Iowa Goldfinch Award2022

Given by Iowa Association of School Librarians (IASL)

Other Names: IASL Goldfinch Award
38 Works 20,008 Books 989 Reviews 4.2
Purpose of the Goldfinch Award

To encourage children to read more and better books.

To discriminate in choosing worthwhile books.

To provide an avenue for positive dialogue between teacher, parent, show more and children about books and authors.

To give recognition to those who write books for children.

The Goldfinch Award is unique in that it gives children an opportunity to choose the book to receive the award and to suggest books for the yearly reading list. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (16), Nominee (287)
Years:
All, 2024 (20), 2023 (20), 2022 (38), 2021 (20), 2020 (21), 2019 (20), 2018 (22), 2017 (19), 2016 (21), 2015 (22), 2014 (22), 2013 (19), 2012 (23), 2011 (3), 2010 (1), 2009 (1)

Winner 1

WorkYear
Perfect by Max Amato2022

Nominee 38

WorkYear
Perfect by Max Amato2022
Creaky Old House: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of a Real Fixer-Upper by Linda Ashman2022
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes2022
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont2022
I Will Be Fierce by Bea Birdsong2022
Stick by Steve Breen2022
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown2022
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach2022
The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler2022
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry2022
On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole2022
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall2022
Invisible Lizard by Kurt Cyrus2022
Trees Make Perfect Pets by Paul Czajak2022
Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club by Niki Daly2022
The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1) by Angela DiTerlizzi2022
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld2022
Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman2022
Willoughby & The Lion by Greg Foley2022
The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend2022
Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile2022
A Book by Mordicai Gerstein2022
Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich2022
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes2022
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes2022
The Cool Bean (The Food Group) by Jory John2022
Orange Peel's Pocket by Rose A. Lewis2022
When You Are Brave by Pat Zietlow Miller2022
Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson2022
Stars Above Us by Geoffrey Norman2022
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold2022
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) by Tom Percival2022
Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis2022
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson by Sharon Robinson2022
A Chip Off the Old Block by Jody Jensen Shaffer2022
Chalk by Bill Thomson2022
The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen2022
My Forever Dress by Harriet Ziefert2022

Descriptions

Purpose of the Goldfinch Award

To encourage children to read more and better books.

To discriminate in choosing worthwhile books.

To provide an avenue for positive dialogue between teacher, parent, and children about books and authors.

To give recognition to those who write books for children.

The Goldfinch Award is unique in that it gives children an opportunity to choose the book to receive the award and to suggest books for the yearly reading list.

(English, Award granter)

Goldfinch Award History During the 2007-2008 school year, the librarians in the Cedar Rapids Community School district started talking about the need for a state wide award from the students of Iowa for books written for K-2 students. Books were suggested by students and reviewed by a committee to narrow down the list. The group decdided to name the award the Goldfinch Award after the state bird of Iowa.


The first year of the award (2008-2009), the winner was If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen.


The second year of the award (2009-2010), the winner was I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll.


The Award has been approved by the Iowa Library Association and the Iowa Association of School Librarians for the 2010-2011 school year, and voting for this year’s winner will take place in March.


For more information about the Goldfinch Award, go to the official Iowa Association of School Librarians website.

(English, Unclassified)
URL: https://sites.google.com/a/independence.k12.ia.us/eastlibrary/all-about-books/goldfinch

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