Fiction Picture Books A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold; illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller; illustrated by Jen Hill Drawn Together by Minh Lê; illustrated by Dan Santat Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall I […]
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2017 Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Fiction Picture Books All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle; illustrated by Mike Curato A Different Pond by Bao Phi; illustrated by Thi Bui After the Fall by Dan Santat Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus; illustrated by Kadir Nelson Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee; illustrated by Pascal Lemaître […]
2016 Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Fiction Picture Books They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex; illustrated by Christian Robinson Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie; illustrated by Yuyi Morales We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko; illustrated by Tim Miller […]
December
11
How to Nominate Books for the Nerdy Book Awards in a Few Easy Steps
posted by CBethM
Do not forget that you can nominate up to five books in each category for Nerdy Book Club Awards, but you need to do so no later than December 20, 2016, at midnight EST. Think about the books that drew you and your readers in over the past year. Double check to make sure they published […]
2015 Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Fiction Picture Books Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley First Grade Dropout by Audrey Vernick, illus. by Matthew Cordell Float by Daniel Miyares If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer, illus. by Oliver Jeffers Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast by Josh Funk, illus. Brendan Kearney Last Stop on […]
2014 Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Clicking on the category titles will take you to the announcement posts Fiction Picture Books A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey Blizzard by John Rocco Emily’s Blue Period by Cathleen Daly Flashlight by Liz Boyd Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio Hooray for Hat by Brian Won Hug Machine by Scott Campbell Kid Sheriff and the Terrible […]
Nerdy Book Awards
posted by CBethM
Way back on December 1, 2011, this site began with a post explaining about how we would choose the Best Books of 2011. That was not only the beginning of this site, but also the beginning of what would be called the Nerdy Book Awards. Nominations and voting takes place in December with winners announced […]
December
13
Nominations Open for the 11th Annual Nerdy Book Club Awards!
posted by donalynm
In the beginning, Nerdy Book Club was a community-driven book award blog, and we still hold the Nerdy Book Club Awards, the Nerdies, every winter. Each year’s list provides a snapshot of Nerdy Book Club readers and their reading communities’ highest recommendations. The Nerdies look like a handpicked children’s bookshelf—a current mix of genres, formats, voices, […]
January
02
The 2020 Nerdy Book Club Awards: Young Adult Literature (Day One) Announced by a Convention of Nerds
posted by donalynm
2020 was a year like no other—the global COVID-19 pandemic has altered every aspect of American life, including dramatic shifts in how young people attend school and teachers and librarians serve their communities. Access to books and technology remains a pressing concern in many places and educators and families must work together to provide young […]
It’s Time for the Nerdy Book Club Awards by Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan
posted by donalynm
Donalyn Miller’s post, Happy 4th Anniversary, Nerdy Book Club made us smile. It’s time again for the Nerdy Book Club Awards! Each week, Nerdy Book Club features a “Top 10 List” so we thought it would be fun to share the Top Ten Reasons Why We Love the Nerdy Book Awards: Time to Reflect – […]
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