Both the Maine Student Book Award and the Chickadee Award winners were announced last week.

“The Chickadee Award is a picture book award program for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. This award is given annually to one of ten picture books nominated by a committee of teachers, librarians, and early literacy professionals. Each year the books are chosen from those published in the previous year and are selected because they present a solid original story and artwork that supports and extends the text.” -Chickadee Award website

The 2009 Chickadee Award winner is My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks!

“The Maine Student Book Award is designed to expand literary horizons of students in grades 4-8 by encouraging them to read, evaluate, and enjoy a selection of new books and to choose by written ballot, a statewide favorite.” -MSBA website

The 2009 Maine Student Book Award winner is Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

To see a sneak-peek of the 2009-2010 MSBA nominees go to:

http://www.windham.lib.me.us/msbaspl.htm