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Read to Kids Day
March 2, 2007

You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild
To pick up a book and read with a child.
You’re never too busy, too cool, or too hot,
To pick up a book and share what you’ve got.
In schools and communities,
Let’s gather around,
Let’s pick up a book,
Let’s pass it around.
There are kids all around you,
Kids who will need
Someone to hug,
Someone to read.
Come join us March 2
Your own special way
And make this America’s
Read to Kids Day.

- NEA’s Read Across America Poem

Library

Events

Library Events

Events 2007-2008

Middle School Book Share — May 19–22

Middle school students (or parents) who haven't already scanned their shelves for books they liked or loved and want to share with the rest of the community, there's still time to bring in middle school or adult books for the Book Swap. Although all students will get one free book, if you bring in some to share you will receive tickets to choose more than one book at the Book Swap.

Thanks, thanks, thanks to those who have already brought in books to share. We are looking forward to this event.

Britt and Maggie

Caldecott Winner

The 2008 Winner!

The results of the 2008 Caldecott and Newberry awards are here! Librarians and children of all ages whooped and hollered when the winner of the Caldecott award was named. The Caldecott Award is generally given to a children’s picture book for illustrations. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, breaks with tradition by being a 500 page semi-graphic novel. Here is the American Library Association review:

“From an opening shot of the full moon setting over an awakening Paris in 1931, this tale casts a new light on the picture book form. Hugo is a young orphan secretly living in the walls of a train station where he labors to complete a mysterious invention left by his father. In a work of more than 500 pages, the suspenseful text and wordless double-page spreads narrate the tale in turns. Neither words nor pictures alone tell this story, which is filled with cinematic intrigue. Black and white pencil illustrations evoke the flickering images of the silent films to which the book pays homage.” Click here for more information on the awards.

Caldecott Honor Books for 2008

The 2008 Newbery Winner!

The 2008 Newbery Medal Winner is Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz. Thirteenth-century England springs to life using 21 dramatic individual narratives that introduce the young inhabitants of village and manor. Schlitz's elegant monologues and dialogues draw back the curtain on the period, revealing character and relationships, hinting at stories untold. Explanatory interludes add information and round out this historical and theatrical presentation.

“Schlitz adds a new dimension to books for young readers — performance,” said Committee Chair Nina Lindsay. “Varied poetic forms and styles offer humor, pathos, and true insight into the human condition. Each entry is superb in itself, and together the pieces create a pageant that transports readers to a different time and place.” For more information visit the Newbery Award homepage.

The 2008 Newbery Honor Books

CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL AWARDS

The Nominees Are!

PRIMARY (Grades K-3)
Dex: The Heart of a Hero (originally published as Superdog: The Heart of a Hero) by Caralyn Buehner. Illustrated by Mark Buehner. (Harper Collins Publishers, 2004)
The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning. Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev. (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005)
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi. (Candlewick Press, 2005)
I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff. Illustrated by David Catrow. (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004)
Traction Man is Here! by Mini Grey. (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005)

INTERMEDIATE (Grades 3-6)
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles. (Harcourt, 2005)
Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney. Illustrated by Matt Phelan. (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005)
Worth by Alexandra Lafaye. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2004)

MIDDLE SCHOOL/JR. HIGH (Grades 6-9)
Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell. (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005)
Day of Tears by Julius Lester. (Hyperion Books for Children, 2005)
The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman. (Dutton Children's Books, 2004)

YOUNG ADULT (Grades 9-12)
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin . (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005)
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpugo. (Scholastic Press, 2003)
Vampire High by Douglas Rees. (Delacorte Press, 2003)

PICTURE BOOK FOR OLDER READERS (Grades 4 and up)
Basho and the River Stones by Tim Myers. Illustrated by Oki S. Han. (Marshall Cavendish, 2004)
Dad, Jackie and Me by Myron Uhlberg. Illustrated by Colin Bootman. (Peachtree Publishers, 2005)
Mr. Maxwell's Mouse by Frank Asch. Illustrated by Devin Asch.
(Kids Can Press, 2004)

The California Young Reader Medal program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.

Young people suggest the names of favorite books for nomination, or teachers and librarians note repeatedly read or requested titles, and these are submitted to the California Young Reader Medal Committee. Members of the committee read the suggested books, discuss their merits and appeal to children, and then decide upon a well-balanced list of nominees.
CYRMA Home Page

2007 Winners

Primary
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003)

Intermediate
Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler by William Wise, illustrated by Patrick Benson (Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2004)

Middle School/Junior High
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (Putnam's, 2004)

Young Adult
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles (Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster, 2002)

Picture Books for Older Readers
Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Wendy Watson (Scholastic Press, 2004)