Subscribe to this pageGet a head start on National Dog Day
August 26 is National Dog Day! Get a start on celebrating a day all about our favorite canine friends with some great books from your library. Young or old, here are some favorite dog reads:
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Children's Choice Book Awards
When I was a child in elementary school and junior high, I loved participating in the children's choice book awards brought in by my school librarians. I would read the books that interested me, cast my vote, then wait to see if my favorite book won the award. I know these reading programs introduced me to books I probably would not have read otherwise. So now as an adult, I am a big fan of these book awards. The elemenatary school children of our area can participate in three children's choice awards. A few weeks ago the winners of these awards were announced. Check out these great books. The children of Washington state (and beyond) think these books are tops this year!
2011 Sasquatch Reading Award winner (from the Washington Library Media Association): Found: The Missing Book 1 by Margaret Peterson Haddix (also available as a Playaway and as Large Print)
2011 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award winner (from the Washington Library Media Association): Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle by Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larsen, and Mary Nethery (also available as a Playaway)
2011 Young Reader's Choice Award winner junior division (from the Pacific Northwest Library Association): Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi