North Carolina Children's Book Award Information
North Carolina Children's Book Award (NCCBA) Information
This program is sponsored by NCSLMA and the Children’s Services and School Librarian sections of the North Carolina Library Association. To register for the NCCBA program and to access the Activity Booklet, please go to www.bookhive.org/nccba.
The PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY (2009 list) honors a picture book, suitable for grades K-3. This award is intended to broaden students' awareness of current literature for youth, to promote reading aloud with students in the early grades as a means of introducing reading as a pleasure, and to recognize and honor children's favorite books and authors.
The purpose of the JUNIOR BOOK CATEGORY (2009 list) is to encourage students in grades 4 through 6 to become better acquainted with noteworthy writers of contemporary books, to broaden their awareness of literature as a means of personal satisfaction and as a lifelong pursuit, and to give recognition and honor to their favorite books and authors.
North Carolina Children's Book Award Activity Booklet (2007-2008) available to download here - you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.
Children throughout the state vote during the month of March for their favorite book from the nominated lists. Winners for the 2006-2007 school year are listed below. These awards will be presented during the fall NCSLMA conference in Winston-Salem.
Press Release Announcing 2007-2008 Winners (PDF)
Vote Totals (PDF)
Picture Book Category |
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watts Received 24,564 of the 120,796 votes cast! |
Junior Book Category |
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex Received 2410 of the 17,880 votes cast! |
Picture Book Category |
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley Received 51,204 of the 159,769 votes cast! |
Junior Book Category |
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin Received 6,331 of the 30,714 votes cast! |
Picture Book Category |
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza Received 22,124 of the 126,490 votes cast! |
Junior Book Category |
Togo by Robert J. Blake Received 4,767 of the 24,202 votes cast! |
| Picture Book Category | Bad Boys by Margie Palatini Received 21,235 of the 129,542 votes cast!
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| Junior Book Category | The Secret Knowledge of Grownups: The Second File by David Wisniewski Received 3,401 of the 24,556 votes cast! |
| Picture Book Category | Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz Received 23,524 of the 130,559 votes cast! |
| Junior Book Category | Secrets of Ms. Snickle's Class by Laurie M. Hornik Received 3,442 of the 22,285 votes cast! |
| Picture Book Category | More Parts by Tedd Arnold Received 19,060 of the nearly 126,000 votes cast! |
| Junior Book Category | Fearless Jack adapted and illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson |
| Picture Book Category | A BAD CASE OF STRIPES Received more than 18,500 of the nearly 104,000 votes cast! |
| Junior Book Category | SALT IN HIS SHOES Received more than 4,200 of nearly 20,500 votes! |
To register for the NCCBA program and to access the Activity Booklet, please go to www.bookhive.org/nccba .
For additional information on the NC Children's Book Award program, please contact:
Lisa Tucker
Middle Fork Elementary School
3125 Williston Road
Walkertown, NC 27051
Phone: 336-748-4090
Email: fooster5@aol.com
You may also contact Sally Baron at North Regional Library, Raleigh, NC 919-870-4018.
Additional websites with information or links for the NC Children's Book Awards include:
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ld/youth/awards.htm
Page last updated May 7, 2008