Ladybug Picture Book Award 2020

The results are in!

See how NHS students in K-3 voted in the 2020 NH Ladybug Picture Book Award

Ladybug Voting Results 2020 - Google Slides.webm

Each fall we participate in the New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award.

We will read the 10 books selected by the state committee together in class. Then, in November, we will cast our votes along with students across the state to choose the award winner.

The winning picture book will be announced at the end of the year.

2020 Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominees

Learn more about this year's nominees below

Born to Ride A Story About Bicycle Face
by Larissa Theule

Illustrated
by Kelsey Garrity-Riley

Did you know that If girls ride bikes, their faces will get so scrunched up, eyes bulging from the effort of balancing, that they’ll get stuck that way FOREVER?

That's what Louise Belinda Bellflower has been told. In 1896, bicycles are only for boys, not girls. But she is determined to prove that girls can do anything boys can do.

Learn to draw the girl and her bike with help from the illustrator
- Kelsey Garrity-Riley

Crunch the Shy Dinosaur
by Cirocco Dunlap

Illustrated
by Greg Pizzoli

How do you make friends?

What if the new friend is a brontosaurus?

It may take special care and thoughtfulness. Even a brontosaurus can feel a little shy sometimes.

Watch a trailer for the book here.

Fix That Clock
by Kurt Cyrus


The old clock tower used to stand tall and proud. Now, it’s rusty, dusty, moldy, musty. But it's also become a home to many animals.

Can the clock tower be fixed in a way that everyone can live with? Yes it can! With some careful math and touch of rhyming fun.

Fry Bread
by Kevin Noble Maillard

Illustrated
by Juana Martinez-Neal

After reading this book about family, history, culture, and traditions, new and old you might want to cook up some Fry Bread of your own.

Listen to the author read the book aloud.

Watch an interview with the author-
Kevin Noble Maillard

Home in the Woods
by Eliza Wheeler


Home is more than just a house.

When a family works together, with strength, teamwork, and a positive mindset they can create a home even when they have almost nothing at the start.

Please be aware that this book does involve the challenges a family faces after the death of a family member from cancer.

Travel Behind the Book with the author/illustrator-
Eliza Wheeler

Saturday
by Oge Mora


Do you ever make special plans for the weekend?

Have you ever made special plans and had them all go completely wrong?
Remember, it's not about the plans and special events, it's about who you spend them with that counts the most.

Listen to author/illustrator-
Oge Mora as she reads Saturday.

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep
by Eric Barclay


The sheep need protecting. Who is the best one for the job?

Sheep thinks it's her until she meets someone else who is doing the same job. Who is the best at protecting the sheep, a sheep dog or a sheep...sheep?

Listen to the story

Watch a Sheepherding demonstration at the New Hampshire Highland Games

Sulwe
by Lupita Nyong'o

Illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school.

Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.

Listen author Lupita Nyong'o read the story

There Are No Bears In This Bakery
by Julia Sarcone-Roach

When Muffin the cat hears strange noises in The Little Bear Bakery, he's on the case. But could there actually be a bear in the bakery?

Maybe you should get some tasty treats while you read and find out what happens next.

Truman
by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Illustrated
by Lucy Ruth Cimmins

How far would you go to find your best friend?

When his best friend Sarah, leaves on a bus for her first day of school, Truman the turtle has no choice but to overcome his fears to find her.