Another Winner

Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Brimner was recently named an Orbis Pictus Honor Book by the National Council of Teachers of English.

The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children is an annual award for promoting and recognizing excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children The winner this year was Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca.

Birmingham Sunday was one of four honor books.

Among other awards won by Birmingham Sunday:

Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies awarded by the National Council for Social Studies/Children's Book Council.

Teachers’ Choice Award

Moonbeam Silver Medal
The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are presented by publishing services company Jenkins Group, Inc.

National Parenting Publications Awards: Gold Award and "Top Pick"
More here

EUREKA! Gold Award (California Reading Association)

Kirkus “Best Book” List for 2010

Chicago Public Library “Best of the Best” Book

Kansas Reading Circle “Best of the Best” Book

For more about the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award
see website.

Congratulations, Sarah Campbell!

Sarah Campbell's first children's book, Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator just keeps on winning awards. Its latest is the Mississippi Library Association's Children's Book Award.

Sarah's second book, Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature was reviewed on Book Log on July 3, 2010.

See Sarah's blog to read more about this award and keep on scrolling. Her husband, Richard, has added some stunning photographs of the outdoors we love but have to hike or climb to find. His pictures take you there. No need for insect repellant or sunscreen.

www.sarahccampbell.com/blog

Congratulations, Hester Bass!

And the winner of the


2010 SIBA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD

is


drum roll, please...

THE SECRET WORLD OF WALTER ANDERSON by Hester Bass, illustrated by E. B. Lewis, Candlewick, 2009


Reviewed here on March 9.

Hurrah for Hester!

Confetti Time!

Congratulations to Alice Schertle. Her book, BUTTON UP! Wrinkled Rhymes, illustrated by Petra Mathers, is the winner of the 2010 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award.

Reviewed here on January 13, this hilarious poetic peek into kids' wearables has already found its way to the bookshelves of youngsters I love. As far as I'm concerned, no greater proof of a book's success is needed than the happy sound of a first grader reading poetry to her captivated 5 year old brother. Belly laughs add to the fun.

BUTTON UP! Get ready to giggle.