Flicker Tale Book Award Report Voting for the 2015 Flicker Tale

Flicker Tale Book Award Report
Voting for the 2015 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award is under way. Deadline for voting is April 1st,
2015. Schools and Public Libraries are encouraged to participate in the voting process by submitting the
total votes received for each title to Linda Austin, Flicker Tale Chair. laustin@cdln.info Ballots are
downloadable from the website. Winners will be announced in early April through the ndla listserv, and
will be posted on the website. Winning authors will be invited to attend the NDLA Conference in the fall
to accept their award. Flicker Tale nominee and winner stickers are available at no charge to NDLA
members. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request to Linda Austin, Morton Mandan
Public Library 609 West Main Street, Mandan, ND 58554.
The nominees are as follows:
2015 Nominees
Picture Books
Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira
Perfectly Percy by Paul Schmid
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
The Iciest, Diciest Scariest Sled Ride Ever! by Rebecca Rule
Intermediate Books
Sadie and Ratz by Sonya Hartnett
White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan
Stick Dog by Tom Watson
Einstein, The Class Hamster by Janet Tashjian
Juvenile Books
The Vine Basket by Josanne La Valley
Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby
The Chronicles of Egg; Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Non-Fiction Books
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives by Elizabeth Rusch
Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer
The Flicker Tale Committee is scheduled to meet on April 10th to select nominees for the 2016 award.
School and Public Libraries are encouraged to submit titles to be considered. Contact Linda Austin or any
Flicker Tale committee member.
Respectfully submitted by Linda Austin, Flicker Tale Chair