2008 Mitten Award Announced
by kidlit
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost has been chosen winner of the 2008 Mitten Award.
The Mitten Award is sponsored by the Michigan Library Association. It is an award for the best children's book published in a calendar year and is selected by a committee of youth services librarians from all over Michigan.
Diamond Willow is the story of a young girl living in Alaska. It is an adventure tale, it is a family tale. The story is told in diamond-shaped verse with small bolded lines within each verse that help the reader understand the girl's feelings and thoughts. It is a beautifully told tale.
Four honor books were chosen as well.
Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka.
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman.
Try these titles for some good summer reading!
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