ChildrensBookWeek – Heise Reads & Recommends

Happy Children’s Book Week! #CBW17

Jillian Heise — Tue, 02 May 2017 03:43:00 +0000

Love Graphic Novels or know of a child who does? Well known graphic novel illustrators such as Gene Luen Yang, Jeffrey Brown, Charise Mericle Harper, and many more came together to create One World, Many Stories—a FREE & DOWNLOADABLE graphic novel that you can access at Every Child a Reader here.

What’s more? Kids can engage with the story and personalize their copy by coloring in the black and white pages! Create your own activity hour and share a picture of your child’s copy with hashtag #CBW17 on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram!

Happy Children’s Book Week!

And don’t forget to
vote for the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards
by the end of the week!

Where Will You Celebrate Children’s Book Week? #CBW17

Jillian Heise — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:30:00 +0000

Join fellow children’s books lovers to celebrate the 98^th annual Children’s Book Week next week! Over 700 bookstores, libraries, and schools are participating with activity hours, author readings, and more. Find the nearest location to you celebrating Children’s Book Week on a BRAND NEW interactive map on the Every Child a Reader website here. I know I’ll be celebrating in Milwaukee with Boswell Book Company!

Have You Voted? #CCBA17

Jillian Heise — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:42:00 +0000

Have your children voted yet for the Children’s Choice Book Awards? Elmo has! Check out what he has to say about his love of books and his vote.

Have your students vote at everychildareader.net/vote until May 7^th!

Looking Ahead to Children’s Book Week

Jillian Heise — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:36:00 +0000

Are you planning on celebrating Children’s Book Week?

Now is a good time to get ready for May 1-7, and Every Child a Reader has FREE resources for you!

Teachers, librarians, bookstores, and parents can find activity pages, bookmarks and much more on the Every Child a Reader website here!

I’m honored this year to be one of the Children’s Book Week Champions, so I’ll be posting information weekly leading up to the big celebration for the 98th annual CBW on May 1st.

And don’t forget Voting for the 10th Annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards is taking place NOW until May 7th. You can check out the 2017 finalists here, and vote at everychildareader.net/vote. And, the Every Child a Reader Instagram will have daily features on finalists in every category to help you make your choice.

Voting is Open for the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards

Jillian Heise — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:22:00 +0000

One of the things I loved most about teaching was sharing books with students and hearing their opinions on them when they finished. Especially in middle school, those kids won’t hesitate to tell you their honest opinions! I particularly loved when they were enthusiastically emphatic one way or the other.

A great way to have your students participate more widely in sharing their thoughts about books is through the Children’s Book Council’s book awards. Voting happens from now through the Children’s Book Week celebration the first week in May.

I’m honored this year to be one of the Children’s Book Week Champions, so I’ll be posting information weekly leading up to the big celebration for the 98th annual CBW.

Voting for the 10th Annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards is taking place NOW until May 7th. You can check out the 2017 finalists here, and vote at everychildareader.net/vote. And, the Every Child a Reader Instagram will have daily features on finalists in every category to help you make your choice.

Good luck in making your selections, and Happy Reading!!