2013 Illinois Monarch Award

The 2013 Monarch Award Illinois’ Grades K-3 Readers’ Choice Award

Sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association

Naomi MellendorfLibrary Information Specialist

Robert Crown Elementary School

Wauconda, Illinois

Ant and Grasshopperby Luli Gray

While he stocks up for the winter, Ant is annoyed by Grasshopper's singing and dancing all summer long, but soon realizes there is value in having fun.

Naomi Mellendorf, District #118, December 2012

Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapesby Margie Palatini

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.


Where in the Wild? Camouflaged Creatures Concealed…and Revealed

by Nic Bishop

Poems with clues prompt readers to guess the identities of ten camouflaged animals, revealed in gatefolds, and fact pages present information on each species, discussing their camouflage and life cycles.


Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gumby Meghan McCarthy

A collection of amusing historical facts on the invention of bubble gum.


Clemente! by Willie Perdomo and Bryan Collier

A little boy named Clemente is proud to learn about the life, career, and charitable work of his namesake, baseball great Roberto Clemente, the first Latin American player inducted into the Hall of Fame.


Bink & Gollieby Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.


The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapowby Joanne Ryder

Ten funny rhyming stories for beginning readers.


How Rocket Learned to Readby Tad Hills

A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the alphabet.


That Cat Can’t Stayby Thad Kramesky

A dad's patience is pushed to the limit by his cat-loving wife and her penchant for adopting stray cats, but after he gives in to the first one, four more take over his favorite chair and he decides it is time to adopt a puppy from the pound.


Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoesby Andrew Clements

Pete the cat moves, grooves, and sings while exploring the different parts of school.


Even Monsters Need Haircutsby Matthew McElligott

At night under a full moon, a boy operates a barber shop full of monsters.


A Sick Day for Amos McGeeby Philip C. Stead

Zookeeper Amos McGee, who is adored by all the animals, gets some unexpected guests while home sick one day.


The Circus Shipby Chris Van Dusen

A circus ship has an accident off the coast of Maine which leaves the animals stranded, but they are soon taken in by the citizens of a small island who grow fond of the new residents and fight to protect them.


Art & Maxby David Wiesner

Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.

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We Are in a Book!by Mo Willems

Piggie realizes that she and Gerald the elephant are in a book and that she can make the reader say words, but when Gerald comes to understand the danger of the book ending, Piggie comes up with a solution to get the reader to keep reading.


Frankie Pickle and the Closet of DoomEric Wight

Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty.


Blackoutby John Rocco

Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on.


Night Flight : Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlanticby Robert Burleigh with paintings by Wendell Minor

An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.


The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos and illustrated by Rafael López

A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text.


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