From: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav_at_bankstreet.edu>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:46:37 -0500

Not to take away from the Children's Book Council but theirs is not the only "National Children's Choice Award" The Irma Simonton Black & James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature is an award for a picture book chosen by children. From a long list of 16 selected by educators and reviewers, the children narrow the list to the four finalists.

The Bank Street College of Education, in partnership with School Library Journal, is inviting any librarian or teacher of first and second graders to read aloud and discuss the four finalists and to submit their children's votes for the best picture book of the year. (yes, booksellers too)

Previously this process was limited to Bank Street College School for Children students and the 2,500 children in our cooperating schools. For the first time with the help of School Library Journal, any school librarian or teacher who teaches 1st and 2nd graders, who wishes to participate can register at

a_simonton.html.csp

The four finalists are How Rocket Learned To Read (Random, 2010) by Tad Hills Children Make Terrible Pets (Little, Brown, 2010) by Peter Brown A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea (S & S, 2010) by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Dust Devil (Random, 2010) by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Paul Zelinsky, a companion to Swamp Angel (Dutton, 1994)

My curriculum guide can be found at http://www.bankstreet.edu/libraryhome/

Any questions? Just e-mail me at school.

Lisa

Lisa Von Drasek Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education School for Children Pre-K- 8 610 West 112th St NY NY 10025

lisav_at_bankstreet.edu

212 875 4452

Lisa Von Drasek Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education School for Children Pre-K- 8 610 West 112th St NY NY 10025

lisav_at_bnkst.edu

212 875 4452
Received on Thu 03 Mar 2011 07:46:37 AM CST