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Kentucky Bluegrass Award…
Get On Board!
Presented by Terri Diebel and Cecilia Horn
An Annual Award for the Best Book
as Chosen by the Students of Kentucky
The Kentucky Bluegrass Award is a student choice program. The KBA
promotes and encourages Kentucky students in kindergarten through
grade 12 to read a variety of quality literature. All Kentucky public and
private schools, as well as public libraries, are welcome to participate
in the program.
How does the program work?
There are four master lists:
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
• Students read books from the appropriate Master Lists and
choose their favorite which they indicate on a ballot. All the
ballots are counted and the results are transferred to an online
tally sheet which is submitted to the KBA Executive Committee.
• Winners are announced each spring. Lists for the upcoming year
are announced at this time as well.
Plan now to attend the
Kentucky Bluegrass Award Luncheon
during the KLA/KASL Joint Conference
September 20, 2014
at the Galt House in Louisville.
Mary Amato, author of the 2014 KBA
nominee Guitar Notes and the 2010 KBA
nominee The Chicken of the Family, will be
the featured author.
2014 KBA Winners
K-2:
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
3-5:
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
6-8:
The Ghost of Graylock by Don Poblocki
9-12:
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Flight of the Honeybee by Raymond Huber, illustrated by Brian Lovelock
A Good Trade by Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Karen Patkau
Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons by Jon J. Muth
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Patrice Barton
Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira, illustrated by Poly Bernatene
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by James Ransome
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed
a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Trouper by Meg Kearney, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Flight of the Honey Bee
by
Raymond Huber
illustrated by
Brian Lovelock
Explores the fascinating life
of the planet’s greatest
pollinator and one of nature’s
most important creatures,
the honey bee.
ALA Notable Children’s Book, 2014
Outstanding Science Trade Book Award, 2014
Raymond Huber
Raymond Huber has been a
school teacher, a gardener, and
a beekeeper.
He lives in New Zealand.
www.raymondhuber.co.nz
includes many downloadable resources
as well as a video about how bees make honey
Brian Lovelock
Brian Lovelock also lives in
New Zealand.
He is a geothermal scientist who
recently ventured into the world of
children’s book illustration.
Lovelock is highly regarded for his strong compositions, his use of saturated color
and the imaginative perspectives that enliven his illustrations.
He works mainly with watercolor, but often adds acrylic ink and colored pencil.
A moving story about a special day in the life of a little boy growing up in Uganda.
Alma Fullerton
www.almafullerton.com
Karen Patkau
www.patkauillustration.com
www.scholasticstoryhour.com
includes a link to download an Event Planner and Activity Kit for Hi, Koo!
The Invisible Boy
by
Trudy Ludwig
illustrated by
Patrice Barton
SLJ starred review
“This is a simple yet heartfelt story about a boy who has been
excluded for no apparent reason but finds a way to cope and
eventually gains acceptance.”
Trudy Ludwig
Patrice Barton
www.trudyludwig.com
Patrice Barton says her artistic talents
were first discovered at the age of three,
when she was found creating a mural on
the dining room wall with a pastry brush
and a can of Crisco.
patricebarton.com
available at: www.randomhouse.com
Ribbit!
by
Rodrigo Folgueira
illustrated by
Poly Bernatene
www.randomhouse.com
includes a link to download an activity kit
Poly Bernatene
Rodrigo Enrique Folgueira
CHRISTIE MATHESON
Tap, shake, wiggle, jiggle…..this is an excellent participatory book
in which children help one lonely tree change with the seasons.
www.harpercollinschildrens.com
includes a link to download a teaching guide
Jacqueline Woodson
James Ransome
Though a work of fiction, this story is based on Woodson’s own family who moved from
South Carolina to Brooklyn, New York in 1968.
The Tree Lady
by
H. Joseph Hopkins
illustrated by
Jill McElmurry
A picture book biography of horticulturalist, Kate Sessions,
who changed the landscape of San Diego, California.
H. Joseph Hopkins
Jill McElmurry
www.jillmcelmurry.com
Taking inspiration from the first page of
the book, use nature to create art …
make muddy handprints!
Use the cover of the book to teach
PERSPECTIVE in art. Have students take
actual PHOTOS of each other from up above
to collage into their watercolor pieces.
from: artjulz.blogspot.com
Trouper
by Meg Kearney
illustrated by
E.B. Lewis
Meg Kearney
www.megkearney.com
includes a video about the
“real” Trouper
E.B. Lewis
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner, 2014
“It just made sense to make the whole book feel like a watermelon.”
gregpizzoli.com
gregpizzoli.blogspot.com
2015 Kentucky
Bluegrass Award
Nominees
Grades K-2
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by
K.G. Campbell
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Skottie Young
Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre, illustrated by Rafael Rosado
Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse by Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
The Water Castle by Megan Fraser Blakemore
White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan
2015 Kentucky
Bluegrass Award
Nominees
Grades 3-5
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Foul Trouble by John Feinstein
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a
Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson
Paperboy by Vince Vawter
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Leisl Shurtliff
Soldier Dog by Sam Angus
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington
2015 Kentucky
Bluegrass Award
Nominees
Grades 6-8
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
I am the Weapon (previously titled Boy Nobody) by Allen Zadoff
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
How to Love: A Novel by Katie Cotugno
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Thousand Words by Jennifer Brown
The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban
2015 Kentucky
Bluegrass Award
Nominees
Grades 9-12
KBA Promotional Ideas for
Public Libraries
Public libraries can participate in a
number of ways and on a variety of
levels.
At the very least, purchase
the books (you probably
already have most of them
in your collection anyway),
and ….
Set up a permanent display
• Make the Master Lists available for perusal.
• Provide written instructions.
• Label the books with KBA Nominee spine
labels (which can be ordered from the KBA
website) or use colored dots/tape.
• Include ballots and a ballot box.
• Identify winners by affixing KBA Award seals
(available through the website).
Promotional materials
• Spine labels
$4/pkg. of 40
• Silver winner seals
$4/pkg. of 12
• KBA pencils
$6/pkg. of 25
Sample display idea …..
Folder with instructions
Ballot box with ballots
Other simple ideas…
• Purchase the books in a variety of formats,
including audio books, Playaways, and ebooks.
• If your library circulates e-readers, dedicate
one e-reader to the KBA. Pre-load it with
current KBA nominees.
Publicize
• Print, distribute and post flyers that encourage
kids to participate.
• Include information about the KBA on your
library’s website and social media outlets.
• Every so often, include blurbs in your monthly
calendar to serve as a reminder that the
program is ongoing.
The benefits ….
• You’re supporting your statewide student
choice book award program that is now 30+
years strong!
• This passive program will generate
statistics…..and we all love stats!
• By purchasing the books, you’re helping
schools in your area that might not be able to
afford to purchase all of the titles on the lists.
And if you want to be more involved
…..
Make the KBA a part of regular
programming
• Utilize any titles that may fit in with your regular
programming.
• Many of the K-2 titles will work for storytimes or even
school-aged programming. For instance, on this year’s list,
there are titles that would work for a program on Arbor Day,
African American History and Women’s History.
• Have kids vote at the end of the program.
Make the KBA a part of class visits to
the library and outreach visits
• At the very least, always mention the program during
these visits, encouraging the kids to read and vote on
these titles.
• Read KBA nominated titles as part of the visit. Pass out
ballots and have the kids vote.
• Book talk the nominees.
• Utilize the PowerPoint presentations available through
the KBA website.
Host a KBA Read-In
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Choose a Saturday or Sunday.
Set the time frame (i.e. 10 am to 2:30 pm).
Serve pizza for lunch.
Provide chairs/pillows or ask the kids to bring
their own.
• Provide all participants with a goody bag or
favor at the end.
• Raffle off larger prizes at the end of the event.
Choose one month out of the year to
heavily promote the KBA
• We chose the month of November
(tie it in with the general election).
• We used specially marked ballots during this
month (ballots also served as raffle tickets).
• For each vote cast during the month, we gave out
a piece of candy (Smarties) and a small trinket.
• One ballot was drawn at the end of the month.
The winner received a gift certificate to a local
bookstore.
Choose a KBA nominated title as your
library’s Book Club selection
• Titles from the Grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 lists
would work well for this purpose.
Feel free to come up with (and share)
ideas of your own!
and to entice you further…
Book Grants are available!
• KBA Book Grants are awarded annually to libraries
across Kentucky in an effort to put books from the
current program year into Kentucky libraries that are
financially challenged and unable to afford books to
implement the program.
• Books are purchased by KBA partners or supplied by
the publishers.
• Applications are available on the website:
www.kba.nku.edu
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