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Total Votes Reported = 14,231

We now have a winner - Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies
with 4276 votes!
Congratulations to Carolyn Crimi and John Manders!!


Nominees for the 2010–2011
ORA Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award:
(scroll down to see a list of programs featuring these books
along with information about the award)

ANANSI'S PARTY TIME
by Eric A. Kimmel
Illustrated by Janet Stevens
Holiday House
978-0823422418

download  4-page list of activities and related books


HENRY AND THE BUCCANEER BUNNIES
by Carolyn Crimi
Illustrated by John Manders
Candlewick
978-0763645403

download  4-page list of activities and related books

ICE BEAR: IN THE STEPS OF THE POLAR BEAR
by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Gary Blythe
Candlewick
978-0763641498


download  4-page list of activities and related books

LIBRARY LION
by Michelle Knudsen
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Candlewick
978-0763637842

download  4-page list of activities and related books

THE PERFECT PET
by Margie Palatini
Illustrated by Bruce Whatley
Katherine Tegen Books
978-0060001100

download  4-page list of activities and related books

To find out how to borrow a set of these books, check your local council page on this site.

Programs featuring ideas and activities for using these books and related books are scheduled by the following councils or organizations:

Emerald Empire Reading Council, Thursday, September 30, 2010 - to be held at the OEA/EEA Building on Coburg Road, Eugene. Karen Antikajian will present ideas and activities for using the five new Gallagher books plus related books. There will be handout of activities. A 135-page packet of activities + guides and student pages will be available for $5 to cover printing. Sets of books will be available for sale at a discount. EERC has sets of books for loan. No charge or registration required. download flyer

EERC Literacy Conference, October 8, 2010, Thurston MS, Springfield
. One of the sessions will be a repeat of the above program.
For information about this conference, registration, and cost, visit www.literacylane.org and click on Oct. 8 Literacy Conference.

Three Sisters Reading Council, Monday October 25, 2010 - to be held at the High Desert ESD, Redmond, Oregon. Presented by Rene Dernbach. A packet of lesson plans and activities for the Gallagher and related books. Free set of books for each school represented.

(check local council pages for more information)

What is the ORA Patricia Gallagher Book Award?

The award is a children’s choice award founded in 1997. It is named for Patricia Gallagher, a retired Western Oregon professor of children’s literature who is a former president of ORA. Gallagher is an active volunteer at the Monmouth Public Library and serves on the committee to choose the award finalists. It is the goal of the Oregon Reading Association, a professional organization of nearly 4,000 members, to promote literacy and a love of reading.

How are the books chosen?

A committee of ORA leaders, school librarians, public librarians, teachers, and school administrators review and select the books. The books must be readily available in paperback, be no more than eight years old, hold an innate appeal to children, and have quality text and illustrations.

Who may vote?

Oregon school children of all ages.

When to vote?

Voting will occur between September, 2010 and April, 2011.
Votes must be reported by May 1, 2011

Where to vote?

Voting may take place in any participating classroom, school library, or public library in the state of Oregon.

How to report votes?

Report votes to your local council chair person OR

Report votes by phone, mail or e-mail to Beverly Farris
5046 Riley Ct. SE, Salem, OR 97306
phone: 503-371-1684  e-mail: dbfarris62@msn.com


VOTING
 

 

 

Students should
vote for their
ONE favorite.

Votes should be
emailed by
May 1, 2011
to Beverly Farris:
dbfarris62@msn.com

 
     
 
VOTES MUST BE
REPORTED BY
MAY 1, 2011

Each student
votes for an
individual
favorite

Total votes reported last year = 17,212

Last year's winner
with 8624 votes


STANLEY'S WILD RIDE
by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Bill Slavin


A 136-page packet
of ideas and activities
for using the books
is available for $10 to cover printing and mailing.
Email Karen:
kantikajian@cvcable.com

A 75-page packet
of background information and ideas for using books
written by Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) from EERC's January 2010 program
is available for $10 to cover printing and mailing.
Email Karen:
kantikajian@cvcable.com

download a sample page


Click here to see Second Graders' drawings of the 2007 winner,
Three Samurai Cats