Daniel Brillhart
Gattis Elementary School
If you are looking for some books and recommended reading for your kids this summer, here are several resources to explore!
Bluebonnet Books:
The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a unique program that encourages reading for pleasure and is aimed at students in grades 3-6. Each year, 20 books are chosen as the “Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List” by the TBA selection committee.
If students read a minimum of five books from the current master list (or have the books read aloud to them), they have the opportunity to vote for their favorite title during the month of January each year. The author of the book receiving the most votes statewide is declared the winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Current list of Bluebonnet Books
Hoagie’s Gifted Education Page – Reading Lists for Your Gifted Child
This is a great website for information for gifted children, their parents, and their teachers. One page is devoted to lists of books recommended for gifted students. A warning – the books are not necessarily leveled and the website can be a bit cumbersome in navigating. Hoagie’s Gifted Education page
Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network Reading Lists
This list of titles has been compiled by librarians at member schools of the Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network (HAISLN). It includes both fiction and nonfiction books by some of the best authors for children and young adults.
Books on this list are evaluated annually by grade-level committees. Committee members rely on recommendations from standard, professionally prepared evaluation aids and on input from students and teachers, as well as the collective HAISLN expertise. A conscious effort is made to appeal to the broad range of interests, maturity levels, and reading abilities of students. Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network Reading Lists
American Library Association
This is a great website to visit and it is published by the American Library Association – the premiere library association in the US. Here you can find the nominees and award winners for…
- The Caldecott Medal: The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Caldecott Medal Award Winners
- The Newberry Medal: The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Newberry Medal Award Winners
- The Coretta Scott King Book Award: The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee is dedicated to celebrating and promoting the artistic expression of the African American experience through literature and the graphic arts. We are excited to celebrate the contributions of Coretta Scott King Book Award Winner and Honor illustrators in a new and exciting way! Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners