4th Graders Cast Their Votes!

This was the week that all fourth graders who read at least 3 of the books nominated for the Rhode Island Children's Book Award got to vote for their favorite! Students -- not adults -- select which book will win the award each year. (To learn more about the award, please visit http://www.ri.net/RIEMA/bookaward.html.)

Today I counted their responses, and at our school the winner was Adventures in Cartooning! I will send our totals to the committee, and they will add up all the votes from across Rhode Island. The winner of the award will be announced in March...stay tuned!

Here are the complete results for Ashaway School:

(Number of Votes) -- Book Title

(9) - Adventures in Cartooning

(5) - 11 Birthdays

(4) - Umbrella Summer

(3) - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

(2) - Dying to Meet You

(2) - Kenny and the Dragon

(2) - The Magic Thief

(2) - Wishworks, Inc.

(1) - The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

(1) - Never Smile at a Monkey

(1) - Redwoods

(1) - Tricking the Tallyman

(1) - Wild Girl

100th Day of School!

Wow! On Friday our students were celebrating the 100th day of school...where did the time go?? Extend the celebration by visiting this list of the Top 100 Books for Children at childrensbooksguide.com! Of course there are lots of book lists out there, but I like the mix of classic and modern titles you'll find here. We just read Tikki Tikki Tembo in second grade this week as we began our exploration of folktales. As always, the students loved it!

Don't forget that you can request any of these titles at your local public library; just go to the Ocean State Libraries search page. If your local branch doesn't own the book you want, you can log in with your library card number to request it. If any library in the state owns a copy, it will be sent to your home library -- for free!