The children of Missouri have spoken, selecting “10 Little Ninjas,” written by Miranda Paul and illustrated by Nate Wragg, as the winner of the 2017 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award. Over 18,000 preschoolers and kindergartners participated this year, and “10 Little Ninjas” snuck past “Still a Gorilla!” and “Frog on a Log,” the second and third place winners, to claim ninja victory.Want to read more potential Missouri Building Block Award books? The 2018 Missouri Building Block Award nominees have just been announced. The nominees are:
- “The Giant Jumperee” written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
- “I Got a New Friend” by Karl Edwards
- “Barnacle Is Bored” by Jonathan Fenske
- “Plankton Is Pushy” by Jonathan Fenske
- “Go Sleep in Your Own Bed” written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Lori Nichols
- “A Good Day for a Hat” written by by T. Nat Fuller and illustrated by Rob Hodgson
- “Pug Meets Pig” written by Sue Lowell Gallion and illustrated by Joyce Wan
- “Carrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship” by Morag Hood
- “Spunky Little Monkey” by written Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson and illustrated by Brian Won
- “Everybunny Dance!” by Ellie Sandall
