South Carolina Picture Book Award

17 Things I’m Not Allowed To Do Anymore

Here are a few of the 17 Things I’m Not Allowed To Do Anymore. Staple my brother's hair to his pillow, walk backward across the pedestrian crossing, and show Joey Whipple my underpants when I do handstands in the schoolyard.

An Egg is Quiet

Describes many different kinds of eggs and how they support the lives growing inside of them.

Big Chickens

While trying to escape from a wolf, four frightened chickens keep getting themselves into the very predicaments they are trying to avoid.

Chickens to the Rescue

Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.

Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and

Paintings

A trip through our solar system in paintings and prose.

Don’t Touch My Hat

A sheriff in the Old West fights crime with the help of his lucky ten-gallon hat.

Fancy Nancy

A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.

Henry’s Freedom Box

A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

Hero Cat

A cat gives birth to a litter of kittens in an abandoned building that catches fire while she is out searching for food.

I Lost My Tooth In Africa

While visiting her father's family in Mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.

I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track

Jack, a railroad switchman, frantically tries to save an ant who is heading east on a westbound track, straight into the path of an oncoming freight train.

Library Lion

A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Mama, I’ll Give You the World

At Walter's World of Beauty, Luisa's secret plans are underway to create a very special birthday celebration for her hard-working, single mother who is employed there as a stylist.

Not Afraid of Dogs

Young Daniel must confront his fear of dogs when his mom agrees to dog-sit his aunt's pet.

One Potato, Two Potato

A very poor, humble couple live so simple a life they share everything, until the husband discovers a pot with magical powers buried under the very last potato in the garden.

Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School

A girl sends off for "Professor Swami's Super Slime" to use as her science fair project and then has to cope with the funny disaster that follows.

Show and Tell Lion

When Matthew has nothing for show-and-tell one day, he tells the class that he has a lion living at his house, but when his classmates want to come see it he must decide what to do.

Superhero ABC

Humorously-named superheroes such as Goo Girl and The Volcano represent the letters of the alphabet from A to Z.

What a Day It Was at School

A collection of poems on such facets of a day at school as heavy backpacks, spelling tests, art and music, the nurse's office, and the cafeteria.

Winter is the Warmest Season

A child describes pleasant ways to stay warm during the winter, from sipping hot chocolate and eating grilled cheese sandwiches to wearing wooly sweaters and sitting near a glowing fireplace.