Prairie Bud Award

The Prairie Bud Award is sponsored by the South Dakota Library Association. Prairie Bud winners are determined by South Dakota kindergarten, first, second and third grade students. Students are encouraged to read and vote for their one favorite book of the year from the masterlists of fifteen titles. The books receiving the most votes from the students win the awards. A committee of educators and librarians select the books nominated for the awards.

Prairie Bud Book Award Contest Guidelines

Purpose: To encourage children to become enthusiastic, discriminating readers.

Participating Organizations: South Dakota Library Association (SDLA); Public Library & Trustee Section of SDLA; School Library & Media Section of SDLA; South Dakota Reading Council; South Dakota State Library; South Dakota Elementary School Principals.

Who Can Vote: Any South Dakota student in grades K-3. To vote, a child must have read or heard at least 5 of the contest books. Each child may vote only once.

Time Period: The book award competition will commence during Children's Book Week in November. Children will read the contest books during November, December, January, February and part of March. Voting will take place the second week in March.

Winner: The book award winner will be announced in April during National Library Week. The author of either the Prairie Bud or Prairie Pasque winning book will be invited to the South Dakota Library Association convention the following fall.

Contest Books:
Contest books must meet these requirements:

Contest will be compiled of book titles, not selected authors.
Fiction and non-fiction titles may be included.
Books must have been published 2-3 years prior to the voting year.
Book titles must reflect children's reading choices.
T.V. or movie tie-ins will not be allowed.
Books must meet regular library selection standards.
Books must be chosen because of suitability and overall interest to children.
Books must be in print.
Books must be written by living American authors.
Illustrations must be artistic and suitable.
Books may be recommended by teachers and librarians.
Books will be appropriate for children in grades K-3.

The Book Award Committee will read the books suggested by South Dakota teachers and librarians and formulate a master list of titles to be used for the book award. For more information on Prairie Bud

2007-2008 Prairie Bud Award Nominees

Author	Title - Book Information from the SD State Library	Online Card Catlog Link
Katya Arnold	Elephants Can Paint Too!	JUVENILE NONFICTION J 599.67 Ar64e
Tedd Arnold	Hi, Fly Guy!	BEGINNER READER BR E Ar65h
Karen Beaumont	I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!	EASY BOOKS E B383i
Lee Hopkins	Oh No! Where are My Pants?	JUVENILE NONFICTION J 811.008 Oh1
Emily Jenkins	That New Animal	EASY BOOKS E J415t
Steve Jenkins	I See a Kookaburra!	JUVENILE NONFICTION J 591.7 J418i
Keiko Kaska	The Dog who Cried Wolf	EASY BOOKS E K155d
Katharine Kenah	The Best Seat in Second Grade	BEGINNER READER BR E K33b
Faith McNulty	If You Decide to Go to the Moon	JUVENILE NONFICTION J 629.45 M235i
Colby Rodowsky	Next Door Dogs	JUVENILE FICTION J R618n
Erica Silverman	Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa	BEGINNER READER BR E Si39c
Melissa Sweet	Carmine: A Little More Red	EASY BOOKS E Sw36c
Linda White	I Could Do That!	JUVENILE NONFICTION J 921 M831w
Mo Willems	Leonardo the Terrible Monster	OVERSIZE CHILD E Over W667y
Elizabeth Winthrop	Squashed in the Middle	EASY BOOKS E W737s

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