The next year's Dorothy Canfield Fisher, 2017 - 2018, nominees have been chosen and are posted on the VT Department of Libraries website! See the titles listed below with the author, title, publisher, and suggested grade level listed in that order.
Anderson, John David. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day. Walden Pond. Grade 5 up
Barnhill, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Algonquin. Grade 5 up
Bauer, Joan. Soar. Viking. Grade 5 up
Bayard, Louis. Lucky Strikes. Henry Holt. Grade 7 up
Brown, Peter. The Wild Robot. Little, Brown. Grade 4 up
Burg, Ann E. Unbound: A Novel in Verse. Scholastic. Grade 5 up
Cohen, Marina. The Inn Between. Roaring Brook. Grade 5 up
Crilley, Mark. The Drawing Lesson: A Graphic Novel That Teaches
You How to Draw. Watson-Guptill. Grade 4 up
Davies, Jacqueline. Nothing but Trouble. Katherine Tegen. Grade5 up
Dumas, Firoozeh. It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel. Clarion. Grade 5 up
Gemeinhart, Dan. Some Kind of Courage. Scholastic. Grade 6 up
Gidwitz, Adam. The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children
and Their Holy Dog.
Dutton. Grade 6 up
Gratz, Alan. Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II. Scholastic. Grade 6 up
Griffin, Paul. When Friendship Followed Me Home. Dial. Grade 6 up
Harrington, Karen. Mayday. Little, Brown. Grade 5 up
Hopkinson, Deborah. A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a
Pickpocket. Knopf. Grade 5 up
Kelly, Erin Entrada. The Land of Forgotten Girls. Greenwillow. Grade 5 up
LaFleur, Suzanne. Beautiful Blue World. Wendy Lamb. Grade 5 up
MacLachlan, Patricia. The Poet’s Dog. Katherine Tegen. Grade 4 up
Messner, Kate. The Seventh Wish. Bloomsbury. Grade 5 up
O’Connor, Barbara. Wish.
Farrar, Straus and
Giroux. Grade 4 up
Olson, Tod. Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink. Scholastic. Grade 5 up
Reynolds, Jason. Ghost. Athenaeum. Grade 5 up
Sherman, Delia. The Evil Wizard. Smallbone Candlewick. Grade 5 up
Sonnenblick, Jordan. Falling Over Sideways. Scholastic. Grade 6 up
Sullivan, Tara. The Bitter Side of Sweet. Putnam. Grade 7 up
Sweet, Melissa. Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White. HMH. Grade 4 up
Weeks, Sarah & Gita
Varadarajan. Save Me a Seat. Scholastic. Grade 4 up
Weiner, Jennifer. The Littlest Bigfoot. Aladdin. Grade 4 up
Wolk, Lauren. Wolf Hollow. Dutton. Grade 6 up
Thursday, March 23, 2017
2017 - 2018 Red Clover Nominees
Next year's Red Clover nominees have been chosen and are listed at the VT Department of Libraries website. They are as follows:
Archer, Micha. Daniel Finds a Poem. Nancy Paulsen, 2016. (ISBN 978-0399169137)
Barton, Chris. Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions. Illustrated by Don Tate. Charlesbridge, 2016. (ISBN 978-1580892971)
DiPucchio, Kelly. Dragon Was Terrible. Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli. FSG, 2016. (ISBN 978- 0374300494)
Hall, Michael. Frankencrayon. Greenwillow, 2016. (ISBN 978-0062252111)
Hood, Susan. Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. Simon & Schuster, 2016. (ISBN 978-1481430951)
John, Jory. Penguin Problems. Illustrated by Lane Smith. Random House, 2016. (ISBN 978- 0553513370)
Levy, Debbie. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark. Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley. Simon & Schuster, 2016. (ISBN 978-1481465595)
London, Jonathan. Otters Love to Play. Illustrated by Meilo So. Candlewick, 2016. (ISBN 978- 0763669133)
Tonatiuh, Duncan. The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes. Abrams, 2016. (ISBN 978-1419721304)
Wenzel, Brendan. They All Saw a Cat. Chronicle, 2016. (ISBN 978-1452150130)
Each year wonderful books are chosen as nominees and this year's titles certainly convey fun ways to delve into different topics.
2017-2018 RED CLOVER AWARD NOMINEES VERMONT’S PICTURE BOOK AWARD FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-4
Archer, Micha. Daniel Finds a Poem. Nancy Paulsen, 2016. (ISBN 978-0399169137)
Barton, Chris. Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions. Illustrated by Don Tate. Charlesbridge, 2016. (ISBN 978-1580892971)
DiPucchio, Kelly. Dragon Was Terrible. Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli. FSG, 2016. (ISBN 978- 0374300494)
Hall, Michael. Frankencrayon. Greenwillow, 2016. (ISBN 978-0062252111)
Hood, Susan. Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport. Simon & Schuster, 2016. (ISBN 978-1481430951)
John, Jory. Penguin Problems. Illustrated by Lane Smith. Random House, 2016. (ISBN 978- 0553513370)
Levy, Debbie. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark. Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley. Simon & Schuster, 2016. (ISBN 978-1481465595)
London, Jonathan. Otters Love to Play. Illustrated by Meilo So. Candlewick, 2016. (ISBN 978- 0763669133)
Tonatiuh, Duncan. The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes. Abrams, 2016. (ISBN 978-1419721304)
Wenzel, Brendan. They All Saw a Cat. Chronicle, 2016. (ISBN 978-1452150130)
Each year wonderful books are chosen as nominees and this year's titles certainly convey fun ways to delve into different topics.
Monday, March 6, 2017
2016 - 2017 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Titles and More
Every year the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Committee chooses the best of children's literature as nominees for a vote for best book by Vermont students in Grades 4 - 8. A brief biography of Dorothy Canfield Fisher can be found at the Vermont Hisorical Society at this link: https://vermonthistory.org/explorer/people-places/whos-who/vermont-women/dorothy-canfield-fisher
The Vermont Department of Libraries offers annotations or summaries of each book at this page:
http://libraries.vermont.gov/services/children_and_teens/book_awards/dcf
The 2016 -2017 list of Dorothy Canfield Fisher nominees are as follows:
The Vermont Department of Libraries offers annotations or summaries of each book at this page:
http://libraries.vermont.gov/services/children_and_teens/book_awards/dcf
The 2016 -2017 list of Dorothy Canfield Fisher nominees are as follows:
2016-2017
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Nominees
Vermont's book award for children.
This list include fiction and non-fiction books.
| Author | Title | Publisher | Grade |
| Barnett, Mac & Jory John | The Terrible Two | Amulet | 4 up |
| Beasley, Cassie | Circus Mirandus | Dial | 4 up |
| Benjamin, Ali | The Thing about Jellyfish | Little, Brown | 5 up |
| Bond, Rebecca | Escape from Baxters’ Barn | Harcourt Brace | 4 up |
| Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker | The War that Saved my Life | Dial | 5 up |
| Brown, Don | Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans | Harcourt Brace | 6 up |
| Chmakova, Svetlana | Awkward | Yen | 5 up |
| Draper, Sharon | Stella by Starlight | Atheneum | 5 up |
| Gannon, Nicholas | The Doldrums | Greenwillow | 4 up |
| Gino, Alex | George (audiobook) | Scholastic | 4 up |
| Graff, Lisa | Lost in the Sun | Philomel | 5 up |
| Gruenbaum, Michael with Todd Hasak-Lowy | Somewhere There is Still a Sun | Aladdin | 5 up |
| Hautala, Beth | Waiting for Unicorns | Philamel | 5 up |
| Hilton, Marilyn | Full Cicada Moon | Dial | 5 up |
| Hoose, Phillip | The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club | Farrar, Straus & Giroux | 7 up |
| Jamieson, Victoria | Roller Girl | Dial | 4 up |
| Jones, Kelly | Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer | Alfred A. Knopf | 4 up |
| Kidd, Ronald | Night on Fire | Albert Whitman | 5 up |
| Maberry, Jonathan | The Orphan Army (Nightsiders #1) | Simon & Schuster | 5 up |
| Magoon, Kekla | Shadows of Sherwood | Bloomsbury | 5 up |
| Nielsen, Jennifer A. | A Night Divided | Scholastic | 5 up |
| Oppel, Kenneth | The Nest | Simon & Schuster | 5 up |
| Pearsall, Shelley | The Seventh Most Important Thing | Alfred A. Knopf | 5 up |
| Priest, Cherie | I am Princess X | Arthur A. Levine | 7 up |
| Resau, Laura | The Lightning Queen | Scholastic | 5 up |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | Echo | Scholastic | 5 up |
| Sands, Kevin | The Blackthorn Key | Aladdin | 5 up |
| Stead, Rebecca | Goodbye Stranger | Wendy Lamb | 6 up |
| Stevenson, Noelle | Nimona | Harper Teen | 7 up |
| Wiechman, Kathy Cannon | Like a River | Calkins Creek | 6 up |
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
2016 - 2017 Red Clover Award Nominees
Bandy, Michael S. and Eric Stein. Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box. Illustrated
by James E. Ransome. Candlewick, 2015. (ISBN 978-0763665937)
Bond, Rebecca. Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015. (ISBN 978-0374380779)
Bram, Elizabeth. Rufus the Writer. Illustrated by Chuck Groenink. Schwartz & Wade, 2015. (ISBN 978-0385378536)
Desmond, Jenni. The Blue Whale. Enchanted Lion, 2015. (ISBN 978-1592701650)
Goodrich, Carter. We Forgot Brock! Simon & Schuster, 2015. (ISBN 978-1442480902)
Medina, Meg. Mango, Abuela and Me. Illustrated by Angela Dominguez. Candlewick, 2015. (ISBN 978-0763669003)
Pennypacker, Sara. Meet the Dullards. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. Balzer & Bray (HarperCollins), 2015. (ISBN 978-0062198563)
Sayre, April Pulley. Raindrops Roll. Beach Lane (Simon & Schuster), 2015. (ISBN 978- 1481420648)
Walker, Sally M. Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss. Holt, 2015. (ISBN 978-0805097153)
Weeks, Sarah. Glamourpuss. Illustrated by David Small. Scholastic, 2015. (ISBN 978- 0545609548)
The Vermont Department of Libraries dedicates a page at their website for Vermont's three book lists that are offered each year for elementary, middle school, and high school students. They are the Red Clover Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award, and the Green Mountain Book Award where you will find a lists of award winning books for your child to read.
Bond, Rebecca. Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015. (ISBN 978-0374380779)
Bram, Elizabeth. Rufus the Writer. Illustrated by Chuck Groenink. Schwartz & Wade, 2015. (ISBN 978-0385378536)
Desmond, Jenni. The Blue Whale. Enchanted Lion, 2015. (ISBN 978-1592701650)
Goodrich, Carter. We Forgot Brock! Simon & Schuster, 2015. (ISBN 978-1442480902)
Medina, Meg. Mango, Abuela and Me. Illustrated by Angela Dominguez. Candlewick, 2015. (ISBN 978-0763669003)
Pennypacker, Sara. Meet the Dullards. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. Balzer & Bray (HarperCollins), 2015. (ISBN 978-0062198563)
Sayre, April Pulley. Raindrops Roll. Beach Lane (Simon & Schuster), 2015. (ISBN 978- 1481420648)
Walker, Sally M. Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. Illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss. Holt, 2015. (ISBN 978-0805097153)
Weeks, Sarah. Glamourpuss. Illustrated by David Small. Scholastic, 2015. (ISBN 978- 0545609548)
The Vermont Department of Libraries dedicates a page at their website for Vermont's three book lists that are offered each year for elementary, middle school, and high school students. They are the Red Clover Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award, and the Green Mountain Book Award where you will find a lists of award winning books for your child to read.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Is your information accurate?
In the March 28th blog titled Benson Village School's Research Database I shared the reasons for an online encyclopedia or research database. If students rather find and check their own information online there are a number of ways to do that.
One way is to use Snopes located at http://www.snopes.com/ which is specifically set up for checking validity of information.
This site can also be used to check email scams.
One way is to use Snopes located at http://www.snopes.com/ which is specifically set up for checking validity of information.
This site can also be used to check email scams.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Benson Village School's Research Database
This year students have Scholastic's Go database for research needs. The web address is
http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N.
This database can be accessed at home with the at-home login and password which both students and teachers have.
Once you are logged in you will see different tabs which present information at various reading levels. The tabs are Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Adults.
There is a citation for each article at the bottom of the page. If students choose to find their information through a search engine such as Google, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Firefox, there is Easy Bib, Citation Machine, and NoodleTools to create citations. Each citation application is free.
There are quite clear reasons for a paid database with the most important one being reliable information, Other important reasons include the citations already created, lesson plans included as well as videos, maps and other graphics.
For those students choosing other avenues for research information, the quality of the information will need to be evaluated. Kathy Schrock, a former school district Director of Technology, instructional technology specialist, a middle school, academic, museum, and a public library librarian offers question forms that lead the way to choosing reliable information. They can be found at her website: http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html.
http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N.
This database can be accessed at home with the at-home login and password which both students and teachers have.
Once you are logged in you will see different tabs which present information at various reading levels. The tabs are Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Adults.
There is a citation for each article at the bottom of the page. If students choose to find their information through a search engine such as Google, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Firefox, there is Easy Bib, Citation Machine, and NoodleTools to create citations. Each citation application is free.
There are quite clear reasons for a paid database with the most important one being reliable information, Other important reasons include the citations already created, lesson plans included as well as videos, maps and other graphics.
For those students choosing other avenues for research information, the quality of the information will need to be evaluated. Kathy Schrock, a former school district Director of Technology, instructional technology specialist, a middle school, academic, museum, and a public library librarian offers question forms that lead the way to choosing reliable information. They can be found at her website: http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html.
Monday, February 22, 2016
January & February Notes of Interest
Have you ever noticed how many notable days there are in February? The February celebrations are numerous compared to the number in the month of January.
Here are days of note used for Library displays for January and February 2016:
January 1st - New Year's Day
January 18 - Martin Luther King Day
February 1 - National Freedom Day
February 2 - Groundhog Day
February 8 - Chinese New Year
February 9 - Mardi Gras
February 10 - Vermont Writes
February 11 - National Inventors Day
February 12 - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 Valentine's Day
February 15 - President's Day
February 22 - George Washington's Birthday
February 29 - Leap Day which occurs once every four years
A wonderful book that gives students a look at holidays and celebrations around the world is
"Celebrations!" written by Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley The book is organized around the seasons with the celebrations and holidays within that season described from a child's perspective.
Children's Press an imprint of Scholastic Inc. publishes a wonderful series about holidays through their "Rookie Read About Holidays" series for preschool through third grade students. The celebrations are explained with historical background as well as "Fast Fact" text boxes.
Vermont Writes Day was celebrated on February 10. Here at Benson Village School everyone stopped what they were doing to spend 6 minutes writing. Students had the option of submitting their writing to the Young Writer's Project.
Wonderful books about the holidays abound and can be easily found at area libraries if you are looking to explain the significance of these celebrations with an exception of Leap Day. A quick search of the various bookstores such as Amazon and Albris saw a small selection.
Please stop by if you would like to see Benson Village School's library display of celebration books.
Here are days of note used for Library displays for January and February 2016:
January 1st - New Year's Day
January 18 - Martin Luther King Day
February 1 - National Freedom Day
February 2 - Groundhog Day
February 8 - Chinese New Year
February 9 - Mardi Gras
February 10 - Vermont Writes
February 11 - National Inventors Day
February 12 - Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 Valentine's Day
February 15 - President's Day
February 22 - George Washington's Birthday
February 29 - Leap Day which occurs once every four years
A wonderful book that gives students a look at holidays and celebrations around the world is
"Celebrations!" written by Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley The book is organized around the seasons with the celebrations and holidays within that season described from a child's perspective.
Children's Press an imprint of Scholastic Inc. publishes a wonderful series about holidays through their "Rookie Read About Holidays" series for preschool through third grade students. The celebrations are explained with historical background as well as "Fast Fact" text boxes.
Vermont Writes Day was celebrated on February 10. Here at Benson Village School everyone stopped what they were doing to spend 6 minutes writing. Students had the option of submitting their writing to the Young Writer's Project.
Wonderful books about the holidays abound and can be easily found at area libraries if you are looking to explain the significance of these celebrations with an exception of Leap Day. A quick search of the various bookstores such as Amazon and Albris saw a small selection.
Please stop by if you would like to see Benson Village School's library display of celebration books.
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