamers
Yuyi Morales

Dreamers (Video)
Yuyi Morales

The Good Egg
Jory John and Pete Oswald

How to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps
Nicola Winstanley; illustrations by John Martz

If Sharks Disappeared
Lily Williams

King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats
Dori Hillestad Butler; illustrated by Nancy Meyers

Let the Children March
Monica Clark-Robinson; illustrated by Frank Morrison

Mi papi tiene una moto
Isabel Quintero; ilustrado por Zeke Peña; traducido por Andrea Montejo

My Papi has a Motorcycle
Isabel Quintero; illustrated by Zeke Peña

My Papi has a Motorcycle (Video)
Isabel Quintero; illustrated by Zeke Peña; director, Andy T. Jones

The Night Gardener
Terry Fan and Eric Fan

A Normal Pig
K-Fai Steele

Planting Stories: the Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Anika Aldamuy Denise; illustrations by Paola Escobar

Soñadores
Yuyi Morales; traducción de Teresa Mlawer

The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal
Nick Seluk

Thank You, Omu!
Oge Mora

The Undefeated
Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Under My Hijab
Hena Khan; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel

What if...
Samantha Berger; illustrated by Mike Curato

What is Chasing Duck?
Jan Thomas