North Carolina Children's Book Award
The North Carolina Children’s Book Award program is a children’s choice program sponsored by school and public librarians in North Carolina and is designed to introduce children to current children’s literature and to instill a love of reading.
The 2013 nominated titles for the NCCBA contest will be announced in mid-May. Nominated titles will be posted on the NCSLMA site and the Bookhive site listed below, and will be highlighted at various workshops throughout our state.
2012 Winners
- The Book that Eats People, written by John Perry, illustrated by Mark Fearing, is the winner in the Picture Book category with 40,912 of the 118,499 votes cast.
- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger, is the winner in the Junior Book category with 2,305 votes of the 11,921 votes cast.
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2013 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees
This is the official list of nominees released by the NCCBA Committee. Please consult this list when ordering titles for your voting program. All vendors may not include each title in their promotional materials.
Reviews for all titles coming soon!
| Picture Books |
Junior Books |
- Baker, Keith: LMNO Peas
Beach Lane Books. 2010
- Bradford, Wade: Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?
Tricycle Press. 2011
- Cleminson, Katie: Otto the Book Bear
Hyperion Books. 2012
- Emmett, Jonathan: The Princess and the Pig
Bloomsbury. 2011
- Florian, Douglas: UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings
Beach Lane Books. 2012
- Hall, Michael: Perfect Square
Greenwillow Books. 2011
- Litwin, Eric: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Harper Collins. 2010
- Lyons, Kelly Starling: Ellen's Broom
G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2012
- Offill, Jenny: 11 Experiments That Failed
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books. 2011
- Rocco, John: Blackout
Disney/Hyperion. 2011
- Wardlaw, Lee: Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
Henry Holt. 2011
- Wilson, Karma: The Cow Loves Cookies
Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2011
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- Clayton, Emma: The Roar
New York: Chicken House, 2009
- Draper, Sharon M.: Out of My Mind
Antheneum. 2010
- Erskine, Kathryn: Absolute Value of Mike
Philomel Books. 2011
- Gibbs, Stuart: Belly Up
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2010
- Hines, Anna: Peaceful Pieces: Peaceful Poems and Quilts about Peace
Henry Holt. 2011
- Ibbotson, Eva: One Dog and His Boy
Scholastic. 2012
- Mass, Wendy: Candymakers
Little Brown. 2010
- Park, Linda Sue: A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
Clarion Books. 2010
- Sweet, Melissa: Balloons Over Broadway
Houghton Mifflin. 2011
- Voigt, Cynthia: Young Fredle. Alfred A. Knopf
2011
- Weeks, Sarah: Pie. Scholastic Press
2011
- Williams-Garcia, Rita: One Crazy Summer
Amistad 2010
- Wolitzer, Meg: Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
Dutton Children's Books. 2011
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About the NCCBA
The North Carolina Children's Book Award began in 1992. Each year since then, school and public libraries participate in the process of selecting, studying and voting for the next winner! Members of the North Carolina Library Association's children's committee select a group of picture books and junior novels from suggestions submitted by North Carolinian school children. The list of books is then given to each school and public library throughout the state. During the course of the year, classroom teachers, media specialists and public librarians in North Carolina encourage children to become familiar with the nominees and vote for their favorite title in two categories: "Picture Book" and "Junior Book". The award is therefore truly a children's book award - selected by the children of the state of North Carolina!
NCCBA Contact Information
| North Carolina Children's Book Award Committee Co-Chairs |
Lisa Tucker England
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
Frank Morgan Elementary
3210 Village Point Drive
Clemmons, NC 27102
email: lengland@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
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Jane Deacle
Public Librarian
Cameron Village Regional Library
1930 Clark Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27605
919-856-6723
email: jdeacle@co.wake.nc.us
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