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Arizona State Reading Lists

2023 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee

The Chicken Who Couldn't

Illustrated by Jan Thomas
This edition: Paper Over Board, 56 pages
Publication date: October 06, 2020
Ages: 3 - 5

After falling out of Farmer’s truck, Chicken must find his own way home in this goofy, laugh-out-loud story about overcoming obstacles and believin...

Crossings

Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals
Illustrated by Mike Orodán
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: October 13, 2020
Ages: 3 - 8

This powerful nonfiction picture book explores wildlife crossings around the world and how they are helping save thousands of animals every day.Aro...

Looking for Smile

Illustrated by Lauren Stringer
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: September 29, 2020
Ages: 0 - 8

In this sweet and gentle picture book, Bear wakes one day to find his Smile gone and enlists his friends to help him find it.Bear and Smile are alw...

Try It!

How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat
Illustrated by Giselle Potter
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 12, 2021
Ages: 3 - 8

Meet fearless Frieda Caplan—the produce pioneer who changed the way Americans eat by introducing exciting new fruits and vegetables, from baby carr...

We Disagree

This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 25, 2020
Ages: 0 - 8

A mouse and a squirrel can’t seem to agree on anything. Can they possibly be friends? Find out in this energetic picture book about acceptance and ...

2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee

Just Like Rube Goldberg

The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines
Illustrated by Robert Neubecker
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 12, 2019
Ages: 3 - 8

Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this ins...

Dry

This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: October 02, 2018
Ages: 12 - 99

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harro...

Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

(Part of Charlie Thorne)
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: September 17, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

“Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner.” —Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello’s Librar...

2021 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee

Nobody Hugs a Cactus

Illustrated by Carter Goodrich
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: April 16, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest ...