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Books at the Milton Frye Library
New Books at MCS
Child Book Reviews
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Award Books
Great Family Read-alouds
Holiday Gift Suggestions
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The Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal Winners
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the illustrator of the “most distinguished American picture book for children” published in the previous calendar year. In addition to the winner, an unspecified number of honor books may be selected each year. Sixty-eight books have won the Caldecott Medal thus far. The medal was first presented in 1937 to Dorothy Lathrop for her book Animals of the Bible.
Our second graders read and listen to Caldecott winners during the last six weeks of the school year. They choose their favorites and vote for a second grade “Caldecott of the Caldecotts” for which they design their own special medal. The 2003 second grade Caldecott choice was David Wiesner’s The Three Pigs. Sam Merren’s medal was chosen by the second grade classes to designate this honor and is permanently affixed to the cover of the book.
Celebration Books
The Marion Cross School PTO sponsors a Celebration Book Program at the school library. Each year families purchase books for the library in honor of their child, a significant person or an event such as a birthday or holiday. Each book given receives a bookplate inscribed with the child’s name (or other special person) and date of the event being recognized. Since the program’s inception in March 1994, over 700 books have been added to the collection.
During the month of the child’s celebration, he or she will be called to the library to select a Celebration Book. A parent volunteer will help each child in the selection of his or her book within the designated price range and will inform families of their child’s selection. Children who would like to mark their summer birthdays choose books during their half-birthday month. The books offered have been pre-selected by Mrs. Voake. If a child has a specific book request or a parent would like to purchase a book for the library, families should contact Mrs. Voake at the library. Through the generosity of the Norwich Bookstore we are able to acquire books for the library at a 20% discount, passing on the profit to the Celebration Book Program fund. Kathy Snyder is the Celebration Book Program coordinator. For further information, call her at 649-2914.
The following Celebration Books were given to the library collection during March and April:
Castaways given by Tucker in honor of his birthday
Varjak Paw given by Alexandra in honor of St. Patrick’s Day
The Time Warp Trio: Me Oh Maya given by Ian in honor of Dean Miller
The Time Warp Trio: Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? given by Luke in honor of his birthday
How Science Works given by Kaily in honor of spring
The Viper given by Hazel in honor of her birthday
Winnie and Ernst given by Courtney in honor of her birthday
Crafts from the Past: Ancient Greece given by Jeffrey in honor of his birthday
Dragon of Doom given by Isaac in honor of his birthday
East given by Jack in honor of his birthday
The Royal Diaries: Kristina given by Katie in honor of her birthday
Take it to the Hoop given by Nick in honor of his birthday
Millicent Min Girl Genius given by Ellie in honor of her birthday
The Red Hot Rattoons given by Roland in honor of his birthday
Hatchling Magic given by Alex in honor of Joan
The Boy Who Saved Baseball given by Kristen in honor of her birthday
The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Program
2004 DCF Books
The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award is the second oldest child-selected award in the country. Its purpose is to “encourage Vermont children to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers.” Each year a committee of Vermont teachers and librarians creates a master list of thirty titles by living American authors published in the previous year. These books are selected for their literary merit and their appeal to children in grades four through eight.
In Norwich, the DCF books for the year are introduced at a program at the Norwich Public Library in early June and are available for check out throughout the summer and school year. Children in the fourth through sixth grade are invited to read as many of the books as they wish. In September and October the fourth grades begin their school reading focusing on the DCF books. Fifth and sixth graders have access to the school DCF collection beginning in November.
Any child reading five or more DCF books is entitled to vote for the DCF Award in April. Any child reading fifteen or more DCF books is eligible to attend the DCF ceremony in late May. Four lucky Norwich students, selected by a random draw from the eligible readers, will go to this event with Mrs. Voake. At the ceremony the winning author will receive the award and speak to the students.
The Red Clover Award
2004 Red Clover Books
The Red Clover Award is a Vermont children’s choice picture book award program for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. The Red Clover Award is given annually to one of ten picture books nominated by a committee comprised of teachers and librarians and voted on by Vermont children. Its purpose is to “help children to develop an appreciation for excellence in writing and illustrations that will stay with them all of their lives.” At MCS, we incorporate The Red Clover books into the first and second grade curriculums. Children in these grades listen to and/or read and discuss the ten selections and then vote for their favorite in April.
The Newbery Medal
Newbery Award Winners
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the “most distinguished work of American literature for children” published in the previous calendar year. In addition to the winner, an unspecified number of honor books may be selected each year. Eighty-three books have won the Newbery Medal thus far. The medal was first presented in 1922 to Heinrich Van Loon for his book The Story of Mankind.
Our sixth graders choose among the Newbery classics for one of their reading chunks each year. We encourage them to read as many Newbery winners as they wish and each year at least one child undertakes the personal challenge of reading every one! Anna Schults actually completed this reading milestone in 2002.