Hennepin County Library: Minnesota children’s book awards

Hennepin County Library: Minnesota children’s book awards
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Hennepin County Library issued the following announcement on February 28.

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award

From March 1-March 26, kids in grades 3-8 can vote online for their favorite nominated titles. Kids must have read or listened to at least three of the 10 nominated titles to vote.

The Maud Hard Lovelace Book Award has nominees in two divisions, Division I for grades 3-5 and Division II for grades 6-8. Nominees are chosen by a selection committee. Selected books must be available in paperback by January 1, the author must live in North America, the copyright date of the book must be within the last three years, and the book must be a work of fiction.

This year’s winners and next year’s nominees will be announced in April. See a list of Maud Hart Lovelace nominees and previous winners.

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award online ballot

Star of the North Picture Book Award

From March 1-March 26, kids in Pre-K to grade 8 can vote online for their favorite nominated title. Kids must have read or listened to at least 8 of the 10 nominated titles to vote.

Nominees for the Star of the North Picture Book Award are chosen by a selection committee. Selected books have copyright dates from the current or previous year and are by authors and illustrators who live in North America.

This year’s winners and next year’s nominees will be announced in April. See a list of Star of the North nominees and previous winners.

Star of the North Picture Book Award online ballot

Original source can be found here.



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