My favorite time of year is fall, especially when I lived in New England. Unfortunately, California does not really have a fall. So, though I can’t enjoy the changing of leaves and cooler temperatures, I can look forward to all of the “best of” lists and the announcement of book award finalists. To help you keep up, I have included a number of lists and links to those lists that you might want to know about.
Here are some of my favorites…
Last week, I shared about the 2019 finalists of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Children’s Science Picture Book Awards. Here are the links for the finalists in the following categories: Picture Books | Middle Grade
This week, I saw an announcement about the California Reading Association 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Awards.
If you follow the CYBILS Awards, then you may know that nominations for each category have been featured on their website. Here is the list of eligible Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction. The Round 1 Judges for this category will read through the eligible books and hand off a shorter list for the Round 2 Judges to consider and select the winners. I am excited to be one of the Round 2 Judges.
Michele Knott has is doing a Mock Orbis Pictus this year. She has created several blog posts to help teachers do their own Mock Orbis Pictus. Check out Part I and Part II for more details. You can also check out this great post over at the NCTE website about Mock Book Awards, here.
Keep an eye out for my Mock Nonfiction Book Award list which I will be sharing next week. Regardless of whether you call it a Mock Sibert or a Sibert Smackdown or a Mock Orbis Pictus, it is time to celebrate the fabulous nonfiction from 2018.
Artwork by Sarah S. Brannen ©2017
Don’t forget to post your nonfiction reviews…