North Carolina Children’s Book Award
Totals for 2007
Junior Book Category:
A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray 6331
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook 5987
Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective 4767
The Scarlet Stockings Spy 2534
Gregor the Overlander 1710
Please Bury Me in the Library 1615
Becoming Naomi Leon 1555
Duel of the Ironclads 1426
Whales on Stilts 1357
Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path 1340
The Journey that Saved Curious George 1179
Kamishibai Man 913
Total 30,714
Picture Book Category:
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude 51,204
Bad Kitty 25,054
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More 17,505
Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom 9796
When Charlie McButton Lost Power 7298
Actual Size 7154
The Three Silly Billies 6862
Chicks and Salsa 6000
Love and Roast Chicken 5382
Snip Snap! What’s That? 4866
Dad, Jackie, and Me 4396
Sunny Boy!: The Life and Times of a Tortoise 4155
Terrific 3915
If You Decide to Go to the Moon 2166
Show Way 2075
Leaf Man 1941
Total 159,769
A grand total of 190,483 votes were cast. We had well over 500 schools to vote
and several public library systems reporting as well. Bookhive reported 386
schools and the rest were sent to me via email or fax.
Thank you for another great year!
Lisa Tucker