Frankie Stein, Big Cats, and Encyclopedia Horrifica Voted Favorite Reads by Kids J.K. Rowling Voted Favorite Author and Ian Falconer Voted Favorite Illustrator
NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Children's Book Council (CBC) in
association with the CBC Foundation, announced last night the winners of the
first annual Children's Choice Book Awards at a gala in New York City, hosted
by Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Children
across the country voted for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at
bookstores, school libraries, and at www.BookWeekOnline.com. Close to 55,000
votes were received.
The Children's Choice Book Award winners are as follows:
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
Frankie Stein written by Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Kevan Atteberry
(Marshall Cavendish Corporation)
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
Big Cats by Elaine Landau (Enslow Publishers)
Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee (Scholastic)
Illustrator of the Year Award
Ian Falconer, Olivia Helps with Christmas (Simon & Schuster)
Author of the Year Award
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic)
The Children's Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young
readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being
written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate
children to read. The program is a new component of Children's Book Week, the
longest running literacy event in the country.
About the Children's Book Council
The Children's Book Council, established in 1945, is the nonprofit trade
association of publishers of trade books for children and young adults in the
United States. The CBC promotes the use and enjoyment of trade books for young
people, most prominently as the official sponsor of Children's Book Week, the
longest running literacy event in the country. The goal of the Children's Book
Council is to make the reading and enjoyment of books for young people an
essential part of America's educational and social goals, as well as to
enhance the public perception of the importance of reading by disseminating
information about books for young people and about children's book publishing.
For more information about the CBC and the National Ambassador for Young
People's Literature, go to www.cbcbooks.org.
SOURCE Children's Book Council
