ACPL Mock Newbery

Do you enjoy reading and discussing new children's literature? Then the Allen County Public Library's Mock Newbery program is for you! We have just posted out final reading list for the year in preparation for our book discussion and Mock Election to be held on January 9, 2010.

Here, in no particular order, are the covers of all the books on our discussion list:

For more information about this program, visit the Mock Newbery blog!

Frogs, Mermaids, Geese, and Mount Everest

Question: What do frogs, mermaids, geese and Mount Everest have in common?

Answer: Books on these topics all appear on the ACPL Mock Sibert Blog.

If you enjoy non-fiction books, take some time to look at the titles on the ACPL Mock Sibert blog. These books are the best of the best of this year's non-fiction for children. Plan to attend the Mock Sibert program in January to help us pick the BEST non-fiction book of the year.

Children's Mock Newbery Election

Here is the list for the 2010 Children's Mock Newbery Election program!

Kids in third grade through sixth grade are invited to attend. Read the books from the list, add comments to our Mock Newbery blog, and join us for a discussion of which was the best children's book of the year! Advanced Registration required.

We will have refreshments, door prizes, and a lively discussion.

• Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
• The Great and Only Barnum: the Tremendous, Stupendous Life of P.T. Barnum by Candace Fleming
• The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
• Melonhead by Katy Kelly
• When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Happy reading!

ACPL Mock Geisel!

Are you looking for the best early readers of the year? Check out the ACPL Mock Geisel blog for some ideas. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author and illustrator of the best early reader book of the year.

At ACPL we hold a Mock Geisel Award program to decide the book that WE think should win. Join us!

If You Like Children's Picture Books...

...then you'll definitely want to check out the ACPL Mock Caldecott Blog. Here is where you can find many of the best American picture books published this year. And, if you like talking about books or book illustration, feel free to leave some comments and let us know what YOU think of the titles we've posted!

ACPL Mock Newbery Reading List

Do you enjoy reading new children's books? Do you have a favorite book of 2009 yet? It is just about time for the first Mock Newbery reading list and YOUR input is needed. Check out this post to find out how to submit your favorite book for consideration.

If you are still looking for something good to read, check out the ACPL Mock Newbery blog to learn about some of the best books of the year.

Mock Coretta Scott King Award

This year the Coretta Scott King Books Awards are celebrating their 40th anniversary. These awards are given annually by the American Library Association to recognize outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children.

Sound interesting?

Wanna know more about some of these books?

Check out the ACPL Mock Coretta Scott King Award discussion blog at http://acplmockcsk.blogspot.com/

You are invited to join the discussion as we explore books which might be considered for this year's award.

Mock Caldecott Blog

Adults, do you enjoy reading children's picture books? Do you LOVE great illustrations?

Consider participating in the ACPL Mock Caldecott program this year. Just look at the books listed on the ACPL Mock Caldecott blog and plan to attend the program in January to vote for your favorite. If you can't make it to the program in January 2010, you can still participate throughout the year by commenting on titles on the ACPL Mock Caldecott blog. There are already several titles on the blog for you to comment on, check it out today!

ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery 2009 Results!

ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery 2009 Winner:
Savvy by Indrid Law

To see the honor books visit the ACPL Mock Newbery blog.

ACPL Mock Newbery & Mock Sibert 2009 Results!

ACPL Mock Newbery 2009 Winner:
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

To see the honor book visit the ACPL Mock Newbery blog.

ACPL Mock Sibert 2009 Winner:
Ain't Nothing But a Man: My quest to find the real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson

To see the honor books visit the ACPL Mock Sibert blog.

ACPL Mock Caldecott & Mock Geisel 2009 Results!

2009 ACPL Mock Caldecott Winner:
Wabi Sabi, illustrated by Ed Young, written by Mark Reibstein

2009 ACPL Mock Caldecott Honor Books:
Jumpy Jack and Googily, illustrated by Sophie Blackall, written by Meg Rosoff
In a Blue Room, illustrated by Tricia Tusa, written by Jim Averbeck


2009 ACPL Mock Geisel Winner:
I Love My New Toy! written and illustrated by Mo Willems.

2009 ACPL Mock Geisel Honor Book:
Hooray for Fly Guy! written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold

For more information about these programs or to join in the discussion, visit our blogs: ACPL Mock Caldecott & ACPL Mock Geisel.

ACPL is Closed Today

The ACPL is closed today and tomorrow. We will re-open at 9am on Friday, December 26th. You can still enjoy a wide variety of ACPL services on our website. Check these out:

• Downloadable Audiobooks - download entire audiobooks to your computer or MP3 Player for free.
• E-Resources - enjoy access to full text magazine & newspaper databases, genealogy databases, business information, art resources and more.
• Children's Services Booklists - search for titles on hot topics for kids or just find some fun books here.
• Mock Election Blogs - read what people are saying about some of the best children's books of 2008.
• Booktalk - search for books by your favorite authors, read reviews, find books that were mentioned on television or public radio and more.
• Great Sites for Kids - find a list of websites for kids on a variety of topics.

ACPL Mock Award Reading Lists - Available Now!

If you love children's books, please join us in person in January or on the blogs right now to discuss the best of the best published in 2008.

• ACPL Mock Newbery Award - for the most distinguished work of children's literature. Find the final list here. Comment on your favorites here.

• ACPL Mock Caldecott Award - for the most distinguished American picture book for children. Find the final list here. Comment on your favorites here.

• ACPL Mock Sibert Award - for the best informational book for children. Find the final list here. Comment on your favorites here.

• ACPL Mock Geisel Award - for the best beginning reader. Find the final list here. Comment on your favorites here.
  

Congratulations, Helen Frost!

EXCITING NEWS about local author Helen Frost whose book, Diamond Willow, is on the final reading list for this year's ACPL Mock Newbery.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux has just announced that author Helen Frost has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship for her work on The Braid. This literature fellowship recognizes writers of poetry, encouraging the production of new work by affording these writers the time and means to write.

You can see the entire list of 2009 Literary Fellowships (Poetry) here.

Congratulations, Helen! (Thanks to SLJ's Fuse #8 for the info!)

Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems

The new Elephant & Piggie book has arrived at the ACPL! Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems is here. Hurray!

If you like early readers, check out the ACPL Mock Geisel blog to see a list of the best new early readers of the year. If you have read any of the books that you see there, be sure to leave a comment, we would love to have your opinion on the titles.

Best Books of the Year

I was so happy to see Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson on the Best Books of the Year list in Publisher's Weekly.

Chains is definitely on my list of favorite books of the year. It is also on the ACPL Mock Newbery list, click here to read what people are saying about it and to add comments of your own.

Mock Newbery Program for KIDS

Kids who love reading are invited to a special kids’ version of our popular Mock Newbery Election program. The Kids' Mock Newbery program will be held Sunday, January 18th from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Main Library. Advance registration is required, click here to register.

Kids in grades 3 through 6 are encouraged to read the following six books, add comments to our blog as they read, and then join us for a discussion to decide which was the best children’s book of the year. The books we will be discussing are:

· Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
· Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
· Savvy by Ingrid Law
· The Trouble Begins at 8 – A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild Wild West by Sid Fleischman
· The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
· The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

We will have refreshments, door prizes, and a lively discussion. Advance Registration is required.

Donuts!

I love, love, love donuts & I love, love, LOVE Bob Staake's illustrations of donuts. The Donut Chef is the story of two chefs creatively battling for the biggest donut sales in town. Read this book to see (possibly for the first time ever) a calamari shaped donut!

The illustrations are so wonderfully fun that I recommended that this title be added to the ACPL Mock Caldecott blog for further discussion. If you know of a book with great illustrations that was published this year, feel free to send an email about it to the Mock Caldecott blog coordinator.

ACPL Mock Geisel

Parents, teachers and interested adults - do you enjoy reading children's literature? Sign up now for the ACPL Mock Geisel program or visit the blog to read and comment on this year's best early readers. The second reading list is now available. The actual discussion and election will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 2 to 6pm.

Mock Geisel Results 2008!

Over the past year, our Mock Geisel committee enjoyed reading books from a suggested reading list of 33 titles. Today, we gathered for an afternoon of exciting discussion about vocabulary, illustrations, text spacing, plot pacing and more! In the end, we agreed that this was a fantastic year for beginning readers!


We selected one title as our 2008 Mock Geisel Winner and two titles as Honor books.

The Mock Geisel winner we selected for 2008 was:

There Is a Bird on Your Head written and illustrated by Mo Willems.

Our two Mock Geisel Honor books were:

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold

What Will Fat Cat Sit On? written and illustrated by Jan Thomas

Congratulations to our Mock winners!