tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90092830663376369412024-03-15T21:09:46.940-04:00North Carolina Children's Book AwardThe North Carolina Children's Book Award program is a children's choice program designed to introduce children to current children's literature and to instill a love of reading. The award is sponsored by the North Carolina Library Association's Youth Services Section and supported by school and public librarians across the state.J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-81393515896468057042024-03-01T01:19:00.005-05:002024-03-10T21:28:15.567-04:002024 Voting is OPEN!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">It's time for kids to vote for their favorite books!</span> </p><p>Kids may vote online, through their school librarians, or at their
public library.</p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">The deadline for
voting is April 12, 2024.</span></b><br /></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kids read or listen to at least 5 of the <b>Picture Book Nominees</b>, then VOTE - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewgdh6Buh9QikJjEQIG4WAfvdVgz_45fSEPSCIY_8si8ahVA/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
(If you still need to read the nominees, please go to the <a href="https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2024-picture-book-nominees.html" target="_blank">2024 Picture Book Nominees</a> tab.)</p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kids read or listen to at least 3 of the <b>Junior Book Nominees</b>, then VOTE - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJLbzJUeWu5ARMcOE5v5-xqnwX_WC6phdcLCUyNQ5slQudFQ/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
(If you still need to read the nominees, please go to the <a href="https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2024-junior-book-nominees.html" target="_blank">2024 Junior Book Nominees</a> tab.)</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">NEXT YEAR'S AWARDS: </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA1paL4yW316lXfZwyL9A0ScqhSWIH7BQn5A_lD9y5dbX2zw/viewform" target="_blank">Submit your favorites for 2025</a></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">Kids should use <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA1paL4yW316lXfZwyL9A0ScqhSWIH7BQn5A_lD9y5dbX2zw/viewform" target="_blank">THIS FORM</a>. This is not where kids should vote for this year's award. <br /></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Librarians/Teachers:</b> please submit the votes you collected from your students/patrons using the Librarian Vote Tally Form located on the <a href="http://nccba.blogspot.com/p/librarianteacher-resources.html" target="_blank">Librarian/Teacher Resource page</a></span></span>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-6318738551577542952023-12-15T01:31:00.000-05:002023-12-15T01:31:55.827-05:002023 Winners Accept Awards<p>Vanessa Roeder accepts the 2023 North Carolina Children's Picture Book Award for <i>The Box Turtle.</i> </p>
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<p>Gordon Korman accepts the 2023 North Carolina Children's Junior Book Award for <i>Unplugged.</i> </p>
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J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-18064868104775829922023-11-01T00:00:00.000-04:002023-11-01T00:00:36.246-04:00Favorites for 2025<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA1paL4yW316lXfZwyL9A0ScqhSWIH7BQn5A_lD9y5dbX2zw/viewform" target="_blank">Submit your favorite for 2025</a></b></span></p><p>We are collecting the titles of your favorite books published in the past three years for the 2025 North Carolina Children's Book Awards!
Nominations are submitted by the children of North Carolina in grades K-6th. Teachers
and librarians may help children enter their nominations, but no teacher or librarian should enter their own favorites. (Titles with publication dates of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)<br /></p><p>Kids may nominate more than one favorite. </p><p> </p>
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J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-41440950910439767722023-09-27T00:29:00.003-04:002024-01-03T17:27:50.401-05:00Activities for 2024 Nominees are ready!<p>We are excited to present read-alouds, book trailers, book talks and activities
for the 2024 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees.<b> Voting begins on March 1, 2024</b>. </p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l5unLl3XVYPU7EmtFR0Mt3mqc5h_09Mcf_pwRQtRsVA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">2024 Activity Booklet</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800180;"> </span> (your one resource for all of the 2024 Nominees) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qgJvhbAdQc-ZQ853ZKbmAHZLXGzyztj5/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">2024 NCCBA bookmarks</a> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwcgRjdAH-LEtEOV24GSq-xT4X3RqBjdpPtI5dPT6TThHZhkak6mJH7PR1vxmxygpDC7GOwNHFTudw01K693A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><br /><p></p><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pm6Xq6TriWJqFRgEMHeZPLBOX_hdCdSx/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">Picture Book Nominees</a> </b></span><br /></p><p>Children may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 5 of the 12 nominees. <br /></p><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>eBooks and eAudiobooks available through <a href="https://nckids.overdrive.com/collection/1487220" target="_blank">NC Kids digital library</a>.</b></span> </p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cZNKVInBK39Qk3oabwsib0grRzWFamOIyGtJ5ZS_uHQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Negative Cat Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jeTDe_MiIJ6hcJPab1g-RGqCnygRwyt7LDexVpXOmBU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Sheepish Activities</a></span></td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/15198y73tCQ" target="_blank">What Can You Do with a Rock? Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UzJgpkqyyRQGA1z5DJf_kz022k9SRr2dIftgyHMkrpY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">What Can You Do with a Rock? Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_z_jn-wwJrjijiCR96dkRzecd8VuZ9OV5Es1MN5VH8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">30000 Stitches Activities</a></span></td>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/31RqI4Kwm-s?feature=shared" target="_blank">Boy at the Back of the Class Book Trailer</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sZdFj0BlzIv8P1fK3-VTnvNuuolMlMq_ixhzxSSETX4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Dog Squad Activities</a></span></td>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Z0KW4cq7s" target="_blank">Elephant in the Room Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1epHutTLJxny5SfhgTogodz1ua4svAB8Hk6wkBokikts/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Invisible Activities</a></span></td>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvY4A4SKok" target="_blank">Last Beekeeper Book Trailer</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15YzThY0Xof8AdqRD2YI5qGF5iWKdxf6AtVbBwieSze4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Last Beekeeper Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WY9bosLpEyFyxTp2H0mSaegR89cbXVpPEPORujIXYxU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A Rover's Story Activities</a></span></td>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/PoTG4uAS3uk" target="_blank">Solimar Book Trailer</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ENQqncjYgqwZdHPfuhJjqzBxpqOG6YYvY4KYIl2n8iA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Solimar Activities</a></span></td>
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<br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-87561504504654214132023-05-31T23:00:00.000-04:002023-05-31T23:00:16.648-04:002024 NCCBA Picture Book and Junior Book NomineesWe are very pleased to announce the nominees for the 2024 North Carolina Children's Book Awards. We selected twelve titles for both lists because of possible availability issues. In order to vote in March 2024, children should read at least 5 picture book nominees and/or 3 junior book nominees. <br />
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<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pm6Xq6TriWJqFRgEMHeZPLBOX_hdCdSx/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">Annotated Picture Book list</a></b><br />
<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L5S0ZC0zArfO16Jz2XqjXO4HxTLoeMgP/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Annotated Junior Book list</a></b><br />
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>The Blue House</i></b><br />Wahl, Phoebe. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme</i></b><br />Monsen, Avery. Illustrated by Abby Hanlon. New York; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Clovis Keeps His Cool</i></b><br />Aronson, Katelyn. Illustrated by Eve Farb. Salem, MA : Page Street Kids, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Dandelion Magic</i></b><br />Farrell, Darren. Illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa. New York : Dial Books, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion</i></b><br />Shiraishi, Ashima. Illustrated by Yao Xiao. New York : Make Me a World, 2020.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>I Am Every Good Thing</i></b><br />Barnes, Derrick. Illustrated by Gordon C. James. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2020.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Jabari Tries</i></b><br />Cornwall, Gaia. Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2020.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Memory Jars</i></b><br />Brosgol, Vera. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Negative Cat</i></b><br />Blackall, Sophie. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool!</span></i></b><br />Diaz, Lucky. Illustrated by Micah Player. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Sheepish (Wolf under Cover)</i></b><br />Yoon, Helen. Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>What Can You Do With a Rock?</i></b><br />Miller, Pat Zietlow. Illustrated by Katie Kath. Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag</i></b><br />Davis, Amanda. Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. New York : WorthyKids, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>The Boy at the Back of the Class</i></b> <br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-038f24d1-7fff-80ca-bf30-5320fa75bde6" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Raúf, Onjali Q.</span>.</span></span> New York : Delacorte Press, 2020. <br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Dog Squad</i></b><br />Grabenstein, Chris. New York : Random House Children's Books, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>The Elephant in the Room</i></b><br />Sloan, Holly Goldberg. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Invisible</i></b><br />Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. Illustrated by Gabriella Epstein. New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2022. <br /><br />
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<li><b><i>The Last Beekeeper</i></b><br />Cartaya, Pablo. Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2023.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>A Rover's Story</i></b><br />Warga, Jasmine. New York : Balzer + Bray, 2022.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs</i></b><br />Ryan, Pam<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-2d47679d-7fff-20a4-3240-b45fe8d398aa" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muñoz. Los Angeles : </span></span></span>Disney Hyperion, 2022.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Stand Up, Yumi Chung!</i></b><br />Kim, Jessica. New York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Starfish</i></b><br />Fipps, Lisa. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2021.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Swim Team</i></b><br />Christmas, Johnnie. New York : Harper Alley, 2022.<br /><br />
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<li><b><i>Your Place in the Universe</i></b><br />Chin, Jason. New York : Holiday House, 2020.<br /><br />
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</div>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-82715717572640589622023-04-26T00:24:00.000-04:002023-04-26T00:24:01.356-04:002023 Picture Book and Junior Book Winners!<p>The votes have been collected and tallied! We have our winners for the 2023 North Carolina Children's Book Awards. For the complete results, please visit the <a href="https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2023-results-and-materials.html" target="_blank">2023 Results and Materials</a> page.<br /></p><p><b><i>The Box Turtle</i>, written and illustrated by Vanessa Roeder, is the winner of the picture book category with 10,421 votes.</b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1udiRSNWgvlLaYzDOq1GmAZSwz9DdCFZ4mCg1OGq4SV3tRsoROSX91WjkDEjFRvkeNwb06B9yhqp_Q4hTnh1p-KkT_euDfoKMKv-_57Z_juEW9KFs_RPuhHk3CE5j4h1aeUiqcifgDPPTFl0IxgGlG9o_0M1qbrdCrddF7dhu3FkmyUdg0pfirbbIw/s2560/turtle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1udiRSNWgvlLaYzDOq1GmAZSwz9DdCFZ4mCg1OGq4SV3tRsoROSX91WjkDEjFRvkeNwb06B9yhqp_Q4hTnh1p-KkT_euDfoKMKv-_57Z_juEW9KFs_RPuhHk3CE5j4h1aeUiqcifgDPPTFl0IxgGlG9o_0M1qbrdCrddF7dhu3FkmyUdg0pfirbbIw/s320/turtle.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /></b></div><b><br /> <i>Unplugged</i>, written by Gordon Korman, is the winner of the junior book category with 772 votes.</b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8hsZkgp4jo8XcdPBaqTix9k8oLArZwRLEEW3ifZ0ihtv9WL3YQawd86fyqxn2JuucuVoFKdF5uSGXQb0X3-K-kCXPgCgcpV281KpTaytb9N4tByoiv5U6CGv_6PjYCt6UZKLe6XBU_gmIi1EAM0qm_RGJBLRuupeP2H8v1tKLf7b5hP9pZDmAAjPhg/s500/unplugged.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8hsZkgp4jo8XcdPBaqTix9k8oLArZwRLEEW3ifZ0ihtv9WL3YQawd86fyqxn2JuucuVoFKdF5uSGXQb0X3-K-kCXPgCgcpV281KpTaytb9N4tByoiv5U6CGv_6PjYCt6UZKLe6XBU_gmIi1EAM0qm_RGJBLRuupeP2H8v1tKLf7b5hP9pZDmAAjPhg/s320/unplugged.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /></b></div><b><br /></b>We would like to thank all of the children who participated by voting in schools and local public libraries or virtually on this website. Giving kids a voice in choosing their favorites is what this award is all about so THANK YOU for voting!<p></p><p>The committee will be meeting mid-May to select the nominees for the 2024 Awards. Check back in again soon!<br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-32338779731632446602023-01-04T00:11:00.005-05:002023-01-29T22:41:03.556-05:002022 Winners Accept Awards<p>Mike Boldt accepts the 2022 North Carolina Children's Picture Book Award for <i>Bad Dog.</i> </p>
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<p>Jerry Craft accepts the 2022 North Carolina Children's Junior Book Award for <i>New Kid.</i> </p>
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J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-88820787943298373212022-11-07T23:11:00.001-05:002022-11-07T23:11:50.758-05:00Favorites for 2024 Awards<p> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUd0EkUcHKyuNx2tNBKwUmPAR9Sku-TtSOROpPb9VXsmqkbA/viewform" target="_blank">Submit your favorite for 2024</a></b></span></p><p>We are starting to collect the titles of your favorite books published in the past three years for the 2024 North Carolina Children's Book Awards!
Nominations are submitted by the children of North Carolina in grades K-6th. Teachers
and librarians may help children enter their nominations, but no teacher or librarian should enter their own favorites. (Titles with publication dates of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023)<br /></p><p>
Kids may nominate more than one favorite. </p><p><br />
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for the 2023 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees.<b> Voting begins on March 1, 2023</b>. </p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_jR0Ff1e-YQdEspzznGl1ivKF2SKwizXJegVHQhzNg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b>Activities for all 2023 Nominees </b></a></span><br /></p>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HRQNeE9v1cO6OneYLniqBbFTVdfe8G1-/view?usp=sharing">2023 Nominee flyer with covers</a> (can be used as ballot)<br />
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KRX8S7PR7XwX69vFchE6yBCkdLtQ4tAg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106562369052221167812&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">Picture Book Nominees</a> </b></span><br /></p><p>Children may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 5 of the 12 nominees. <br /></p><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>eBooks and eAudiobooks available through <a href="https://nckids.overdrive.com/collection/1376929" target="_blank">NC Kids digital library</a>.</b></span> </p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vyro7mVNpuMg1bTAfzNQ5mK2nS--Q5qcctVYARnagWY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The Box Turtle Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v0I21g64V3yzgioh4oi905S87tZ6zRMlTqkcnqXpReM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Mars! Earthlings Welcome Activities</a></span></td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/oOVlkOsBa8s" target="_blank">A Song of Frutas Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15K-cvbNl4sqa88wbjAadZm_GBS3loPllhQHe2oI8ihw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A Song of Frutas Activities</a></span></td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/aIU-Wp-CNOs" target="_blank">Watercress Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ND7Kn_TVUhNaSpJrKxpMwRNPU5KF910WOi0yin-z6lw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Watercress Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tv-XhcZykYgCzbJVHcuOxixblNkhnWsVKIs1Rx-dgNg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Amari and the Night Brothers Activities</a></span></td>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/8zKomZFZGoI" target="_blank">Clean Getaway Book Trailer</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wg1h1rLmQ9NuwGvuvUMvnt6mlTUrjPuKX5WeRrQm1W4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Flower Talk Activities</a></span></td>
<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/QCjFBu_O9Ac" target="_blank">How to Build an Insect Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gj2wrH8QLOXZCGlji6DhVMdS6lBmXcm2a4GH3a-upQY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Katie the Catsitter Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CijMETHMzOwCaNhzSqSem--TT6xTLlw86U_dzBmwR0A/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A Place at the Table Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pc45dRGwlzMi7D_mgkMzoMm9jFptR8UZKAF3BVN6NRc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Rez Dogs Activities</a></span></td>
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<br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-25843907791834556882022-05-28T00:10:00.003-04:002022-06-02T08:56:35.707-04:002023 NomineesWe are very pleased to announce the nominees for the 2023 North Carolina Children's Book Awards. We selected twelve titles for both lists because of possible availability issues. In order to vote, children should read at least 5 picture book nominees and/or 3 junior book nominees. <br />
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>The Box Turtle</i></b><br />Roeder, Vanessa.. New York : Dial Books, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng</i></b><br />Gholz, Sophia. Illustrated by Kayla Harren. Sleeping Bear Press, 2019. </li>
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<li><i><b>Dozens of Doughnuts</b></i><br />Finison, Carrie. Illustrated by Brianne Farley. G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2020. </li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Eat Your Rocks, Croc!</i></b><br />Keating, Jess. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. New York : Orchard Books, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Except Antarctica!</i></b><br />Sturgell, Todd. Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Explore, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>How to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps</i></b><br />Winstanley, Nicola. Illustrated by John Martz. Toronto, ON : Tundra Books, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>I'm Trying to Love Garbage</i></b><br />Barton, Bethany. New York : Viking Books for Young Readers, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>It Fell From the Sky</i></b><br />Fan, Terry and Eric. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Mars! Earthlings Welcome</i></b><br />McAnulty, Stacy. Illustrated by Stevie Lewis. New York : Henry Holt & Co., 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Nigel and the Moon</i></b><br />Eady, Antwan. Illustrated by Gracey Zhang. New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2022.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>A Song of Frutas</i></b><br />Engle, Margarita. Illustrated by Sara Palacios. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Watercress</i></b><br />Wang, Andrea. Illustrated by Jason Chin. New York : Neal Porter Books, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Amari and the Night Brothers</i></b><br />Alston, B.B.. New York : Balzer + Bray, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Clean Getaway</i></b><br />Stone, Nic. New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, 2020. </li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate</i></b><br />Levine, Sara. Illustrated by Masha D'yans. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>How to Build an Insect</i></b><br />Gibson, Roberta. Illustrated by Anne Lambelet. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Katie the Catsitter</i></b><br />Venable, Colleen AF. Illustrated by Stephanie Yue. New York : Random House Children's Books, 2021. </li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>A Place at the Table</i></b><br />Faruqi, Saadia and Laura Shovan. Boston : Clarion Books, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Rez Dogs</i></b><br />Bruchac, Joseph. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Skunk and Badger</i></b><br />Timberlake, Amy. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. Chapel Hill, NC ; Algonquin Young Readers, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Unplugged</i></b><br />Korman, Gordon. New York : Balzer + Bray, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Willodeen</i></b><br />Applegate, Katherine. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>A Wolf Called Wander</i></b><br />Parry, Rosanne. New York : Greenwillow Books, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>The World Ends in April</i></b><br />McAnulty, Stacy. New York : Random House Books for Young Readers, 2019.</li>
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J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-62236526184613913842022-04-30T15:50:00.000-04:002022-04-30T15:50:26.567-04:002022 Picture Book and Junior Book Winners!<p> The votes have been collected and tallied! We have our winners for the 2022 North Carolina Children's Book Awards. For the complete results, please visit the <a href="https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2022-results-and-materials.html" target="_blank">2022 Results and Materials</a> page.<br /></p><p><b><i>Bad Dog</i>, written and illustrated by Mike Boldt, is the winner of the picture book category with 13,534 votes.</b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZvIn7lLHdLoWLmXNGAZUj6SVlVYfIzfHvC2tl-8Sj6NBFuJmStTCWesX0ndCGkA37TxPkYSXjN-dtTa-6oQHI1HGuIvphXKkEr4gufgQGEDCl4-gHo5-A1cGrp38m_XR4AU0B0tQxkqLqu8ybLfpCg3CN6saY3ZTHGR4W-gsM-FloI34TS5iwQW37w/s499/bad%20dog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="389" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZvIn7lLHdLoWLmXNGAZUj6SVlVYfIzfHvC2tl-8Sj6NBFuJmStTCWesX0ndCGkA37TxPkYSXjN-dtTa-6oQHI1HGuIvphXKkEr4gufgQGEDCl4-gHo5-A1cGrp38m_XR4AU0B0tQxkqLqu8ybLfpCg3CN6saY3ZTHGR4W-gsM-FloI34TS5iwQW37w/s320/bad%20dog.jpg" width="249" /></a></b></div><b><br /> <i>New Kid</i>, written and illustrated by Jerry Craft, is the winner of the junior book category with 1,097 votes.</b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJrBV4PLlZUzd4b0cZWUzN0XqLeCuHnGh2WVcXKiHN1zlCHK0e9Rdy6NRfdVG7Z613bsiQPjZUksSzaWviJOuoKvwLrqiy-o_koqdNX57DqfPYoYTz1XRfuUaXSiB84FfWH02t00q2AKhArgpIDw50BO9uNo-m707iYNBEUcJs7Nxj8lOo9_EDBhHgw/s499/new%20kid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJrBV4PLlZUzd4b0cZWUzN0XqLeCuHnGh2WVcXKiHN1zlCHK0e9Rdy6NRfdVG7Z613bsiQPjZUksSzaWviJOuoKvwLrqiy-o_koqdNX57DqfPYoYTz1XRfuUaXSiB84FfWH02t00q2AKhArgpIDw50BO9uNo-m707iYNBEUcJs7Nxj8lOo9_EDBhHgw/s320/new%20kid.jpg" width="214" /></a></b></div><b><br /> </b>We would like to thank all of the children who participated by voting in schools and local public libraries or virtually on this website. Giving kids a voice in choosing their favorites is what this award is all about so THANK YOU for voting!<p></p><p>The committee will be meeting mid-May to select the nominees for the 2023 Awards. Check back in again soon!<br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-27667584048082526922022-03-01T15:10:00.001-05:002022-03-01T15:50:59.516-05:002022 Kid's voting is open!<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's time for kids to vote for their favorite books!</span> </p><p>Kids may vote online, through their school librarians, or at their
public library. The deadline for
voting is April 22.<br /></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kids read or listen to at least 5 of the <b>Picture Book Nominees</b>, then vote - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWKrih83HbzrLUQjk_YIYSx38_8nJu1u3tDWS2jFIvdtcN_Q/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
(If you still need to checkout the nominees, please go to the <a href="https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2022-picture-book-nominees.html" target="_blank">2022 Picture Book Nominees</a> tab.)</p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kids read or listen to at least 3 of the <b>Junior Book Nominees</b>, then vote - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO0YgDKQsRdnkuDLGCj-7lfLwkCY7Vga-MTppWA2raVtfGsg/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
(If you still need to checkout the nominees, please go to the <a href="https://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2022-junior-book-nominees.html" target="_blank">2022 Junior Book Nominees</a> tab.)</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> </p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">NEXT YEAR'S AWARDS:</span> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">Please remember we are also accepting nominations for next year's awards. Kids should use <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT96p56I7BPhl5LuJz2F4orfFU5qpehJP8vtWr9r1ClW8sdw/viewform" target="_blank">THIS FORM</a> or go to the tab at the top of the page to submit their favorites. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Librarians/Teachers:</b> please submit the votes you collected from your students/patrons using the Librarian Vote Tally Form located on the <a href="http://nccba.blogspot.com/p/librarianteacher-resources.html" target="_blank">Librarian/Teacher Resource page</a></span><br /></span></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-39315977478006895902022-02-22T21:38:00.002-05:002022-02-22T21:38:23.643-05:00Voting deadline is April 22<p> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Voting deadline for 2022 NCCBA is 5 p.m on Friday, April 22.</span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Kids will be able to vote online from March 1 - April 22, 2022. Librarians should collect votes during the month of March and submit the total votes for all titles by April 22.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Google forms for voting will be available March 1. </span> <br /></p><p></p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kids please nominate your favorite books for next year's award!</b> (Go to the Nominate 2023 tab above.)</span>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-17523035391099711172021-12-03T01:22:00.000-05:002021-12-03T01:22:20.394-05:002023 Nominations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT96p56I7BPhl5LuJz2F4orfFU5qpehJP8vtWr9r1ClW8sdw/viewform" target="_blank">NOMINATE A BOOK</a></b></span></div><p> </p><p>It's time to start nominating books for the 2022-2023 North Carolina Children's Book Awards!
Nominations are submitted by the children of North Carolina in grades K-6th. Teachers
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</p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-77277850723988160562021-09-26T14:36:00.005-04:002022-04-07T17:56:33.365-04:00Activities for the 2022 Nominees are ready!<p>We are excited to present read-alouds, book trailers, book talks and activities
for the 2022 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees.<b> Voting will begin in March 2022</b>. </p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>eBooks and eAudiobooks available through <a href="https://nckids.overdrive.com/collection/1244627" target="_blank">NC Kids digital library</a>.</b></span> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x2QH1KzXMWtTs2WXkkJTriQ9aB0Mefti/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b>2022 Activity Booklet for all Nominees </b></a></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Picture Book Nominees </b></span><br /></p><p>Children may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 5 of the 12 nominees. <br /></p><p></p>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/rLlMsfKnpLk" target="_blank">Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t0cPmoKIDLosYJpXq7qg8c7nqYlGkkKanOJuqDs3mPI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Federico and the Wolf Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18vLb3G_1oufrwOcmlMfXJHtdqZdgupPoxHx7j_Cmv04/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Just Ask! Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Lu78kJi97YTQ-8odwcatutJ0mauto8brLm2UgX4PP4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The Little Red Fort Activities</a></span></td>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zq3ghoTTOTcSDUNySm_mJZZ8nZ1L1Z0DY2cGfTSqfqA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Snail Crossing Activities</a></span></td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/TBcnULPTbVk" target="_blank">Swashby and the Sea Read-aloud</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dpcokRDiKW-_3Qk4PFq7AP_7F2CRDOK4fNEv2HVEnOQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Swashby and the Sea Activities</a></span></td>
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<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Junior Book Nominees</span></b></p><p> Children may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 3 of the 10 nominees. </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>eBooks and eAudiobooks available through <a href="https://nckids.overdrive.com/collection/1244627" target="_blank">NC Kids digital library</a>.</b></span> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m6m2hAam7ehgU1HZI1NkUwTi-EK5NJqTJUE0PEVzNy8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The Friendship War Activities</a></span></td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/IkG14U3Ag9U" target="_blank">Halfway to Harmony Book Talk</a>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B36a01Ws4IlSWBFY7QW-6n0dlLXHpEm39RVEX1ltGJY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Halfway to Harmony Activities</a></span></td>
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<br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-23553007269871078582021-08-29T21:03:00.002-04:002021-09-12T21:32:45.740-04:002021 Winners accept awards<p>Our 2021 winners won't be able to make it to the NCSLMA conference this year, but they have accepted the awards virtually! Ryan T. Higgins accepts the 2021 North Carolina Children's Picture Book Award for <i>Be Quiet!</i> and Jen Wang accepts the Junior Book Award for <i>Stargazing. </i>(The file was too big to upload so please click on the text to view Jen Wang's video.)<br /><i></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy81S0TKxXYgDaUd6qDoPae9AosmJgZZVUDnmhGi9DDQeROHcsgfHHYC2Jnv9DtHIcJ0kJgNyCCbIhUmsFTvA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj-pPI8r1LSngVQrcNdCb1QGUQADD_hvN8QoSptDQaLSawtF7GCMRhumkEjzK77QBGmnjck8xqo5Cj2g25FU4oVfxKEXgXXKYKf2DOod1NSdZ_0Wu15UVZ2anqiuORI8ZyDEM1BgYWa4/s320/image0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj-pPI8r1LSngVQrcNdCb1QGUQADD_hvN8QoSptDQaLSawtF7GCMRhumkEjzK77QBGmnjck8xqo5Cj2g25FU4oVfxKEXgXXKYKf2DOod1NSdZ_0Wu15UVZ2anqiuORI8ZyDEM1BgYWa4/s0/image0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eb1KDwok3tGaosIFuifVUOShIZfV-5q2/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Jen Wang accepts Junior Book award</a></i></div><i><br /> </i><p></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-1913389309177023942021-06-22T14:03:00.002-04:002021-06-22T14:03:29.122-04:002022 Picture and Junior Book NomineesWe are very pleased to announce the nominees for the 2022 North Carolina Children's Book Awards. Activities, read-alongs and book trailers will be ready soon! <br />
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Bad Dog</i></b><br />Boldt, Mike. New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Carl and the Meaning of Life</i></b><br />Freedman, Deborah. New York : Viking Books for Young Readers, 2019.</li>
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<li><i><b>Don’t Feed the Coos</b></i><br />Stutzman, Jonathan. Illustrated by Heather Fox. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Eye by Eye: Comparing How Animals See</i></b><br />Levine, Sara. Illustrated by T.S. Spookytooth. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Eyes That Kiss in the Corners.</i></b><br />Ho, Joanna. Illustrated by Dung Ho. New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots.</i></b><br />Rex, Michael. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Federico and the Wolf</i></b><br />Gomez, Rebecca J.. Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You</i></b><br />Sotomayor, Sonia. Illustrated by Rafael López. New York : Philomel Books, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>The Little Red Fort</i></b><br />Maier, Brenda. Illustrated by Sonia Sánchez. New York : Scholastic Press, 2018.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>On Account of the Gum</i></b><br />Rex, Adam. San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Snail Crossing</i></b><br />Tabor, Corey R.. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Swashby and the Sea</i></b><br />Ferry, Beth. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. </li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>The Friendship War</i></b><br />Clements, Andrew. New York : Random House, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Halfway to Harmony</i></b><br />O'Connor, Barbara. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2021. </li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks</i></b><br />Reynolds, Jason. Illus. Alexander Nabaum. New York : A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Mañanaland</i></b><br />Ryan, Pam Muñoz. New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>New Kid</i></b><br />Craft, Jerry. New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Not If I Can Help It</i></b><br />Mackler, Carolyn. New York : Scholastic Press, 2019.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Swish: The Slam-dunking, Alley-ooping, High-flying Harlem Globetrotters</i></b><br />Slade, Suzanne. Illustrated by Don Tate. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Twenty-one Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier</i></b><br />Gottesfeld, Jeff. Illustrated by Matt Tavares. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>When Stars Are Scattered</i></b><br />Jamieson, Victoria and Omar Mohamed. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020.</li>
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<li><b class="font14bold"><i>Where the Watermelons Grow</i></b><br />Baldwin, Cindy. New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.</li>
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J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-9347740457972866792021-04-21T00:17:00.000-04:002021-04-21T00:17:37.495-04:002021 Picture Book and Junior Book Winners<span face=""calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif , serif , "emojifont"" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">We collected almost 50,000 votes this year despite COVID restrictions and we are very happy to announce the winners of the 2021 North Carolina Children's Book Award!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Be Quiet!</i>, written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins, is the winner of the picture book category with 12,348 votes.</span></h3>
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<i>Stargazing</i>, written by Jen Wang, is the winner of the junior book category with 513 votes.</h3>
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<b>Kids</b> - please vote here or contact your school librarian to vote. </p><p> <b>Librarians</b> - please collect votes from your students and patrons then complete the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNyehxHXfI11tfJ-3Qtdc4W7YkvVjroFPua0-s-haH9hMWWA/viewform" target="_blank">vote tally form</a> by April 16.</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kids please nominate your favorite books for next year's award!</b> (Go to the Nominate 2022 tab above.)</span> <br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-42847381371223463772021-02-02T23:02:00.004-05:002021-04-11T20:41:35.930-04:002021 Voting is Open!<p><span style="font-size: large;">It's time for kids to vote for their favorite books!</span> Kids may vote online, through their school librarians, or at their public libraries (if they're open and participating.) The deadline for voting is April 16.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">KIDS:</span> <br /></p><p>If you have read or listened to at least 5 of the 10 <b>Picture Book Nominees</b>, then vote - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexPR-xuNoXYTd9_NCLCV8BFM1y8b2kT-gOW__D54zOVi2wzw/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
(If you still need to checkout the nominees, please go to the <a href="http://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2021-picture-book-nominees.html" target="_blank">2021 Picture Book Voting</a> tab.)</p>
<p>If you have read or listened to at least 3 of the 10<b> Junior Book Nominees</b>, then vote - <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcZIKuZpEcCXM3pB16d68WG3hUPCN6iqW188HCBOiqKqf4Iw/viewform" target="_blank">HERE</a>. <br />
(If you still need to checkout the nominees, please go to the <a href="http://nccba.blogspot.com/p/2021-junior-book-nominees.html" target="_blank">2021 Junior Book Voting</a> tab.)</p><br />
<p> <span style="font-size: large;">LIBRARIANS:</span> </p><p><span style="font-size: small;">Please start collecting votes from your students. Printable ballots are available or you may copy the Google form we are using to collect your students' votes online. The tally form to collect your vote totals for each title will be available March 1. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Please submit the totals for your school or library only once. The deadline for librarians to submit their vote totals is Friday, April 16.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">printable ballots: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hS8rhAlea66-Z0Y0u38PtnsyCFqcxb3f/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> picture book list ballots</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ObnHOgSMvFy2_NfB9Tbd_76imMDj_Bpe/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> junior book list ballots</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H-GX-FeECtMP50jADGbnlRnWnDQtQY9H/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"> book cover ballots</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XBqXHxBUznt4FYPLhknOyCDViA_eOJUv/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">VOTE NOW</a> printable sign</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">NEXT YEAR'S AWARDS:</span> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;">Please remember we are also accepting nominations for next year's awards through April 16. Kids should use <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkLaClf75u0B0mS0LDErpkMFdedEx4Vl5w6ehIlVie6TiKqQ/viewform" target="_blank">THIS FORM</a> or go to the tab at the top of the page to submit their favorites. </span></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-15683118666806236252020-12-20T18:32:00.002-05:002020-12-20T18:32:53.359-05:002020 Winners Accept Awards<p>We weren't able to give our winning authors their awards in person this year but we heard from them virtually! Troy Cummings accepts the 2020 North Carolina Children's Picture Book Award for <i>Can I Be Your Dog?</i> and Kelly Yang accepts the Junior Book Award for <i>Front Desk.</i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mjpL3D4KKdA" width="320" youtube-src-id="mjpL3D4KKdA"></iframe> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wHchqsF6D9k" width="320" youtube-src-id="wHchqsF6D9k"></iframe></i></div><i><br /> </i></div><i><br /> </i><br /><p></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-15504471866099023492020-11-12T11:32:00.002-05:002020-12-13T23:34:26.506-05:002021 Junior Book Nominees with activities<p></p><p>Each nominee has a book trailer, discussion questions and activities. Students may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 3 of the 10 nominees. Check for digital copies on your local public library's website (or <a href="https://nckids.overdrive.com/" target="_blank">NC Kids digital library</a>). <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-7161869414545402382020-11-12T11:31:00.000-05:002020-11-12T11:31:18.020-05:002021 Picture Book Nominees with activities<p></p><p>Each nominee has a read-aloud and enrichment activities. Students may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 5 of the 10 nominees. Check for digital copies on your local public library's website (or <a href="https://nckids.overdrive.com/" target="_blank">NC Kids digital library</a>). <br />
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J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-1175132603631789552020-11-11T21:35:00.001-05:002021-04-11T20:42:28.902-04:00Start nominating your favorites for the 2022 NCCBA awards.<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p>It's time to start nominating picture books and junior
books for the 2021-2022 North Carolina Children's Book Awards!
Nominations are generated by the children of North Carolina. Teachers
and librarians may help children enter their nominations or do it for
them, but no teacher or librarian should enter their own favorites.
That's what makes this award so special - <b>the books are nominated by
kids and then voted on by kids to get to the top two books of the year! </b> Click on "nominate a book" to get started. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkLaClf75u0B0mS0LDErpkMFdedEx4Vl5w6ehIlVie6TiKqQ/viewform" target="_blank">NOMINATE A BOOK</a></b></span><br /></p><p>
Kids may nominate more than one favorite. Nominations will be accepted until April 16, 2021.<br /></p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009283066337636941.post-2230042000986805562020-11-11T21:34:00.021-05:002020-11-12T11:29:14.842-05:002021 Activity Booklet ready!<p>The Activity Booklet for the 2021 North Carolina Children's Book Award
is ready! The link for one document with the activities for all of the 2021 award nominee is below. </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RUHoKTj2dHsO-HU4AzeP3fNRT1fXFGkSJEbo0L2nnN8/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">2021 NCCBA Activity Booklet</a></p><p>To help you find the activities for each book a little easier, there are also pages* for the picture book and junior book nominees with read-alouds/book trailers and the activities for each book in their own document. We hope this makes it easier for everyone to have fun with the 20 great kid-nominated titles this year! <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>*Unfortunately, blogger is having technical issues so we can't make them visible (yet!) In the meantime, we'll put the information in posts (since that still seems to work!)</p>J B Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04944432618868195471noreply@blogger.com0