Monarch Award
| Monarch Award | |
|---|---|
| Description | Reader's choice award for K-3rd Illinois students |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Illinois school library media association |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Website | ISLMA website |
The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois school library media association (ISLMA) to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage children to read critically; and to develop a statewide awareness of outstanding literature for children.[1]
The award name and image was chosen as a symbol of growth, change and freedom[2] and to help familiarize students with the state's insect.[3]
Award Process
The award is given annually (beginning in 2005)[4] to a single author and/or illustrator by a collective vote of Kindergarten through 3rd grade students in Illinois.[5] The award is administered by a steering committee that seeks nominations from public librarians, school library media specialist, teachers, and students.[1]. A volunteer reading committee then forms a master list of 20 of the nominated titles[6] which include a range of interests and reading levels as well as 3 of each of the following types of children's books:
- Picture books
- Easy readers
- Chapter books
Students vote in February of each year for their favorite from the master list and the results are announced the following month.
Criteria for nomination
- Nominator must have read the book
- Book copyrighted within the past 5 years
- Be in print at the time of selection
- Author and/or illustrator must be living at the time of selection of mater list
- Book must be of interest and appeal to children in grades kindergarten through 3rd grade
- Must have literary merit
- May be fiction or nonfiction
- No title or series may be on two consecutive master lists
- If a title in a series has been awarded, other books in that series are ineligible for 5 years
- Book must not be a textbook, anthology, translation, toy, puzzle, pop-up or formula fiction[7]
Recipients
Note: Winners are highlighted in yellow.
| Year | Author | Illustrator | Book | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | David Shannon | David Gets in Trouble | Winner | |
| 2005 | Helen Lester | Lynn Minsinger | Hooway for Wodney Wat | 2nd Place |
| 2005 | Lauren Child | I Will Never Not Eat a Tomato | 3rd Place | |
| 2006 | Keiko Kasza | My Lucky Day | Winner | |
| 2007 | Caralyn Buehner | Mark Buehner | Superdog: The Heard of a Hero | Winner |
| 2008 | Chris Van Dusen[8] | Chris Van Dusen | If I Built a Car | Winner |
| 2009 | Kevin O'Malley | Kevin O’Malley, Carol Heyer and Scott Goto | Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude | Winner |
| 2010 | Melanie Watt | Scaredy Squirrel | Winner |
References
- ^ a b ISLMA Monarch Award Guidelines
- ^ http://www.islma.org/monarch.htm
- ^ Illinois State Symbols and their history
- ^ http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/booklists/special/monarch.html
- ^ Champaign Public Library - Monarch Award
- ^ Merli, Melissa. "Former storyteller to share story line of her second book", The News-Gazette, 20 April 2008, accessed 1 January 2011.
- ^ 2012 Monarch Criteria]
- ^ Newbury Port, MA Local News