The children’s My Favorite Book Contest winners are:
1st Place: Guymon Public Library - Angelina Ballerina
2nd Place: Beaver Public Library - Junie B. Jones Sneaky Peaky Spying
3rd Place: Grove Public Library - Incredible Me
Thank you all for sending in photos and I look forward to next year’s contest!
You can view all entries CYA:Summer Reading Gallery
You can view pictures for the My Favorite Book and Trick My Book Truck contests on CYA:Gallery. Entries are due by July 31st. Winners will be announced at Share Fair, August 14th (children’s) and August 15th (young adult).
Head’s Up:
Your local Braum’s is giving away pots and flower seeds in the kids Jr. meals.
It’s Ambassador Scieszka to you. Yes, John Scieszka is the United States first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. I don’t think they could have chosen a better author. Scieszka writes both children’s and young adults, especially for the age when most boys stop reading. The position, created by the Library of Congress, is for two-years and the ambassador will travel the country promoting reading. Jon stated in his interview for NPR, his own experience as an author teaching children to read for pleasure. He is looking forward to challenging the recent NEA report stating a decline in overall reading among young adults. Scieszka sees the importance of non-fiction titles and comic books as being included in good reading habits for kids. This is an exciting time for youth literature.
The 2008 summer reading children’s bibliography is online on the CYA:Home page. It’s available in PDF and Word formats.