The Flicker Tale Award is sponsored by the ND Library Association and administered by the SLAYS (School Libraries And Youth Services) division of that organization.

Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Nominees for 2010-2011

Picture Books

Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! by Sarah Weeks
Sloppy Joe by Dave Keane
Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
Where Teddy Bears Come From by Mark Burgess

Intermediate Books

Ivy & Bean (book one) by Annie Barrows
Winter Shadow by Richard Knight
Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley
The Pirate, Big Fist and Me by M.J.Cosson

Juvenile Books

Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
Schooled by Gordon Korman

Non-Fiction Books

Dinomummy by Dr. Phillip Lars Manning
Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins
One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh
Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturn, Andrew Arnold and Alexis Fredrick-Frost

The Flicker Tale Committee has chosen books for four categories. Readers will not be restricted to any category based on age or grade level. Rather, we hope the categories will encourage children to read books of their choice at a particular interest or ability level. We encourage all of the young people (and the not-so-young people) to read the books and vote in any category they choose. Librarians do not have to vote on every category. Just the books they read to the students or the books they know the students have read. Each participating school and library is responsible for following the procedures, tallying votes and submitting totals to the Flicker Tale Chair by the deadline.

Award Instructions
Ballots

Proper forms with the ballot totals must be completed and returned to the Children's Librarian at Morton Mandan Public Library by April 15, 2010.
(Please add your site's total votes and send one number for each title.)

Morton Mandan Public Library
609 West Main Street
Mandan ND 58554
E-Mail: laustin@cdln.info

Letters have been sent to authors of the nominated books inviting them to visit North Dakota schools and libraries. As they respond, the information will be sent to those participating.