The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award annually recognizes one new American children's book selected by the vote of Vermont schoolchildren. ... The award is co-sponsored by the Vermont State PTA and the Vermont Department of Libraries and named after the Vermont writer Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Each spring a committee of eight adults selects a "Master List" of 30 books first published during the previous calendar year. Next spring, those children who have read at least five of the 30 books are eligible to vote for the award. The winning writer is invited to visit Vermont to speak with children about the experience of writing for children. Read more on Wikipedia or the Vermont Department of Libraries website
We have all of this year's nominees in the library and I will be talking about them with fourth and fifth graders. Please encourage your child to give them a try! I'll have a brochure for them to use to track which books they've read and what they thought of them.
This year the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Committee has also put up a blog for students to track which books they have read and discuss them with other student readers. Check it out! It's also a great place to go for a quick description of each book.
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