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May 11, 2012
Promoting Childrens Literacy
The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
Kids who want a good book should check out the DCF reading list. Each spring Vermont's Department of Libraries selects 30 books to appeal to young readers in 4th through 8th grade. Known as the DCF list since 1957, it's named for Dorothy Canfield Fisher, a venerable Arlington, VT writer. Young readers are encouraged to sample the books on the list, and when they have read at least five, to vote for their favorite. The book with the most votes wins the annual Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award. Check out the 2010-11 winner 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass, and see what kids said about why they're inspired to read and write.The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
First given in 1957, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award has honored quality literature for children for 50 years now. Each spring, a committee of eight carefully selects 30 books to comprise the DCF Master List (http://www.dcfaward.org/lists/dcfmasterlist11-12.pdf). After reading at least 5 books from the list, students then vote for their favorite titles the following spring. The winning author is invited to visit Vermont to speak with children about the experience of writing such fine literature for such fine people.And the winner is... 11 Birthdays!
Congratulations to Wendy Mass, author of 11 Birthdays, winner of the 2011 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award! In a close race, 11 Birthdays was chosen by Vermont kids by eleven votes. Thanks to all Vermont students, parents, teachers, and librarians who participated in the process. Details on the DCF Award Ceremony will follow shortly.Here's a look at the top ten vote-getters:
- 1. 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
- 2. Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor
- 3. Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, & Alexis Frederick Frost
- 4. (tie) Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn
- 5. (tie) Scat by Carl Hiassen
- 6. Ragtag by Karl Wolf-Morgenländer
- 7. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
- 8. We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings
- 9. The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman
- 10. Pop by Gordon Korman