Building Block Nominees 1996-2014
1996
How the Ostrich Got a Long Neck Verna Aardema
Small Green SnakeLibba Moore Gray
The Biggest Boy Kevin Henkes
An Extraordinary Egg Leo Lionni
Max Found Two Sticks Brian Pinkney
Shoes Like Miss Alice’s Angela Johnson
This is the Farmer Nancy Tafuri
Pigsty Mark Teague
Hi!Ann Herbert Scott
Splash, Splash Jeff Sheppard
1997
I Heard Said the Bird Polly Berrien Berends
Snowballs Lois Ehlert
My Cats Nick and Nora Isabelle Harper
Our New Puppy Isabelle Harper
When I Was Five Arthur Howard
Nanta’s Lion Suse MacDonald
Jeremy’s Muffler Laura F. Neilsen
Hallo-Weiner Dav Pilkey
Hi, Pizza Man! Virginia Walter
Tuck in the Pool Martha Weston
1998
Little Cloud Eric Carle
Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do Eileen Christelow
Time To Sleep Denise Fleming
Who Wakes Rooster? Clare Hodgson Meeker
Cock-A-Doodle-Moo! Bernard Most
Mouse Mess Linnea Riley
Contrary Bear Phyllis Root
A Friend For Minerva Louise Janet Morgan Stoeke
Bunny Cakes Rosemary Wells
McDuff Moves In Rosemary Wells
1999
Good Night, Baby Bear Frank Asch
My Backpack Eve Bunting
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens Denise Fleming
Oh, Tucker Steven Kroll
Winter Lullaby Barbara Seuling
Teeny, Tiny Mouse: A Book About Colors Laura Leuck
I Can’t Take You Anywhere Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
What Mommies Do Best, What Daddies
Do BestLaura Numeroff
No, David David Shannon
McDuff and the Baby Rosemary Wells
2000
Baby Bird’s First Nest Frank Asch
Circle Song Diana Engel
Bark, George Jules Feiffer
That Toad is Mine Barbara Hazen
Sweet Dreams Kimiko Kajikawa
Quiet, Wyatt Bill Maynard
Boomer’s Big Surprise Constance W. McGeorge
Little Bunny’s Sleepless Night Carol Roth
My Big Dog Janet Stevens
For Pete’s Sake Ellen Stoll Walsh
2001
Oh, My Baby, Little One Kathi Appelt
Otis Janie Bynum
Click, Clack Moo Doreen Cronin
Seals on the Bus Lenny Hort
What Do You Love? Jonathan London
Two Cool Coyotes Jillian Lund
Night Shift Daddy Eileen Spinelli
What Dads Can’t Do Douglas Wood
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Jane Yolen
My Dog Toby Andrea Zimmerman
2002
Farm Flu Teresa Bateman
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car Eileen Christelow
Chicken Chickens Valeri Gorbachev
Sit, Truman Dan Harper
Hoodwinked Arthur Howard
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?Bonnie Lass
Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus Julie Markes
Widget Lyn McFarland
Bear Came Over to My House Rick Walton
Max Cleans Up Rosemary Wells
2003
Giggle, Giggle Quack Doreen Cronin
Muldoon Pamela Duncan Edwards
One Rainy Day Valeri Gorbechev
Which Hat Is That? Anna Grossnickle Hines
Mabela the Clever Margaret Read MacDonald
Huge Hog Is a Big Pig Francis X. McCall
Bob Tracey Campbell Pearson
Little School Bus Carol Roth
Duck on a Bike David Shannon
Unlovable Dan Yaccarino
2004
Snowmen at Night Caralyn Buehner
One-Dog Canoe Mary Casanova
Bubble Bath Pirates Jarret Krosoczka
Just Ducky Kathy Mallat
Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash Irene O’Garden
Tippy Toe Chick Go George Shannon
One Dark Night Lisa Wheeler
Bear Wants More Karma Wilson
Frog in the Bog Karma Wilson
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? Jane Yolen
2005
I Like Myself Karen Beaumont
Serious Farm Tom Egan
Who Will Tuck Me In Tonight? Carol Roth
A Wild Cowboy Dana K. Smith
She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain Philemon Sturges
Little Quack Lauren Thompson
If I Were A Lion Sarah Weeks
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum Lisa Wheeler
Knuffle Bunny Mo Willems
The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog Mo Willems
2006
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More Karen Beaumont
A Boy And His Bunny Sean Bryan
Llama, Llama Red Pajama Anna Dewdney
Bed Hogs Kelly DiPucchio
BittlePatricia MacLachlan
We’ve All Got Bellybuttons David Martin
Piggy and Dad Go Fishing David Martin
Alice the Fairy David Shannon
He Came With The Couch David Slonim
Leonardo the Terrible MonsterMo Willems
2007
Starry Safari Linda Ashman
Move Over, Rover Karen Beaumont
Splendid Friend Indeed Suzanne Bloom
Dooby, Dooby Moo Doreen Cronin
Wiggle Doreen Cronin
Cha-Cha Chimps Julia Durango
Snowball Fight Jimmy Fallon
Looking for a Moose Phyllis Root
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She
Was Extinct Mo Willems
Sakes Alive a Cattle Drive Karma Wilson
2008
Ivan the Terrier Peter Catalanatto
Llama Llama Mad at Mama Anna Dewdney
Perfect Nest Catherine Friend
Badger’s Fancy Meal Keiko Kasza
Sally and the Some-Thing George O’Connor
Not a Box Antoinette Portis
Good Boy, Fergus! David Shannon
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean Kevin Sherry
Bear Feels Sick Karma Wilson
Whopper Cake Karma Wilson
2009
Bye-Bye Big Bad BullybugEd Emberley
Mail Harry to the MoonRobie H. Harris
Wolf’s ComingJoe Kulka
Ducks Don’t Wear SocksJohn Nedwidek
The Boy Who Wouldn’t ShareMike Reiss
Little HootAmy Krouse Rosenthal
Dinosaur vs. BedtimeBob Shea
Duck SoupJackie Urbanovich
The Pigeon Wants a PuppyMo Willems
A Dog Needs a BoneAudrey Wood
2010
I Can Do It Myself!Diane Adams
The Great Dog WashShellie Braeuner
Put It on the ListKristen Darbyshire
The Pout-Pout FishDeborah Diesen
The Birthday PetEllen Javernick
Are You a Horse?Andy Rash
Duck! Rabbit!Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Princess PigEileen Spinelli
Can You Make a Scary Face?Jan Thomas
Rhyming Dust BunniesJan Thomas
2011
The Terrible Plop Ursula Dubosarsky
If You’re a Monster and You Know ItRebecca Emberley
BirdsKevin Henkes
Ready for AnythingKeiko Kasza
The Great Monster HuntNorbert Landa
For Just One DayLaura Leuck
Pete the Cat: I Love My White ShoesEric Litwin
Silly TillyEileen Spinelli
Interrupting ChickenDavid Ezra Stein
The Cow Loves CookiesKarma Wilson
2012
Mitchell’s LicenceHallie Durand
RrralphLois Ehlert
I Spy With My Little EyeEdward Gibbs
The Wonderful BookLeonid Gore
Dog in BootsGreg Gormley
Hugless DouglasDavid Melling
If You’re HoppyApril Pulley Sayre
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?Susan A Shea
Is Everyone Ready for Fun?Jan Thomas
Press HereHerve Tullet
2013
I’m BoredMichael Ian Black
Cat SecretsJef Czekaj
Who’s Who?Ken Geist
Oh No, George!Chris Haughton
It’s a Tiger!David LaRochelle
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy ButtonsEric Litwin
One Special DayLola Schaefer
Find a Cow NowJanet Stevens
Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave CowboyJan Thomas
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?Mo Willems
2014
Count the MonkeysMac Barnett
I Dare You Not to YawnHelene Boudreau
Open Very Carefully: A Book with BiteNicola O’Byrne
RibbitRodrigo Folgueira
Little Nelly’s Big BookPippa Goodhart
This Little PiggyTim Harrington
Mustache BabyBridget Heos
Moo!David LaRochelle
The Watermelon SeedGreg Pizzoli
That is NOT a Good Idea!Mo Willems