The Children’s Book Council, in association with Every Child a Reader, announced the winners of the third annual Children’s Choice Book Awards at a gala in New York City last evening.
Children across the country voted for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at Book Week Online, casting over 115,000 votes.
Below are the finalists and winners. I think this is exciting for kids to know they have a voice in sharing their favorite books!
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
* The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley (Marshall Cavendish)
* Lulu the Big Little Chick by Paulette Bogan (Bloomsbury USA)
* Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban, illustrated by Henry Cole (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
* The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster)
* Opposnakes by Salina Yoon (Little Simon/Simon & Schuster)
Winner: Lulu the Big Little Chick by Paulette Bogan (Bloomsbury USA)
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
* The Book That Eats People by John Perry, illustrated by Mark Fearing (Tricycle Press)
* Coretta Scott by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins)
* Gonzalo Grabs the Good Life by Janice Levy, illustrated by Bill Slavin (Eerdmans)
* Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf/Random House)
* Oceanology by Ferdinand Zoticus deLessups (Candlewick)
Winner: Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf/Random House)
Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
* The Adventures of Benny by Steve Shreve (Marshall Cavendish)
* Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)
* Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca (Atheneum/Richard Jackson/Simon & Schuster)
* Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee, Sam Hart, and Artur Fujita (Candlewick)
* Zoobreak by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Press)
Winner: Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)
Teen Choice Book of the Year
* Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Book 4) by Richelle Mead (Razorbill/Penguin)
* Blue Moon (The Immortals, Book 2) by Alyson Noel (St. Martin’s Griffin/Macmillan)
* Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
* City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, Book 3) by Cassandra Clare (McElderry/Simon & Schuster)
* Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic Press)
Winner: Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
Author of the Year
* Suzanne Collins for Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) (Scholastic Press)
* Carl Hiaasen for Scat (Knopf/Random House)
* Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw and Dog Days (Amulet Books/Abrams)
* James Patterson for Max (A Maximum Ride Novel) (Little, Brown)
* Rick Riordan for The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians Book 5) (Disney Hyperion)
Winner: James Patterson for Max (A Maximum Ride Novel) (Little, Brown)
Illustrator of the Year
* Peter Brown for The Curious Garden (Little, Brown)
* Robin Preiss Glasser for Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire! (HarperCollins)
* Victoria Kann for Goldilicious (HarperCollins)
* Susan Roth for Listen to the Wind (Dial/Penguin)
* David Soman for Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy (Dial/Penguin)
Winner: Peter Brown for The Curious Garden (Little, Brown)
Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners!
From The Children’s Book Council website:
The CCBA program, launched in 2008, was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read more and cultivate a love of reading.
About the CBC:
The Children’s Book Council, established in 1945, is the nonprofit trade association of publishers of trade books for children and young adults in the United States. The CBC promotes the use and enjoyment of trade books for young people.
