The following books were selected by the Red Clover Committee as nominees for the 2005 Red Clover Award.  Vermont students in Kindergarten through 4th grade will vote for their favorite book in April, and the results will be available here!

Boxes for Katje
written by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Stacey-Dressen McQueen

After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes.

See the Boxes for Katje project!

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
written and illustrated by Mo Willems

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer jumps to take his place-- a pigeon.

Caldecott Honor Book 2004

Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings
written by Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by Terry Widener

In the early 1900s, Alta Weiss, a young woman who knows from an early age that she loves baseball, finds a way that she can play, even though she's a girl.

How I Became a Pirate
written by Melinda Long
illustrated by David Shannon

When Jeremy Jacob sets of on a pirate adventure, he loves doing everything pirates do-- but then he finds out what they don't do.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
written and illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein

An account of French aerialist Philippe Petit's 1974 performance of high-wire tricks on a tightrope strung between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

WINNER - Caldecott Medal 2004

Mary Smith
written and illustrated by Andrea U'Ren

Early in the morning Mary Smith walks through town, waking people up by shooting at their windows with her peashooter.

My Name is Yoon
written by Helen Recorvits
illustrated by Gabi Swiatowska

Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," dislikes her name as written in English and refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and country.

Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town
written by Diane Siebert
illustrated by David Frampton

A poem describing the rise and fall of Rhyolite, a southwestern Nevada desert town which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then was deserted just a few years later.

The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig
written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
illustrated by Linda S. Wingerter

An orphan girl discovers that she shares her grandfather's gift for finding things when their clever pig disappears.

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page

Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.

Caldecott Honor Book 2004

See the What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? project!