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Iowa Book Awards - Children Iowa Children's Choice Award - chosen by students from Iowa!

National Book Awards - Children Caldecott Medal best picture book Coretta Scott King Award African American author/illustrator Newberry Medal best children's book Notable Children's Books fiction and nonfiction

Take Time to Read Everyday!

Parents and caregivers -visit these great sites for tips on reading to children.

National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance - an online guide for parents to promote reading and writing.   Scholastic - expert advice for teaching children to love books at every stage, sign up for a free monthly newsletter, and more!   Jim Trelease - the author of the Read-Aloud Handbook. Read the do's and don'ts of reading aloud to children, from a read-aloud expert and literacy advocate.