Brian Selznick, author of the 2008 Caldecott Award for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, will be the featured guest for the 2008 Kentucky Bluegrass Awards luncheon on Friday, September 26. The luncheon takes place at The Kentucky Reading Association Conference at Louisville's Galt Hotel. Registration is open at http://tmcshows.com/KRA/Registration/

The KBA luncheon is considered a special event and there is a $10 fee. Only registered attendees will be invited to attend. There will be a limited number of tickets sold so register for the conference todayBrian Selzick Coming to Kentucky

April 22, 2008

Henkes and Appelt Visit Kentucky

The Blue Marble bookstore in Fort Thomas, KY will host authors Kevin Henkes on May 8 and Kathi Appelt on May 10.  Check out their website to learn more about these store events at http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/community?sid=5792 

April 14, 2008

Kentucky Announces Children's Choice Awards

 The votes are counted and the 2008 Kentucky Bluegrass Award winners are:

• Good Boy, Fergus by David Shannon- selected by K-2 readers
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick- selected by 3-5 readers
• Rules by Cynthia Lord- selected by 6-8 readers
• Impulse by Ellen Hopkins- selected by 9-12 readers

The Voting Summary Sheet for 2008 is available here: 2008 Voting Summary.doc.

A list of Participating Schools and Libraries for 2008 is available here: 2008 Participating Schools and Libraries.doc.

The 2008-09 Master Lists are posted early due to popular demand. Check out the title lists for next year here . 

April 10, 2008

Looking for a Good Book?

2007 IRA Children's Choice Awards are a great resource for parents, teachers and librarians looking for great new literature for young people. Check out the newest titles at http://www.reading.org/Library/Retrieve.cfm?D=10.1598/RT.61.2.8&F=RT-61-2-CChoices.pdf

April 2008

KRA Receives Two Awards from IRA

The International Reading Association awarded the Kentucky Reading Association the 2007 Advocacy Award and the 2007-08 Award of Excellence. Congratulations to us for achieving these great honors and being recognized for our outstanding work in Kentucky!

March 6, 2008

Critical Issues Series: Teaching Reading & Writing and Math & Science To Students with Diverse Learning Barriers Register Online

Presented by the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children

Conference at Eastern Kentucky University on Friday, March 21 Accomodations

Conference in Bowling Green on Monday, March 17 Accomodations

March 5, 2008

Schools and Public Libraries must collectively submit KBA votes online. Please count the total number of first place votes for each title on the master lists and enter the number beside the title. Direct links to the KBA tally sheets are as follows:

K-2 Votes click here

3-5 Votes click here

6-8 Votes click here

9-12 Votes click here 

March 1, 2008

The Kentucky Bluegrass Awards' voting deadline is at midnight on Friday, April 4, 2008. All participating schools and libraries must submit votes online at www.kyreading.org or call 859-622-1072. Winners will be announced the week of Monday, April 14, 2008 along with the 2008-09 master lists. Stay tuned to for forthcoming news about the featured speaker at the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards Luncheon at the Kentucky Reading Association Conference on Friday, September 26 in Louisville, KY.

January 2008

The American Library Association announced their most prestigious awards for children's literature.

• The 2008 Caldecott Medal winner is The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic). The 2008 Honor books are Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic); First the Egg, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter); The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster); and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, written and illustrated Mo Willems (Hyperion)
• The 2008 Newberry Medal winner is Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candlewick). The 2008 Honor books are Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic); The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion); and Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam).
• The 2008 Printz Award is The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean, published by HarperTempest, an imprint of HarperCollins has won the 2008 Michael L. Printz Award