Book Awards

Mrs. Tootle uses the Crown Book Awards in her lessons with lower school students. The nominees for the Crown Book Awards are...

K-2 CROWN GALLERY AWARD Nominees for 2008-2009:

Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow by Anna Sewell

Dick Whittington and his Cat by Margaret Hodges

An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Aston

Grace for an Island Meal by Rachel Field

Hero Cat by Eileen Spinelli

In the Garden by Lindsay Barrett George

Life in the Slow Lane by Conrad J. Storad

Now and Ben by Gene Barretta

Shep our Most Loyal Dog by Sneed B. Collard

Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer

3-5 CHILDREN'S CROWN AWARD Nominees for 2008-2009:

Brothers by E. Yin

The Cat with the Yellow Star by Susan Goldman Rubin

Cookies by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The Cricket Winter by Felice Holman

Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle

Godspeed by John Glenn

Grandfather's Dance by Patrician MacLachlan

The Jade Dragon by Carolyn Marsden

John Muir by Kathryn Lasky

Julia's Kitchen by Brenda A. Ferber

Kringle by Tony Abbott

Main Street by Ann Martin

On Christmas Eve by Ann Martin

Our House by Pam Conrad

Owen & Mzee by Isabella Hatkoff

The Story of Salt by Mark Kurlansky

Theodore by  Frank Keating

Trading Places by Claudia Mills

Trapped by Peg Kehret

The Winner's Walk by Nancy Ruth Patterson

LAMPLIGHTER AWARD Nominees 2008-2009:

El Lector by William Durbin

Finest Kind by Lea Wait

Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck

Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan

Odd Man Out by Sarah Ellis

The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson

Rules by Cynthia Lord

The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers

The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett

Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy

Visit the Children's Crown Award website for more information.