Award Winners

Garden State Children's Book Awards from the New Jersey Library Association
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/book/pastawards.html 
Vote for this year's winners or check out winners from previous years.

Caldecott Medal Home Page
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/
caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm
Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Children's Book Awards
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
The most comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards on the Internet.

Coretta Scott King Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients.cfm
Authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."

Newbery Medal Home Page
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/
bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm
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.

Pura Belpré Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/
bookmedia/belpremedal/belpreabout/index.cfm
For an Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms,and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/odell.html
Presented for a work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher and set in the New World.

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Roald Dahl website
http://www.roalddahl.com
The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Jean Craighead George
http://www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com/
Author of Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain.

Kevin Henkes
http://www.kevinhenkes.com/ 
The site includes descriptions of all his books, biographies of all his mouse characters, and biographical information.

Will Hobbs. 
http://www.willhobbsauthor.com
Hobbs, author of outdoor adventure stories, includes biographical information, a list of books, questions and answers, an online quiz and teaching suggestions for some of his books.  

Brian Jacques
http://www.redwall.org/
If you’re a fan of the Redwall books, here’s the site for you! It includes information on the author of Redwall, Mattimeo and The Long Patrol. 

Katherine Paterson
http://www.terabithia.com/
Explores the work of the author of Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, Lyddie, and Jacob Have I Loved. 

Dav Pilkey. 
http://www.pilkey.com/
Author and illustrator Dav Pilkey who wrote Captain Underpants, The Paperboy, Kat Kong, and Dogzilla. 

Gary Paulsen. 
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/paulsen.html
Here is the author of Hatchet, Dogsong, The Crossing, The Winter Room, and other great reads. 

Cynthia Leitich Smith 
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com
Includes biographical and bibliographical information plus recommended fantasy, horror, and multicultural books by other authors.

Megan Whalen Turner. 
http://home.att.net/~mwturner/
Includes reviews and analysis of this author’s Newbery Honor winning book The Thief. 

Rosemary Wells
http://www.rosemarywells.com/ 
Author of the Max, Ruby and Yoko books, and more.

Laurence Yep. 
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/yep.html
He is the author of many novels set in both China and the United States such as Child of the Owl, Dragonwings, Sweetwater, and Dragon’s Gate.

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Recommended Books

Free interactive e-book from Tumblebooks
Why Libraries Matter: A Story Long Overdue download this e-book

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=61
From the New York Public Library.

100 Kid Books that Have Shaped the Century

100 Best Books for Children and Young Adults
Recommended by the National Education Association.

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Preschoolers Favorites

Arthur:  The World's Most Famous Aardvark 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/
Visit Arthur and his family through stories, coloring pages and many other activities.

Between the Lions
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions
Join Theo. Cleo, Lionel and Leona on their many adventures in reading.

Teletubbies
http://pbskids.org/teletubbies/teletubbyland.html
Visit your favorite teletubbie.

Peter Rabbit Homepage
http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/funandgames/funandgames0.cfm?territory=1&country=1
Meet the characters from Beatrix Potter's stories, play games and listen to the story of Peter Rabbit.

Dr. Seuss
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/
Welcome to Seussville! Games, chat, books on Dr. Seuss books.

Berenstain Bears
http://www.berenstainbears.com/
Play games, learn about the Bear family and read a story.

Thomas the Tank
http://www.thomasthetankengine.com
Take a ride with Thomas the Tank and his friends.

PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/
Takes you to your favorite shows: Arthur, Barney, Clifford, Teletubbies and more.

Story Place Preschool Library -- also en Español
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp

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eBooks and Online Classics

Tumblebooks
An online collection of animated, talking picture books.  Read along as the books are read aloud.   Includes storybooks, puzzles and games and full-length children's audiobooks.

The library shares an eBook and downloadable audiobook collection with other libraries in South Jersey, including electronic books for kids and teens.  Download an ebook with the free software Adobe Reader or Mobipocket and read on your computer or PDA.  Use the free Overdrive software to listen to audiobooks.  All you need is a library card -- and you don't need to worry about overdue fees.  eBooks expire at the end of the lending period, so you don't need to return them!  Go to http://sjrlc.lib.overdrive.com.  The bottom row  of books shows the kids/teens collection.

Read a classic book on the web. The Online Literature Library has these titles for kids:

The Adventures of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
14 Stories about the Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
5 Stories by L. M. Montgomery, including Anne of Green Gables and sequels

And here are some more books available online:

The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
How the Leopard Got Its Spots by Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

Audiobooks

Listen to stories read aloud from Wired for Books.  Includes Beatrix Potter stories, Just So Stories from Rudyard Kipling, Grimm's Fairy Tales and Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  Requires RealPlayer (free download).
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm

Listen to Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.  From the Wired for Books Players.
http://wiredforbooks.org/alice/

Storyline 
http://www.bookpals.net/storyline
View videos of stories read online by members of the Screen Actors Guild. Files are available for Windows Media, Real Player or Quicktime formats.

Magazines 

National Geographic World
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/index.html 

Stone Soup
http://www.stonesoup.com/main2/writing.html 
Stories by young writers. 

Yak’s Corner
http://www.yakscorner.com/index.htm
Newsmagazine for kids.

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More Fun Sites

Just For Kids Who Love Books
http://www.alanbrown.com/
Find out about your favorite books and authors, read or write a book review.

Bookleggers (from the Pleasanton, California Library)
http://www.readthebooks.com/rtb/files/rtb_pleastnBL/rtb_home.mv
See video book reviews using RealPlayer.

Folklore, Myth and Legend
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html
Classic fairy tales, folk tales, fables, plus fun information.

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Last Reviewed: September 04, 2009
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