Children’s Choice Book Awards

Kids and teens can vote for the 7th Annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards from March 25 through May 12th for their favorite author, illustrator, and book of the  year.  This is the only national award created where winning titles are selected by children and teens.  Vote by visiting the Children’s Choice Book Awards website!  Many states have their own unique awards, but this is the only national award – which is pretty cool!  Kids love taking charge of their own choices and what a great way to get kids interested in books.  I’m thinking this would be a great program for next year, when I have a little time to plan.  Take a look at the finalists in each category:

Illustrator of the Year
Oliver Jeffers, The Day The Crayons Quit
Victoria Kann, Emeraldalicious
James Dean, Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus
Anna Dewdney, Llama Llama and the Bully Goat
Grace Lee, Sofia the First: The Floating Palace

Author of the Year
Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
Rick Riordan, The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, Book 4)
Veronica Roth, Allegiant
Rush Limbaugh, Rush Revere and The Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans
Rachel Renee Russell, Dork Diaries 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang
Alphabet Trucks by Samantha R. Vamos, illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke
Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier
Chamelia and the New Kid in Class by Ethan Long

Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
Bean Dog and Nugget: The Ball by Charise Mericle Harper
Cougar by Stephen Person
The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh
Bugs in My Hair! by David Shannon

Fifth to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
Prince Puggly of Spud by Robert Paul Weston
Lawless: Book 1 by Jeffrey Salane
National Geographic Kids Myths Busted! by Emily Krieger, illustrated by Tom Nick Cocotos
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli
Battling Boy by Paul Pope

Teen Book of the Year
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices) by Cassandra Clare
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey