2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winners

The votes are in and the winners for this year's Kentucky Bluegrass Awards have been announced.

The winners are...

Chalk by Bill Thomson

and

Big Nate: in a Clas by Himself by Lincoln Peirce

Students across the state of Kentucky participated in the voting, meaning these were voted the favorite books of the year by other Kentucky students. The winning books from Pride were Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein and Big Nate: in a Class by Himself.

Check out these and past Bluegrass Award Winners at your Library Media Center!

Welcome Back to Books!

We are in our third week of school! Whew! It's going by so fast already, isn't it? I think it is time to slow down, and I can't think of a better way to do that than with a good book.

Here are a few of our library books that are on my To-Read list.

I am a fan of all things Disney and even though Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson has been in publication for a while, I'm finally getting around to reading it for myself.  The publisher, Disney-Hyperion says "This gripping high-tech tale will thrill every kid who has ever dreamed of sneaking into Walt Disney World after hours and wondered what happens at night, when the park is closed." I don't know about you, but I'm very interested in finding out what goes on at the Magic Kingdom after dark!

There are more books in the Kingdom Keepers series available in the LMC! 

 I am also looking forward to reading is The Wide Awake Princess by E.D. Baker.  

I am excited to join Princess Annie on her adventure through Fairy Tale Land to save her sister Gwen and everyone else in the castle from a 100 year sleep. Sometimes I'm grabbed by the title of a book, sometimes, the cover art is what draws my attention. I think this book has a lovely cover! I wonder what the princess is thinking as she looks out the castle window? 

Finally, on my To-Read list is Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It was recommended by one of my librarian friends and the author's book Found is one of my favorites, so I think I will enjoy this one too.

In this Science Fiction story, we are introduced to Luke, a "Shadow Child", forbidden by the Population Police. He's never been to a birthday party or gone to a friend's house for the night. Sadly, Luke has never even had a friend. He has lived his whole life in hiding but discovers one day that there are more children like him and must decide if he should become involved in a dangerous plan to come out of the shadows. This is the first book in a series called Shadow Children.

Please ask Mrs. Cotton about any of these books if you are interested in reading them! They are all available in our LMC.

What books are you looking forward to reading this year and how do YOU choose what to read? Do you choose books based on your interests or do you like to look for in books with eye catching covers? Do you like to stick with authors you already know? Do you ever choose books that your friends recommend? Leave your comments below and let us know!

See you in August!

AND THE PRIDE ELEMENTARY BLUEGRASS WINNERS ARE...

Here are the results from Pride Elementary School's Kentucky Bluegrass Award voting.

Drumroll please...

In the K-2 Category, our school winner is

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

In the 3-5 Category, the winner from our school is

Big Nate in a Class by Himself

I can't wait until next school year to find out who the state winners are, can you?

Bones author Steve Jenkins

image from Scholastic.com

Time for another Bluegrass nominated title!

This week it is BONES by Steve Jenkins. This awesome book is a guide to human and animal skeletons. We are loving the cool facts about human and animal skeletons, not to mention the awesome illustrations by Mr. Jenkins.

image from Scholastic.com

Click the link below to see Steve Jenkins at work, creating an illustration for his book Living Color.

Steve Jenkins, Meet the Author Video Link.

Bluegrass Books Feature

Mrs. Davis' Fourth grade class has been reading The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. TWO of her books are on the KBA list this year.

We are loving this story...it's quite different from any of our previous read alouds and we are loving the magical quality of this lovely story!

Here's the book trailer for The Magician's Elephant, a 3-5 nominee.


Another book we are really enjoying is Bridget's Beret, the story of what happens to an artist when she loses her inspiration...the artists beret that she always wears when creating art. If you haven't read this book yet, come grab a copy at the LMC!

Wondering what to do this winter?

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Bluegrass Book Feature

One of our favorite Bluegrass Award Nominees across grade levels is Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo! We love these short stories about two very different friends!

Check out the book trailer for Bink and Gollie and then come check out a copy from your library!

2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees

Click the following link to get a full list and description of the 2012 KY Bluegrass Nominated books. Mrs. Cotton will be reading aloud all of the K-2 nominated books during library sessions up through voting time.

3-5 Selections are available for checkout in  the library!


Click HERE for the link to the 2012 Nominees!