The Ladybug Picture Book Award is designed to promote early literacy and honor the best in recent children's picture books. A committee of children's librarians from around New Hampshire selects 10 picture book titles early in the year. Then, during Children's Book Week in November, New Hampshire children from preschoolers to those in third grade vote to select the award winner. The award is a project of the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library.

Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal		When a pair of chopsticks get separated, after some traumatic moments the two friends eventually learn to stand on their own
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds		The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett		Annabelle finds a box full of colorful yarn. After knitting a sweater for herself, Annabelle knits one for her dog. She continues to knit and knit until she transforms her dreary village into something beautiful and discovers there is still extra yarn left in the magical box.
Fantastic Flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce		Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them.
Have fun Molly Lou Melon by *Patty Lovell*		Molly Lou Melon's grandma taught her to be happy with herself no matter what, but that's not all she learned. Molly Lou heard all about how her grandma didn't have fancy store-bought toys when she was little. She made dolls out of twigs and flowers and created her own fun in her backyard. So Molly Lou does just that, proving that the best thing to play with is a huge imagination!
If all the Animals Came Inside by Eric Pinder		Illustrations and rhyming text explore the fun and mayhem that could ensue if elephants, kangaroos, bats, and more were to come inside a little boy's house.
Little Dog Lost by Monica Carnesi		On a cold winter day, a curious dog wandered onto a frozen river, and before he knew it he was traveling fast on a sheet of ice. Many people tried to help, but the dog could not be reached. Finally, after two nights and seventy-five miles, the little dog was saved by a ship out in the Baltic Sea. Based on a true story.
Over and Under the Snow by *Kate Messner*		Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter's snowy landscape in this magical book.
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers		When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things.
Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino		Owl and Rabbit are good friends and neighbors atop a hill, but when Rabbit's garden blocks Owl's view of the forest Owl builds a higher house, which prevents sunlight from reaching Rabbit's plants.