This week is Children’s Book Week (May 10-16) and the web has been abuzz about Children’s Books. I’ve enjoyed reading posts on everyone’s favorites children’s books and will be sure to share some of ours too. In the meantime, I thought I’d share about some notable children’s books that were honored here in New York last night.
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader, Inc. (the CBC Foundation), announced the winners of the third annual Children’s Choice Book Awards last night. Children across the country voted for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at www.BookWeekOnline.com, casting over 115,000 votes.
The Children’s Choice Book Award winners are as follows:
Author of the Year
James Patterson for Max (A Maximum Ride Novel) (Little, Brown)
Illustrator of the Year
Peter Brown for The Curious Garden (Little, Brown)
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
Lulu the Big Little Chick written and illustrated by Paulette Bogan (Bloomsbury USA)
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf/Random House)
Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-so-fabulous Life written and illustrated by Rachel Renee Russell (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)
Teen Choice Book of the Year
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
Have you read any of these? What are some of your favorites?