Garden State Book Awards

2006 Nominees

Easy to Read Series

Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery.

Cam helps her friend Eric when he misplaces his permission slip to go on the school field trip.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Biscuit's Big Friend.

Biscuit, a little puppy, and Sam, a big dog, play together despite their difference in size.

Cazet, Denys. Minnie and Moo: The Night of the Living Bed.

Minnie's barnyard friends find a way to make her feel better when a bad dream upsets her and sends her bed rolling into town on Halloween night.

Guest, Elissa Haden. Iris and Walter: The School Play.

Iris is devastated when she has to miss being in her first school play because she is sick.

Krensky, Stephen. Lionel's Birthday.

Lionel counts down the days to his birthday party by making a time capsule and by letting his sister know what he wants for a present.

Mills, Claudia. Gus and Grandpa Go Fishing.

Gus goes fishing for the first time and receives expert guidance from his grandfather.

Ruelle, Karen Gray. Mother's Day Mess.

Harry and Emily's plans to give their mother a perfect Mother's Day run into some unexpected difficulties.

Rylant, Cynthia. Henry & Mudge & the Tall Tree House: The 21 st Book of Their Adventures.

Henry is excited when his Uncle Jake builds him a tree house but worries that his dog Mudge will not be able to enjoy it with him.

Rylant, Cynthia. The High-Rise Private Eyes: The Case of the Fidgety Fox.

When the fluffy dice of Melvin the bus driver turn up missing, Bunny and Jack, two animal detectives, investigate the case.

Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Owl Express.

While traveling on the train to San Francisco with his cousin Olivia's owl , Nate the Great and his dog Sludge must use all of their detective skills when the owl suddenly disappears.

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig and the Awful, Scary Monster.

Amanda the pig sees monsters at night, but her parents and her brother find different ways to convince her that there are no monsters.