And the winners are….

With close to 12,000 votes from NY students, the winners of the 2012 NYSRA Charlotte Awards are….

Primary category

Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian and Tim Bowers.  Published by Sleeping Bear Press.

Intermediate Category

The Can Man by laura e. williams and Craig Orback.  Published by Lee and Low.

Middle School Category

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz.   Published by Dutton.

High School Category

The Maze Runner by James Dashner.  Published by Delacorte Books.

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to all who voted!

We are looking for kid produced book trailers for these books for the award celebration this fall.  Contact us if you’d like to share!

We Planted a Tree and Turtle, Turtle Watch Out

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Mrs. Julia Pyzik’s first graders share their pictures and thoughts about We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow and Bob Staake and Turtle, Turtle Watch Out by April Pulley Sayre and Annie Patterson.

Thoughts on We Planted a Tree

I like it because it saves the Earth.

I love the book because I like to see planet Earth healthy.

I liked the book.  I learned to plant trees.

I love it because trees make oxygen and they help the Earth.

I like the story and I love the story.

I like it because it is easy to read.

I did like it because trees help the Earth.

I love the book because it taught me a bout what trees give us.

I love this book because you learn to keep the Earth clean.

About Turtle, Turtle Watch Out

I love the book because I love turtles and where the girl turtle saw another turtle.

I like it because the turtle didn’t get killed.

I loved the book because when the turtle learned how to swim.

I love the book because the turtle stayed alive.

I love the book because it taught me that turtle lay eggs.

I loved the book because the turtle laid eggs.

I love the book because the girl laid the eggs where she was born.

I love the book because it told me about the turtle.

I  like the book because in the end the girl turtle laid eggs in the sand.

I like this book because the girl turtle she lays her eggs.

I liked the book because sea turtles lay eggs.

I like the book because the turtle almost got killed!

Stars Above Us and City Dog, Country Frog

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As we wait for the winners to be announced we are happy to share reading responses from Ms. Pyzik’s first grade class at Elmer Elementary School in Schenectady, NY.  Here are some of their pictures and thoughts about Stars Above Us by Geoffrey Norman and E.B. Lewis and City, Dog Country Frog by Mo Willems and Jon Muth.

 

About Stars Above Us.

I like this book because it was cool when the starts lit in the dark.

I liked it because I liked the star part.

In the beginning the girl was sad.

I like the book because the girl and her dad watched the stars and fireflies.

I like the book because above us is the stars.

I liked the book because I like fireflies and stars.

I like the book because it taught me about comets and stars.

I like this book because she wished on a star for him to come home.

I love the book because they talk about stars and I love stars and I learned about the North Star.

I love the book because we learned to not be afraid of the dark.

And about City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems and Jon Muth.

I like it because they were friends forever.

I love the book because I love dogs and spring and they were friends forever in their heart.

I love this book because I like when dog found his friend frog and then they were friends forever.

I like it because I like the dog.

I love the book because the city dog and the country frog became friends.

I like the book because the frog just patted his back.

I like this book because the dog and frog are friends.  Frog didn’t come back.  Now City Dog is friends with squirrel.

I like the book because the dog and the frog were friends.

I like the book because it taught me about frogs.

I love the book because the dog had a friend.  His friend died and then the dog had a new friend.

I like the book because in the middle the dog and frog became friends.

I loved the book because I like dogs and frogs and the author’s humor.

I like the book because the dog got a new friend.

I like the book because Dog is waiting for a friend in summer.

I love the book because the dog makes a new friend.

Votes are in!

The winners will be notified shortly and then we can announce it here….Can’t wait!

Charlotte votes due this week!

Judy, the NYSRA Charlotte award chair, is counting the votes, and we don’t want to miss yours.  Official deadline is April 15, but if you need a few extra days after spring break we can accommodate you.  We want all votes to be counted!

The ballot is available here:

http://nysreading.org/CharlotteAwardBallot

 

NYSRA Charlotte Award votes due April 15!

The due date for Charlotte Award votes is fast approaching.  Visit the NYSRA website for details on how to submit your votes.

Interview with Michael Tunnell

Check out a new interview on ReadWriteThink’s “Chatting About Books” with NYSRA Charlotte Award nominee Michael Tunnell about his book The Candy Bomber

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/podcast-episodes/sweet-stories-30849.html#note2