Winners of the [US] Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards were announced Wednesday night at the seventh Children’s Book Week Gala in New York. It’s part of the celebrations during the 95th Children’s Book Week, the nation’s longest-running literacy initiative.
These are the only awards chosen by children and teens in support of their favorite books, according to the Children’s Book Council. Each year, about 13,000 children across the United States read newly published children and young adult books within their classes through the International Reading Association, in partnership with the Children’s Book Council.
via Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards winners announced – CNN.com.
Book of the Year, kindergarten through second grade
Winner: “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Finalists:
“Alphabet Trucks” by Samantha R. Vamos, illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke
“Chamelia and the New Kid in Class” by Ethan Long
“Mustache Baby” by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang
“Bear and Bee” by Sergio Ruzzier
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Book of the Year, third through fourth grade
Winner: “Bugs in My Hair!” by David Shannon
Finalists:
“Bean Dog and Nugget: The Ball” by Charise Mericle Harper
“Cougar: A Cat With Many Names” by Stephen Person
“The Matchbox Diary” by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
“Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale” by Duncan Tonatiuh
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Book of the Year, fifth through sixth grade
Winner: “National Geographic Kids Myths Busted!” by Emily Krieger, illustrated by Tom Nick Cocotos
Finalists:
“Hokey Pokey” by Jerry Spinelli
“Prince Puggly of Spud” by Robert Paul Weston
“Lawless: Book 1” by Jeffrey Salane
“Battling Boy” by Paul Pope
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Book of the Year, teens
Winner: “Allegiant” by Veronica Roth
Finalists:
“Clockwork Princess” by Cassandra Clare
“Eleanor & Park” by Rainbow Rowell
“Smoke” by Ellen Hopkins
“The 5th Wave” by Rick Yancey
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Illustrator of the Year
Winner: Grace Lee, “Sofia the First: The Floating Palace”
Finalists:
Victoria Kann, “Emeraldalicious”
Anna Dewdney, “Llama Llama and the Bully Goat”
James Dean, “Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus”
Oliver Jeffers, “The Day the Crayons Quit”
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Author of the Year
Winner: Rush Limbaugh, “Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans”
Finalists:
Veronica Roth, “Allegiant”
Rachel Renee Russell, “Dork Diaries 6: Tales From A Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker”
Rick Riordan, “The House of Hades”
Jeff Kinney, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck”
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