2011 Children's Book Awards
CALDECOTT MEDAL:
A Sick Day for Amos Mcgee by Philip C. Stead
JOHN NEWBERRY MEDAL:
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD:
One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
(Winner-Author)
Dave the Potter:
Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill
(Winner-Illustrator)
NCTE ORBIS PICTUS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NONFICTION:
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg
212 W Walnut St
Nevada, MO
Programs for Kids
Preschool Storytime
This monthly program is for children ages 3-5.
Activities include stories, crafts, and a snack.
Space is limited to 30 children
.
To register for storytime, call 448-2770.
Summer Reading Program
Activities begin in June and continue
throughout the summer break.
Sign up & registration is held in May.
Children receive prizes as incentives
to meet their reading goal.
Free summer reader cards are assigned
to participating children.
Top Juv. Fiction Picks
- Diary of a wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney
- Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
- Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey
by Barbara Park
by Lois Lowry
by Conelia Caroline Funke
We offer a selection of
audiobooks & E-books
for kids!!!
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The Kane Chronicles
Mr Popper's Penguins Judy Moody
and Are You My Mother?
just to name a few...
Click on the link below to browse
our virtual branch for yours today!
Fun Links for Little Ones (up to age 7)
- Bananaboo--offers a variety of online and offline activites like puzzles, stories, jokes, coloring and crafts.
- Crayola--color online, play games, and more!
- PBS Kids--Music, games and coloring activities based on your favorite PBS kids show characters.
Games For Big Kids
- Word Central is a great spot to have fun with all sorts of words
- Web Word Find -- Test your detective skills. Print a puzzle and find the words! Stuck? The solutions are published along with all but the newst puzzle.
- Math Baseball--solve math problems (from easy to "super brain") and work your way around the bases!
- Check out Dav Pilkey's Web Site O'Fun. If you are a grown-up, be sure to ask a kid's permission before browsing this site! Dav is author and illustrator of some great books for kids.

