Willow, illustrated by Cyd Moore
Voting for the finalists is now open. Children and teens are able to cast their vote for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and online until Sunday, May 3, 2009. Close to 15,000 children and teens from around the US spent months reading and evaluating books submitted by publishers. The five favorite books published in 2008 in each of these categories are open for a nation-wide vote in March and April 2009 in each of four grade categories: K-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, and Teen as well as Favorite Author, and Favorite Illustrator. The winner in each category will be named at a gala during Children's Book Week on May 12th, 2009 in New York City as part of Children's Book Week (May 11-17, 2009), the oldest national literacy event in the United States.
To enhance the awareness of the awards, the Children's Book Council is working with JacketFlap again this year to create a Children's Choice Book Awards Widget, which you can see below:
The Widget displays a different finalist book every time it loads on a web site or blog, and there are links where people can learn more about the books and the nominees or click to vote. You can get the Widget for your own blog or web site here:
http://www.jacketflap.com/widgets/widget.asp?widgetname=cbc2
Please spread the word to children so they can vote. Remember, voting ends May 3, 2009!
Tracy
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1 comment:
Hi Tracy,
I called my local Barnes & Noble store to see if they are participating in the Children's Book Award program, and the manager informed me that he didn't know how to get involved. I think it would be so much fun to stir up interest within the community's bookstores, instead of simply having my kids vote online. Is there any information that you could share so that our area bookstores can get in on the fun?
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