Children's Book Week is the national celebration of books and reading for youth. Since 1919, Children's Book Week has been celebrated countrywide with author & illustrator appearances, parties, storytelling, and other book-related events in schools, libraries, bookstores, clubs -- anywhere where kids and books connect.
The Children's Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child A Reader, the CBC Foundation, hosts the annual Children's Choice Book Awards Program with the announcement of 30 finalists in six categories. As the only national book contest in which the prize winners are kid-chosen, this year's list of finalists represent the preferences of over 16,000 children and teens. Winners will be announced as part of Children’s Book Week (May 2-8, 2011).
The 2011 Children's Choice Book Award categories and finalists:
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
- Matthew McElligott: [amazon 9780802788191 inline]
- Cynthia Lord, illustrated by Derek Anderson: [amazon 9780545035309 inline]
- Tad Hills: [amazon 9780375858994 inline]
- Johanna Kerby: [amazon 9780399254352 inline]
- Chris Barton, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld: [amazon 9780316007627 inline]
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
- Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm: [amazon 9780375857133 inline]
- Nick Bruel: [amazon 9780312674830 inline]
- Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda: [amazon 9781406322460 inline]
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka: [amazon 9780375860959 inline]
- Wendy Mass: [amazon 9780545052429 inline]
Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
- Lincoln Peirce: [amazon 9780061944345 inline]
- Rick Riordan: [amazon 9781423113386 inline]
- Peter H. Reynolds and FableVision: [amazon 9781416995258 inline]
- Raina Telgemeier: [amazon 0545132061 inline]
- Lane Smith: [amazon 1596436069 inline]
Teen Choice Book of the Year
- P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast: [amazon 9780312606169 inline]
- James Patterson: [amazon 9780316038317 inline]
- Suzanne Collins: [amazon 9780439023511 inline]
- Richelle Mead: [amazon 9781595143662 inline]
- John Green and David Levithan: [amazon 9780142418475 inline]
Author of the Year
- Cassandra Clare: [amazon 9781416975861 inline]
- Suzanne Collins: [amazon 9780439023511 inline]
- Jeff Kinney: [amazon 9780810984912 inline]
- Stephenie Meyer: [amazon 9780316125581 inline]
- Rick Riordan: [amazon 9781423113393 inline]
Illustrator of the Year
- Robin Preiss Glasser: [amazon 9780061235924 inline]
- Loren Long: [amazon 9780375935275 inline]
- Nancy Tillman: [amazon 9780312549664 inline]
- David Wiesner: [amazon 0618756639 inline]
- Mo Willems: [amazon 9780061929571 inline]
