NCCBA
NCSLMA -North Carolina Children's Book Award Resources
NCCBA- North Carolina Children's Book Award
Remember that this is an award that is selected by students. You must register yearly to have your students vote. The links below will give you resources to help you book talk and feature the selected books.
- CLICK HERE to access the website.
- Register to participate in voting- You must do this yearly/ Voting season links open on March 1st
- 2016 NCCBA Guidelines*
- 2016 Activities Booklet*
- 2016 Junior Book Bookmarks*
- 2016 Picture Book Bookmarks*
- 2015 NCCBA Awards Nomination Form Nominations for next year's list will be open on November 1st- These should be books nominated by children
* Resources taken from the bookhive.org/bookhive/nccba website.
My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I am Not)
Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.
Author/Illustrator: Peter Brown
The Cart that Carried Martin
Introduces young readers to details about Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Don Tate
- Book Trailer
- Author interview
- Illustrator Website
- Martin Luther King Center, Enter Your Dream! Students may visit the site and enter their own dreams on the page.
Gravity
What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity, the invisible force that causes objects to attract each other. Here the author has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this usual, innovative, and very beautiful book.
Author/Illustrator: Jason Chin- Book Trailer
- Authors Website
- Check out Story time from space- Visit this site to hear astronauts and the International Space Station read about Max the dog and his adventures in space.
- Check out Mr.R's Gravity Song-
Last Stop on Market Street
A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
Author:Matt de la PeñaIllustrator:Christian Robinson
Gaston
A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park.
Author: Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrator:Christian Robinson
- Author Website
- Illustrator Website.
- Christian Robinson discussing his interpretation of the book.
Some Bugs
From butterflies and moths to crickets and cicadas, a rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior.
Author: Angela DiTerlizzi
Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel
- Book Trailer
- Authors Website
- Illustrator Website
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors: the Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
An introduction to the life and achievements of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first American female doctor. Describes the limited career prospects available to women in the early nineteenth century, the opposition Blackwell faced while pursuing a medical education, and her pioneering medical career that opened doors for future generations of women.
Author: Tanya Lee Stone,Illustrator: Marjorie Priceman
Blue on Blue
Rhyming text and illustrations depict the swell and quieting of a storm.
Author: Dianne WhiteIllustrator: Beth Krommes
This Orq. (He Cave Boy)
Meet Orq. He cave boy. Meet Woma. He Woolly mammoth. Orq love Woma. A lot. He want pet. Orq's mother say Woma shed. And Smell. And not housetrained. YUCK. Woma not allowed in cave. But Orq has plan.
Author: David Elliott,
Illustrator:Lori Nichols
- Book Trailer,
- Author Website,
- Illustrator Website,
- Activity Guide
- Story Hour Activity Kit
Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall GOrilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta.
Author: Katherine Applegate
Illustrator: Brian Karas
- Book Trailer
- Author Website
- Illustrator Website
- Short Documentary good for older students from the Urban Gorilla filmed abour Ivan before being moved to Zoo in Atlanta
- Extension Activity: Tape of a 12x12 square so students can see how small Ivan's cage really was.