Vote for your favorite book, author, and illustrator
for this year’s Children’s Choice Book Awards.
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in
association with Every Child A Reader, the CBC Foundation, hosts the
fourth annual Children’s Choice Book Awards Program with the announcement of 30 finalists in six categories. As the only national book contest in which the prize winners are kid-chosen, this year’s list of finalists represent the preferences of over 16,000 children and teens. All votes must be in by Friday. Winners will be
announced next week as part of Children’s Book Week (May 2-8, 2011). Cast your ballot here. —
The Children’s Choice Book Award categories and finalists:
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord, illustrated by Derek Anderson
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills
Little Pink Pup by Johanna Kerby
Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year:
Babymouse # 12: Burns Rubber by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door by Nick Bruel
Encyclopedia Mythologica: Gods & Heroes by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda
Finally by Wendy Mass
Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year:
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce
It’s a Book by Lane Smith
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) by Rick Riordan
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Zebrafish by Peter H. Reynolds and FableVision
Teen Choice Book of the Year:
Burned (House of Night, Book 7) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Fang (A Maximum Ride Novel) by James Patterson
Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, Book 5) by Richelle Mead
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Author of the Year:
Cassandra Clare for Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, Book 1)
Suzanne Collins for Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games)
Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Stephenie Meyer for The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Rick Riordan for The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)
Illustrator of the Year:
Robin Preiss Glasser for Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique
Loren Long for Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Nancy Tillman for Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You
David Wiesner for Art & Max
Mo Willems for Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
