The National Book Awards
Kathryn Erskine’s acceptance speech.
Reviews of books from Six Boxes of Books.
Interviews by National Book Foundation.
Tag: chapter books for 3rd grade boys
Children’s Book Award Winners
A whole slew of children’s book awards including the Sheffield, Costa, O’Dell and Children’s Book Award.
12-year-old author of fantasy chapter book
In the case of Nancy Yi Fan, it’s clear she was born with a special gift. My 10-year-old, nearly 11-year-old brought home this book for me to blog on. (At the same age, Nancy had banged out a draft of this book and was sending it in to publishers!).
The Pharaoh’s Secret: Like The Red Pyramid But Better!
I would not say to read The Pharoah’s Secret OVER The Red Pyramid. Actually, I ‘d recommend reading both. And then compare/contrast. The Pharoah’s Curse focuses on the rare female pharaoh Hatshepsut and gives the reader insight to the court intrigue that is as fascinating, if not more so, as the Renaissance English version.
Outstanding Children’s Literature like the Newbery!
I had to look up the Carnegie Medal in Literature Award in Wikipedia. It’s another version of the Newbery with the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration aping the Caldecott. It’s all good to me but surprisingly, there is not a ton of overlap between the Newbery and Carnegie s well as the Caldecott and Kate Greenaway. There are plenty of great books out there that deserve awards!
2011 Newbery Potential Winners from Ex-Newbery Judge, Amanda Stuckmeyer
I am excited about the Newbery Awards! Amanda Struckmeyer served on the Newbery Committee that selected Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book and her list, I believe, is dead on. Here’s a link to the post that has her Mock Newbery event. But more importantly, here’s her list:
Asian Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Alvin Ho
This appealing series is a fun and funny read with great illustrations by LeUyen Pham that really make the book come alive. Look and Pham have a winning combination. Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid can have another series to dig into! Hooray for that!