“The mission of the Children’s Gallery, the Children’s Crown, and the Lamplighter Awards is to encourage elementary and junior high students to read wholesome and uplifting books by providing lists each year of the best literature.” Learn more about the program.
Highlights at each age-range include…
K-2 Crown Gallery Nominees: Merry Christmas, Merry Crow by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Jon Goodell (Harcourt)(author interview).
3-5 Children’s Crown Nominees: A Bear Named Trouble by Marion Dane Bauer (Clarion)(author interview); The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney (Putnam)(author interview); The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going (Putnam)(author interview).
6-8 Lamplighter Award Nominees: Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park (Clarion)(author interview).