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RI Children's Book Award

Fall 2017

RI Children'sBook AwardFall 2017

RICBA at the RI Festival of Children's Books and Authors

This Saturday, join the RI Children's Book Award committee at RI Festival of Children's Books and Authors! The RICBA committee will have a fun activity and a set of the twenty 2018 nominated books to give away. Stop by the RICBA table to say hi and enter the book set raffle! For more information about the festival visit the festival's web page or Facebook page.
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This month's featured resource is...

...the RICBA 2018 Nominee Tracking Chart! Help students track their reading with this great tool!

Video Messages from RICBA Nominated Authors

This summer, authors of the 2018 nominees were busy creating special video messages just for RI kids. All videos can be found on the RICBA Resources web page.
https://youtu.be/EXjw4PE_8EM

Voting for the 2018 RI Children's Book Award

Children in grades 3-5 who have read at least 3 books from the list of 20 nominees are eligible to vote. Voting takes place at participating schools and public libraries throughout the state. Votes may be submitted from the end of January 2018 through early March 2018. Stay tuned for the 2018 ballot and submission form!
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RI Children's Book Award Labels

Award labels and nominee stickers are currently available to Rhode Island schools and public libraries at no cost.


To request your free award labels and nominee stickers, please contact Danielle Margarida. When making your request please include:

  • The number of award labels and/or nominee stickers you need.
  • Your full name.
  • The name of your library or school.
  • Your mailing address if you are requesting award labels and/or nominee stickers for a school library or classroom.


Public libraries requesting award labels and/or nominee stickers will receive them through delivery. School libraries or classrooms requesting award labels and/or nominee stickers will receive them through the USPS.

RI Choice Awards for Tweens and Teens

RICBA isn't the only choice award in town! The RI Middle School Book Award, serving tweens in grades 6-8, and the RI Teen Book Award, serving teens in grades 9-12, offer carefully curated lists of nominees that students are invited to vote on during late winter through early spring.

More Information

Please visit the RICBA web pages or contact Danielle Margarida for more information.