Blue Hen Book Award

Look at the Previous Blue Hen Book Award Winners Cast your ballot for the Blue Hen Book Award! The Blue Hen Book Award is a children's choice award sponsored by the Children's Services Division of the Delaware Library Association. Each year children have the opportunity to vote on selected picture or chapter books published in the last year. The book that receives the most votes in each category will win the Blue Hen Book Award.

To Vote:	The Rules:
Read the nominated books. Check off the books as you read them. Choose your favorite book Return the ballot to your Delaware Public Library by December 20, 2007	Each child may vote only once per category. Only children aged 14 and under may vote. The picture book and the chapter book that receive the most votes will win the Blue Hen Book Award.

**2008 Blue Hen Book Award** Nominees -- Picture Books:
____ Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
____ Adele and Simon by Barbara McClintock
____ Max's Words by Kate Banks
____ John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith
____ Wolves by Emily Gravett
_____ Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Weddings by Lenore Look

**2008 Blue Hen Book Award** Nominees -- Chapter Books:
___ Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
___ Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
___ Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
___ Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
___ Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
____ Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm

Please print this out and return this ballot to your Delaware public library.

Blue Hen Book Award Official Ballot Please return this ballot to your Delaware public library before Dec. 20, 2007

My choice for the 2008 Blue Hen Book Award is: _______________________________

My public library is: ___________________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
Age: _______________________ Telephone: ______________________________

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