Happy Children's Book Week

May 4 – 10, 2015 is Children’s Book Week, the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country!  It’s an “annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading” and is administered by Every Child a Reader and sponsored by the Children’s Book Council.
The website has a great digital toolkit, plus books and activity guides for children of all ages.  The website also provides a host of great programs to celebrate Children’s Book Week in libraries, schools, and bookstore.
Children’s Book Week kicks off (although I don’t know if its technically done this way) with a huge event celebrating the winners of the Children’s Choice Book Awards and the Teen Choice Book Awards.  For the list of finalists and winners, check out the Children’s Book Council!
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year – Eva and Sadie and the Worst Haircut EVER! by Jeff Cohen

Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year – Kali’s Story: An Orphaned Polar Bear Rescue by Jennifer Keats Curtis

Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year – The Dumbest Idea Ever! – by Jimmy Gownley

Teen Book of the Year – The One by Kiera Cass

Children’s Choice Debut Author – The Thickety: A Path Begins by J. A. White

Teen Choice Debut Author – The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

Children’s Choice Illustrator – Sparky! by Jenny Offill

I know that about this time, I start burning out from winter and spring programming and just thinking about the amount of things that need to be done before summer, but I’d like to look at providing some programming around the Children’s Book Choice Awards next year… the kids love voting for things!