2009 E.B. White Read Aloud Awards

The 2009 E.B. White Read Aloud Awards were announced at BEA, and our BookLetters Award list and Widget have been updated.  The 2009 winners were:

Visitor for Bear By Becker, Bonny Denton, Kady MacDonald 2008/02 – Candlewick Press (MA) 9780763628079 2009 E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books Cheery persistence wears down a curmudgeonly bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship. …More

Masterpiece By Broach, Elise Murphy, Kelly 2008/09 – Henry Holt & Company 9780805082708 BookPage Notable Title 2009 E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers In this follow-up to Shakespeare’s Secret, Broach delivers a fast-paced mystery in which a young boy and a beetle attempt to pull off a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Illustrations. …More