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Friday, June 24, 2011

Check Out An Award Winning Book!

The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were just announced! This years winners range from a book of nursery rhymes, a look at Benedict Arnold, and a gritty story for high school students about teens on the run.

The books receiving the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor books sound just as amazing. If you're looking for books for your child, consider checking out some of these books and see if your child thinks they deserve the award!

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners

Picture Book
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Salley Mavor

Fiction
Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones

Non-fiction
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin

Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Books

Picture Book
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen
Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Fiction
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke

Nonfiction
Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Find Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Steward Ross, illustrated by Stephen Biesty
Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Vicky White

Visit the Horn Book website by clicking here to read more. If you or your child has read one of these books, please comment and let us know what you think!

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