Dear Readers,

Over 500,000 votes were cast in schools, bookshops

and online for choosing this year's favorite books,

author and illustrator.  The winners have just been announced

because it is CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK!!!   Yay!!!  (For

more infomation on Book Week, go to www.bookweekonline.com)

Now, here goes the list of favorites.  Imagine the drum roll,

please.   Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap,tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

FAVORITE AUTHOR:  Rick Riordan

FAVORITE ILLUSTRATOR: David Weisner

FAVORITE BOOK (K - 2nd grade): LITTLE PINK PUP by

                                                     Johanna Kerby

FAVORITE BOOK (3rd - 4th grade): LUNCH LADY AND

                                                        THE SUMMER CAMP

                                                         SHAKEDOWN by

                                                         Jarrett J. Krosoczka

FAVORITE BOOK (5th - 6th grade): THE RED PYRAMID

                                                        by Rick Riordan

FAVORITE BOOK (teens): WILL GRAYSON, WILL

                                         GRAYSON by John Green

                                         and David Levithan

Have you read any of these books? We have them in

our library --- come on over!

Celebrating YOU,

Paige Turner!