Wednesday, January 9, 2013

DCF books reprise

Here's a repost of an article on the old blog that might still be of interest for those students and families reading DCF books this year. Read on.

  Every year, the Vermont Department of Libraries sponsors a children's choice award. It's called the Dorothy Canfield Fisher (DCF) award. Students from all over the state can choose to read from a list of 30 current titles

and vote on their favorite one in April. In May the author who receives the most votes is presented with an award and participating readers are invited to come hear the author speak.
     Students may read the books themselves, listen to the books on audio, or be read to. These books make GREAT family read-alouds with lots of opportunity for discussion.
     The Oak Grove Library has all 30 titles, and doubles of several. We also have 4 titles on audio. Brooks Memorial has the following titles available for download on your electronic device. All you need is a Brooks library card. It's free. Go in and sign up!
DCF 2012-2013 downloadable Audio Books from Brooks Memorial
The Cheshire Cheese Cat
R my Name is Rachel
Small as an Elephant
Heart and Soul
When Life Gives You O.J.
A Dog's Way Home
Okay For Now
Storm Runners Book 1: Wind
The Running Dream
Water Balloon
City of Orphans
The Lemonade Crime

     Finally... if you want to read annotations, students reviews and other things about the DCF books and their authors, take a look at the DCF website  http://www.dcfaward.org/

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