Iowa Children’s Iowa Children’s Choice AwardChoice Award

Iowa Children’s Iowa Children’s Choice AwardChoice Award

By Miranda KralBy Miranda Kral

What is the Iowa Children’s Choice

Award?• Annual book award voted on by

children in Iowa• Purpose

– “To encourage children to read more and better books.”

– “To provide an avenue for positive dialogue between teachers, parents, and

children about books and authors.”

- “To give recognition to those who write books for children.” (IASL)

What is the Iowa Children’s Choice

Award?• Selection Criteria for Books

– Living author residing in U.S.– One book per author for awarding year– Reading and Interest level at grades 3-6– Published books within four years of

awarding year– Master list consists of 15-25 titles

What is the Iowa Children’s Choice

Award?• Iowa Children’s Choice Award

Resources for TLs

Info on past years

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

Sorted by Genre• Realistic Fiction• Fantasy• Non-fictionNon-fiction

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

• Realistic Fiction– Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

– Liberty Porter, First Daughter by Julia DeVillers

– The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman

- Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff

http://web.mac.com/juliagirlwise

www.lisagraff.com

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

• Realistic Fiction– Baseball Great by Tim Green

– Schooled by Gordon Korman

– Melonhead by Katy Kelly

– The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes by Marlane Kennedy

www.timgreenbooks.com

www.gordonkorman.com

http://katykellyauthor.com

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

• Realistic Fiction– Also Known as Harper by Ann

Haywood Leal

– Franny Parker by Hannah Roberts McKinnon

– Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis

- Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks

www.annhaywoodleal.com

www.hannahrobertsmckinnon.com

www.laurentarshis.com

www.sarahweeks.com

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

• Fantasy– Masterpiece by Elise Broach

– NERDS by Michael Buckley

– Powerless by Matthew Cody

– The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

- The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going

www.elisebroach.com

www.booksofwonder.com

www.matthewcody.com

www.victoriaforester.com

www.klgoing.com

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

• Fantasy– Savvy by Ingrid Law

– Everything for a Dog by Ann M. Martin

– Tentacles by Roland Smith

– 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

http://web.mac.com/ingridlaw

www.borders.com

www.ndwilson.com

2011-12 Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominees

• Non-fictionNon-fiction– Smile by Raina Telgemeier

http://goraina.com

Rules for Student Voting

• Voting occurs during spring of school year

• Students must:– read or listen to at least two titles– vote for one title that they have read

Rules for Student Voting

• Student voting takes place on ballots created by individual schools

• Reports on voting accepted on ICCA website

Mark an "X" for the title you wish to vote for100 Cupboards by N.D. WilsonAlso Known As Harper by Ann Haywood LealBaseball Great by Tim GreenThe Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes by Marlane KennedyEmma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren TarshisEverything for a Dog by Ann M. MartinExtra Credit by Andrew ClementsFranny Parker by Hannah Roberts McKinnonThe Garden of Eve by K.L. GoingThe Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria ForesterThe Gollywhopper Games by Jody FeldmanLiberty Porter, First Daughter by Julia DeVilliersMasterpiece by Elise BroachMelonhead by Katy KellyNERDS by Michael BuckleyOggie Cooder by Sarah WeeksPowerless by Matthew CodySavvy by Ingrid LawSchooled by Gordon KormanSmile by Raina TelgemeierTentacles by Roland SmithUmbrella Summer by Lisa Graff

2011-12 Iowa Children's Choice Award Voting Ballot

Which ICCA titles did you read?

Example Ballot

Resources for Teacher Librarians

• 2011-12 ICCA Nominee Bookmark (IASL)

Resources for Teacher Librarians

• 2011-12 ICCA Nominee Poster (IASL)

References

• (2009). Lisa Graff. Retrieved from http://www.lisagraff.com.• Ann Haywood Leal. Retrieved from http://www.annhaywoodleal.com.• Author Katy Kelly. Retrieved from http://katykellyauthor.com. • Books of wonder. (2006). Retrieved from http://www.booksofwonder.com.• Borders. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.borders.com. • Broach , E. (2008). Masterpiece. New York: Henry Holt Co.• Buckley, M. (2009). NERDS. New York: Amulet Books.• Clements, A. (2009). Extra credit. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.• Cody, M. (2009). Powerless. New York: Knopf.• DeVillers, J. (2009). Liberty Porter, first daughter. New York: Aladdin.• Elsie Broach author. Retrieved from http://www.elisebroach.com.• Feldman, J. (2008). The gollywhopper games. New York: Greenwillow Books.• Forester, V. (2009). The girl who could fly. New York: Feiwel & Friends.• Going, K.L. (2007). The garden of eve. Orlando: Harcourt.• Graff, L. (2009). Umbrella summer. New York: Laura Geringer Books.• Green, T. (2009). Baseball great. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.• Hannah Roberts McKinnon. Retrieved from http://www.hannahrobertsmckinnon.com.

· IASL. ICCA. Retrieved from http://awards.iasl.iowapages.org.

· Ingrid Law. Retrieved from http://web.mac.com/ingridlaw.

· Julia Devillers. Retrieved from http://web.mac.com/juliagirlwise.

References

• King, R. (2009). Go Raina!. Retrieved from http://goraina.com.• KLGoing.com. Retrieved from http://www.klgoing.com.• Kelly, K. (2009). Melonhead. New York: Delacorte Press.• Kennedy, M. (2009). The dog days of Charlotte Hayes. New York: Greenwillow Books.• Korman, G. (2008). Schooled. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children.• Lauren Tarshis. Retrieved from http://www.laurentarshis.com. • Law, I. (2008). Savvy. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.• Leal, A.H. (2009). Also known as Harper. New York: Henry Holt & Co.• Martin, A.M. (2009). Everything for a dog. New York: Feiwel & Friends.• Matthew Cody author. Retrieved from http://www.matthewcody.com.• McKinnon, H.R. (2009). Franny Parker. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.• NDW. Retrieved from http://www.ndwilson.com.• The official Gordon Korman website. Retrieved from http://www.gordonkorman.com.• Smith, R. (2009). Tentacles. New York: Scholastic.• Tarshis, L. (2007). Emma-Jean Lazarus fell out of a tree. New York: Dial Books for Young

Readers.• Telgemeier, R. (2010). Smile. New York: Graphix.• Tim Green. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.timgreenbooks.com.

· Victoria Forester. Retrieved from http://www.victoriaforester.com.

· Weeks, S. (2010). Sarah Weeks author. Retrieved from http://www.sarahweeks.com.

· Weeks, S. (2008). Oggie Cooder. New York: Scholastic.

· Wilson, N.D. (2007). 100 cupboards. New York: Random House.