Posted by Anne W on Friday, Jun 7, 2019
Throughout the month of May, ICPL's young patrons in kindergarten through 6th grade could cast their votes for the 2019 Children's Choice Award at our voting booth in the Children's Department.
The Children's Choice Award is the only national literary award given completely by children - students in select schools across the country choose the finalists in preliminary voting, after which all kids are invited to choose from the five finalist books in their age category by marking a ballot. Kids can make their voice heard in selecting the best book for children published during the previous year!
163 total votes were cast at ICPL, and the ballots for each age category were tabulated last week. The winners are:
K-2nd grade
Grow Up, David! written and illustrated by David Shannon
3rd-4th grade
5th-6th grade
Ghost Boys written by Jewell Parker Rhodes
ICPL's totals have now been officially submitted to Every Child a Reader, the organization that administers the Children's Choice Award as well as other national literacy initiatives. When the whole country's votes are tabulated and the winners are announced in a few weeks, ICPL's patrons will have had a hand in selecting them!
Check out all of this year's nominees in each age category (and see previous winners t00) at https://everychildareader.net/choice/.
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Anne W. works in Children's Services and Collection Services. She loves to read, go on low-budget road trips (especially to camp and hike in national parks), and drink craft beer on a patio. Anne W. enjoys visiting thrift stores, but is also a minimalist. Anne W. has two daughters, a husband, and three cats. Anne W. divides her reading...
Fantasy isn’t usually my genre, but I listened to this with my kids as an audiobook in the car, and it was super cute and fun. This series is very popular with kids, and I can see why. Also I love the protagonist’s first name, Nory. So cute! Anyway, Nory can do magic, but it never goes how it’s supposed to and she ends up messing things up a lot. So she is sent by her high-achieving magic family to a special school for kids whose magic is “upside down.” There, she is finally accepted, makes loyal friends, and learns to accept herself and value her special talents. -Anne W