[CASL-L] Fwd: Nutmeg Book Award: 2025 Voting Information and 2026 Nominees!

[Porier, Anne]

Please excuse the cross-posting.

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From: Porier, Anne <aporier at wallingfordschools.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: Nutmeg Book Award: 2025 Voting Information and 2026 Nominees!
To: discussion list for CT children's librarians <goodnightmoon at mylist.net>

As a reminder, it is time to vote for the 2025 Nutmeg Book Award! Please
see the information below in order to vote with your patrons!

On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM Porier, Anne <aporier at wallingfordschools.org>
wrote:

> Dear CT Librarians,
>
> The March Nutmeg Newsletter was released on Friday, March 14. Please read
> below for the latest Nutmeg news! To receive future newsletters, sign up
> here <https://sites.google.com/view/nutmegbookaward/newsletter-sign-up>!
> Thank you for your support of the Nutmeg Book Award!
>
> Voting for the 2025 Nutmeg Book Awards takes place from April 1-30. There
> are two ways to collect votes from your students/patrons: Google Form
> ballots or paper ballots. Personalize the templates below to use in your
> community. Remember student votes count for each level even if they are not
> in that grade. When student voting is over, please use the Librarian
> Submission Forms below to submit your school/library votes by May 2nd.
> Winners will be announced on May 15th.
>
> *Google Form Templates:*
> Click the links below to personalize a copy for your own School / Library.
> Readers can submit their responses using the form. View and compile the
> results, then submit them *1 time* from your School / Library using the
> Librarian Submission Forms below.
>
>    - *Elementary Grades 2-3
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=dde1e658f3&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *Intermediate Grades 4-6
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=e2d6b0e158&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - Middle School Grades 7-8
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=e52e04f9a9&e=8e89528f54>
>    - *High School Grades 9-12
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=727e3f53d9&e=8e89528f54>*
>
>
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=dd0e62151c&e=8e89528f54>*Paper
> Ballot Option:*
> Print and cut paper ballots for your students/patrons to fill out
> in-house, ensuring only 1 vote per level per person. Count and compile the
> results, then submit *1 time* from your School / Library using the
> Librarian Submission Form below.
>
>    - *Elementary Grades 2-3
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=be3d115c9a&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *Intermediate Grades 4-6
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=ea43207dfb&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *Middle School Grades 7-8
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=4a5eb3d29e&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *High School Grades 9-12
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=2752fc8ce9&e=8e89528f54>*
>
> *Librarian Submission Forms:*
> Please submit ONLY 1 Submission from your School / Library with the total
> number of votes for each book voted on per level. Forms must be submitted
> no later than May 2nd for the votes to count. This form will open on April
> 1.
>
>    - *Elementary Grades 2-3
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=73901bc6b8&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *Intermediate Grades 4-6
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=69c292e0d3&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *Middle School Grades 7-8
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=7b69dcce58&e=8e89528f54>*
>    - *High School Grades 9-12
>    <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=00c5e7ab0d&e=8e89528f54>*
>
>
> For questions regarding voting, email nutmegbookaward1993 at gmail.com
> <nutmegbookaward1993 at gmail.com?subject=Librarian%20Submission%20Form>.
>
> We are thrilled to announce our 2026 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees!
>
> Remember that the lists provided in this newsletter and on nutmegaward.org
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=9e7731ee29&e=8e89528f54> are
> now public for readers and educators. While the titles are no longer secret
> as of this announcement, we do not want to take away from the excitement of
> the *2025 Winner Announcement on May 15th*. The Nutmeg Book Award advises
> that full promotion of the new titles does not happen until the May 1
> launch date.
>
> The Nutmeg Book Award aims to encourage children to read quality
> literature. By releasing the list of nominees to the general public, we
> hope to build excitement about and participation in the Nutmeg Book Award
> process while still providing ample time for libraries and schools to order
> the titles in time for the May 1 launch date of the new Nutmeg Book Award
> year.
>
> Please note: As of the 2026 reading year, all levels of the Nutmeg Book
> Award consist of 10 books. This is a change from the Elementary level
> consisting of 15 titles in previous years.
>
> A huge *THANK YOU* to our Selection Committee Chairs and all the
> Selection Committee Members for reading and working together to make these
> amazing nominee lists!
>
>
> *2026 Elementary Grades 2-3 Co-Chairs:*
>      Michele Kaminski and Sarah Prattson
> *2026 Intermediate Grades 4-6 Chairs:*
>      Meg Klein and Kristina Lareau
> *2026 Middle School Grades 7-8 Co-Chairs:*
> Ashley Ewert and Kristen Finnegan
> *2026 High School Grades 9-12 Chairs:*
> Cathy Andronik and Meg Glasgow
>
>
> 2026 Elementary Nutmeg Book Award Nominees:
> Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular by Polly Owen, art by Gwen Millward
> The Egg Incident by Ziggy Hanaor, art by Daisy Wynter
> Feathers Together by Caron Levis, art by Charles Santoso
> Great Carrier Reef by Jessica Stremer, art by Gordy Wright
> Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey, art by Mika Song
> The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back
> Together Again and Again... and Again by Sean Rubin
> Just Harriet by Elana K. Arnold, art by Dung Ho
> The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage
> The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
> The World's Best Class Plant by Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick, art
> by Lynnor Bontigao
> 2026 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award Nominees:
> Air by Monica Roe
> The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni
> The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley, art by Bre Indigo, colors by Melissa
> Capriglione
> Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, art by Wallace West
> Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega, art by Rose Bousamra
> Grounded by Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, &
> S.K. Ali
> It Found Us by Lindsay Currie
> Moongarden by Michelle A. Barry
> Speak Up! by Rebecca Burgess
> Trex by Christyne Morrell
> 2026 Middle School Nutmeg Book Award Nominees:
> Alone by Megan E. Freeman
> Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
> Don't Want To Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton
> The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
> Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf
> The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
> The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
> Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
> Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena by Julia C. Dao
> What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski
> 2026 High School Nutmeg Book Award Nominees:
> The 9:09 Project by Mark H. Parsons
> For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome
> Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow
> The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
> The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
> Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang & Leuyen Pham
> The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho
> Spin by Rebecca Caprara
> The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
> Throwback by Maurene Goo
>
> Color Flyers Available Here:
> 2026 Elementary Nominees Flyer
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=a35cb3be2a&e=8e89528f54>
> 2026 Intermediate Nominees Flyer
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=155b7ae6fd&e=8e89528f54>
> 2026 Middle School Nominees Flyer
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=81065ebdf9&e=8e89528f54>
> 2026 High School Nominees Flyer
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=f2eeb17b10&e=8e89528f54>
>
>
> 2026 Promotional Materials:
> Leveled stickers are available to purchase on our website. The nominee
> stickers are solid colors with the words Nutmeg Book Award and the level
> nominee. There is a different color for each level. See examples here:
> Nominee bookmarks and award winner foil seals are also available to
> purchase online. We allow electronic credit card or PayPal payments through
> our website. For more information on this, please go to our promotional
> materials page
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=d68cf2e7b6&e=8e89528f54>
> .
>
> If you still prefer to print, fill out and send a check, you will be able
> to access that form on our website soon.
>
> For questions regarding the orders of Promotional Materials, please
> contact Kristin Raiche, Nutmeg Book Award Treasurer at:
> kraiche at enfield.org.
>
>
> *Nutmeg Book Award Highlights From Around CT:*
>
> Are you or your library doing something extra special to highlight the
> Nutmeg Book Awards?  We want to hear about it!  Send your highlight to the
> Nutmeg Book Award Steering Committee at nutmegbookaward1993 at gmail.com
> <nutmegbookaward1993 at gmail.com?subject=Nutmeg%20Book%20Award%20Highlights> to
> be featured in our next newsletter.
>
> *Book Nominee Concerns:*
>
> Selecting the books for the Nutmeg Book Award is a long and challenging
> process that includes the input of librarians, educators, and students from
> across the state.  We understand that these selections may not match the
> preference of every individual, but hope that encouraging reading across
> all ages and interests stays at the forefront of this Award.  Should you
> have concerns about a title, please contact the appropriate committee
> chairs.  The Nutmeg Book Award Selection Committee Chairs can be found
> here: Committee Members Directory.
> <https://nutmegaward.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=15c8f45575e25dc8d6a0aaf1a&id=1c65040044&e=8e89528f54>
>
>
> Anne Porier
> Co-Chair Nutmeg Steering Committee
> School Librarian
> Moses Y. Beach Elementary School
> Wallingford CT
> aporier at wallingfordschools.org
> 203-294-3950
>
>
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