I love encouraging students to read everyday all summer (actually all year). While presenting the ALA Youth Media Award winning books, I encourage students to read daily all summer long. In promoting the Caldecott winners and honors, I share that this outstanding illustrator award is in honor of Randolph Caldecott, a nineteenth century English Illustrator. This award celebrated it's 79 anniversary this year. This means that there are 79 Caldecott winning books that students could read! What a fantastic manageable reading goal while gaining great appreciation for the art in the illustrations of each book. Here is the list of Caldecott Winners and Honors since 1938, many of which can be checked out at the local public library. This year, I will promote this with students in grades 3-5.
The Theodore Seuss Geisel Award honor Dr. Seuss and recognizes authors and illustrators of the most distinguished American books for beginning readers. The 2017 Geisel winners and honors and past winners provide fantastic lists of books for students in grades K-3.
Students will receive these lists among others during the month of May to promote and encourage summer reading.
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