1. Colorado Children’s Book Award 2016 winners and 2017 nominees
Download this slide show and other resources for CCBA at
Colorado Children’s Book Award 2016 winners and 2017 nominees
Have a great start
To the school year!
Grass is always greener story.

2. Colorado Children’s Book Awards Junior Books
2016 Winner
Runner up
Last year’s winners. Unfortunately neither B.J. Novak or Reina Telgemeier will be here at this years CCBA. However there will be great authors so don’t miss it.

3. 2 minute Scholastic Bookfair video with Victoria Jameson in Safe Share
Although these both have girl main characters I find that some boys check them out from the library as well.
Dork Diaries website
2 minute Scholastic Bookfair video with
Victoria Jameson in Safe Share

4. Dog Stories/Middle Grade modified from Adult Series
Both of these are young readers versions of adult series books. Both are told from the Dogs point of view. But both are realistic in that the dogs never talk or do things un-doglike.
2 min. interview with Spencer Quinn about Texas Bluebonnet nominee in Safeshare
1 min. Scholastic Bookfair Trailer

5. 2 min. Crenshaw Trailer by Macmillan in SafeShare
Crenshaw – Build empathy and compassion for Jackson (soon to be 5th grader) whose family is struggling and possibly becoming homeless.
Fuzzy Mud – Didn’t like too much first read but loved second time after hearing about Stem experience
2 min. Crenshaw Trailer by Macmillan in SafeShare
1'30" Highlights of Fuzzy Mud Stem Experience with Louis Sachar in SafeShare

6. 2 min Magnus Chase Disney/Hyperion Trailer in Safeshare
Two fantasy books on the list. Both with teen characters.
Iron Trial – give to kids who want or read Harry Potter. Would be fun to compare.
2 min Magnus Chase Disney/Hyperion Trailer in Safeshare
Scholastic Iron Trial Website

7. Pax website with trailer and teacher's guides
Global Read Aloud begins October 5
Pax website with trailer and teacher's guides

8. Dan Gemeinhart website
Mark has spent a good part of his life being sick and as he’s gotten older he knows he doesn’t have long to fulfill his dream of climbing Mount Rainier. Told in alternating chapters of what happens when Mark and his dog Beau run away from Winatchee and then up to Mount Rainier (with each chapter starting with the miles left to go to the top) and his best friend Jesse who is still back home putting together what might have happened.
Dan Gemeinhart website
Two minute trailer in Safeshare made by Seattle Librarian

9. Find Guidelines at vote at CCIRA
Find Guidelines at vote at CCIRA.org-->Awards-->Colorado Children's Book Award
Nominated books must be currently in print and published in the five years preceding the award year.
Only one title per author will be included in each year's ballot.
Last year's WINNING authors are not eligible this year.
Books previously nominated are not eligible for nomination in following years.
A book title nominated by more that one school or library will be considered more heavily for inclusion in the final list.
Books based on movies or television shows are not eligible for nominations unless the book preceded the movie or television production.
The author of a nominated book must be a living author.
Caldecott and Newbery Award books are not eligible. Honor books are eligible.
Once a book in a series has won, all other books in that series by that author will not be eligible for nomination.
Children may vote for one picture book and one junior book provided they have read a minimum of three books in each category.
Send the top 20 BOOK TITLES NOMINATED by children with the TOTAL nominations for each book to the CCBA Committee by March 1, 2017.
PLEASE be sure to put the number of students who nominated the book.

10. Have a great start To the school year!
Download this slide show and other resources for CCBA at
Have a great start
To the school year!