Awarded to children's books since 1992, the North Carolina Children's Book Award (NCCBA) is truly a children's book award - winners are selected by the children of the state of North Carolina! Browse our reviews of some of this year's nominees, or view a list of past winners.

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A Visitor for Bear Bonny Becker (2008) , under 40 pages Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade) Category: Humor, NCCBA, Read Aloud (This book has outstanding illustrations) Add Your Comments | Add to Booklist | Request from Library This book begins with a door and the sign “NO Visitors Allowed”. A bear lives alone and never has visitors, but one day there is a tap on his door. It is a mouse and bear tells him to go away. After closing the door, he goes back to making his breakfast, but soon finds the mouse in a bowl in his cupboard. Even though the mouse asks for some tea, the bear still makes him leave. This begins the back and forth action of the bear finding the mouse in funny places and the bear making him leave. It is annoying for the bear, but readers will think it is extremely funny! Denton’s hilarious illustrations are delightful with the use of browns, greens and pinks. Children and adults alike will be thrilled with the wonderful ending. Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library If you liked this book, you may also like:

Alfred's Nose Vivienne Flesher (2008) , under 40 pages Illustrated by Audience: Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Humor, NCCBA, Read Aloud Add Your Comments | Add to Booklist | Request from Library Have you ever not liked something about yourself? Alfred didn't like the way he looked. He had a big flat bulldog nose and a long wet tongue that just would not stay put. Sometimes ants even walked on his tongue while he napped. Although he had lots of friends, Alfred felt he needed to change his look. Alfred tried everything a bulldog could think of -- princess outfits, a cow nose and more. You'll have to read this book to see all the crazy ways Alfred tried to change his look. Reviewed by: Courtney / South County Regional Library

Splat the Cat Rob Scotton (2008) , under 40 pages Illustrated by Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade) Category: Humor, NCCBA (This book has outstanding illustrations) Add Your Comments | Add to Booklist | Request from Library Splat the Cat was anxious about his first day at school. Would he have a friend? What would his teacher be like? Splat's mother insists that he must go to school and so Splat decides to put his best friend mouse in his lunchbox. What adventures will the two have at school? Rob Scotton has illustrated each cat with a unique expression which brings the story to life. This is a great story for calming a child's anxiety about the first day of school as well as the new year. Reviewed by: Emily / South County Regional Library If you liked this book, you may also like:

The Journal of Curious Letters James Dasher (2008) , 200+ pages Illustrated by Bryan Beus Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Adventure, Fantasy, NCCBA, Science Fiction Add Your Comments | Add to Booklist | Request from Library What would you do if you received a letter saying “very frightening things are coming your way?” Tick Higginbottom just received a letter that says that! All of a sudden, he’s caught up in a mysterious, dangerous adventure – and he’s not even sure what’s going on! What he does know is that a lot of lives are depending on his ability to solve a series of puzzles he keeps getting from the mysterious “M.G.” What will happen when he solves them? Check out the first book in the Thirteenth Reality series to find out! Reviewed by: Larisa / South County Regional Library

Big Bad Wolves at School Stephen Krensky (2007) , under 40 pages Illustrated by Brad Sneed Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Fantasy, Humor, NCCBA, Read Aloud (This book has outstanding illustrations) Add Your Comments | Add to Booklist | Request from Library Rufus is an unusually happy wolf. His parents are worried about him being so carefree and decide to send him to the Big Bad Wolf Academy. All the other young wolves learn things like “huffing and puffing”, putting on disguises, and foreign languages (learning how to say “baaaaa” like a sheep). Ruff is either not interested or not very good at the activities, but he doesn’t seem to mind. Read to find out how Ruff uses one of us talents to save the wolves when it really counts. You will laugh out loud as you read this witty book and enjoy looking at the details in the clever, watercolor illustrations. A hooooowling good read. Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library If you liked this book, you may also like: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Comments from Readers armelia, age 9 from North Carolina It is a very funny book.And a big shock. brittney, age 8 from North Carolina it was a good book . i like it when you had to wooooooooooo like a wolf .