Concurrent Sessions
Event Title
The Magnolia Awards: The Mississippi Children's Choice Awards
Location
Cochran Center 210
Start Date
11-4-2012 11:00 AM
End Date
11-4-2012 11:45 AM
Description
Finally, the youth of Mississippi can vote for their favorite books! Now in its third year, the Magnolia Children’s Choice Award introduces kids to current literature with a goal of instilling a love of reading. First award recipients were The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo in 2010 and Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka in 2011. The 2012 recipient will be announced at this festival! This session will tell you more about our process, about how you and your readers can participate, and we’ll even book talk a few of the titles on the current nominations lists.
The Magnolia Awards: The Mississippi Children's Choice Awards
Cochran Center 210
Finally, the youth of Mississippi can vote for their favorite books! Now in its third year, the Magnolia Children’s Choice Award introduces kids to current literature with a goal of instilling a love of reading. First award recipients were The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo in 2010 and Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka in 2011. The 2012 recipient will be announced at this festival! This session will tell you more about our process, about how you and your readers can participate, and we’ll even book talk a few of the titles on the current nominations lists.
