Hello, everyone! Yesterday was Father’s Day so I wanted to choose a winner this week that honored fathers. Or, in this case, the author’s grandfather. It’s called Grandfather’s journey by Allen Say. This book won the Caldecott Medal in 1994. Allen Say’s grandfather, the story’s main character, was born in Japan, but he traveled to
Willard’s Weekly Winner – June 10
Hello, everyone! This week’s winner is a book that is really neat. Most Caldecott Medal winners are picture books or story books, but this book is a chapter book! It is called The invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. It won the Caldecott Medal in 2008. It is a very long book, 533 pages!,
Willard’s Weekly Winner – June 3
Hello, everyone, and happy summer! I bet you are very glad that it’s summer vacation! Summer vacation is a great time to read lots of new books! This year is a special year for children’s books. It is the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott Medal! The Caldecott Medal is an award for the “most distinguished
Willard’s Weekly Winner – May 27
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! The library is closed today since Memorial Day is a federal holiday, but I still wanted to share a winner with you today. My winner this week is called Memorial Day surprise by Theresa Martin Golding. Do you know what the surprise is? I’m not telling! You’ll have to read this
Willard’s Weekly Winner – May 20
Happy Monday! I wonder how many of you enjoy baseball. I love to watch baseball and play baseball! Do you? It’s baseball season right now. My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves, and I was very happy that they won all their games this weekend! Isn’t that great? My winner this week is a baseball
