Check out the official Children’s Book Week website for ideas about how to celebrate. There are suggestions for kids, parents, teachers, librarians, and publishers. The winners of the Children’s Choice Book Awards will be announced on Wednesday, May 13th. It’ll be interesting to see how children and teens across the country voted.
The above poster is available free (plus postage), and you can also download free bookmarks, like the one below. The entire downloadable toolkit is here.
Elaine Magliaro at Wild Rose Reader has compiled yet another fabulous resource list that’s perfect for this week. Love how she’s included all the major award winners from 2008. It’s great having all this information in one place — so if you’re looking not only for activity suggestions, but for ideas about which titles to select, check in with Elaine!
Have fun and happy reading!
"A great nation is a reading nation." ~ Frederic Melcher
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And Happy Children’s Book Week to YOU! š
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Ooh – that downloadable bookmark is a must for me – it goes with my copy of Dan Yaccarino’s book about Jacques Cousteau, which I reviewed last Monday.
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Thank you! HAPPY CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK!!
I am doing my Books and Art workshop tomorrow with 130 kiddies! I sent the teachers the link to that site! Thanks for the info!!
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Thanks!! Did you know that Thursday is National Dance Like a Chicken Day?
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Thanks for the link to your review. I’m anxious to see Dan’s book!
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You’re welcome, and have a fun workshop tomorrow. 130 kids? Wow. Eat your Wheaties. š
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Time to celebrate! Think I’ll read some kids’ books this week. Oh, wait…
Okay, I’ll read MORE!
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As far as I’m concerned,every week is Children’s Book Week! Like you, I’ll try to read more ! š
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Ooo! Thanks for the heads-up about the poster. I hope I get organized enough to order one.
Jules
7-Imp
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