Prairie Bud & Prairie Pasque Awards
Purpose: To encourage children to become enthusiastic, discriminating readers.
Participating Organizations: South Dakota Library Association (SDLA); Public Library & Trustee Section of SDLA; School Library & Media Section of SDLA; South Dakota Reading Council; South Dakota State Library; South Dakota Elementary School Principals.
A panel of educators and librarians selected the 15 candidates for each award. Nominated books were chosen for their quality and potential popularity with children.
Who Can Vote: Any South Dakota student in grades K-2 for Prairie Bud and grades 3-5 for Prairie Pasque. To vote, a child must have read or heard at least 5 of the contest books. Each child may vote only once via his/her librarian.
Time Period: The voting deadline is March 31.
Winner: The book award winner will be announced in April during National Library Week.
Who Can Vote: Any South Dakota student in grades K-2 for Prairie Bud and grades 3-5 for Prairie Pasque. To vote, a child must have read or heard at least 5 of the contest books. Each child may vote only once via his/her librarian.
Time Period: The voting deadline is March 31.
Winner: The book award winner will be announced in April during National Library Week.
More info: Contact the library staff at your elementary school.
2013 – 2014 Prairie Bud Master List (grades K-2)
Brown, Monica Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina
Esbaum, Jill Tom’s Tweet
Laminack, Lester Three Hens and a Peacock
Murray, Laura The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
Pattison, Darcy Prairie Storms
Rocco, John Blackout
Sayre, April Pulley Rah Rah Radishes
Schneider, Josh Tales for Very Picky Eaters
Sidman, Joyce Swirl by Swirl
Smallcomb, Pam Earth to Clunk
Stein, David Ezra Love, Mouserella
Sweet, Melissa Balloons Over Broadway
Tullet, Herve Press Here
Uhlberg, Myron A Storm Called Katrina
Wild, Margaret Harry and Hopper
Yankovic, Al When I Grow Up
2013 – 2014 Prairie Pasque Master List (grades 3-5)
Cartwright, Nancy & Jones, Joanna Henry's Adventure at the Franklin Hotel
Deedy, Carmen Agra The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Denenberg, Barry Titanic Sinks!
Ellis, Deborah No Ordinary Day
Fleming, Candace Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
George, Jessica Day Tuesdays at the Castle
Hannigan, Katherine True (… Sort Of)
Hatke, Ben Zita the Spacegirl
Henkes, Kevin Junonia
Lewis, Gill Wild Wings
O’Connell, Caitlin Elephant Scientist
Ripken, Cal Cal Ripken, Jr.’s All-Stars: Hothead
Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk The Christmas Coat
Thomas, Peggy For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson
Wardlaw, Lee Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
Weaver, Janice Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World’s Greatest Escape Artist
2013 – 2014 Prairie Bud Master List (grades K-2)
Brown, Monica Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina
Esbaum, Jill Tom’s Tweet
Laminack, Lester Three Hens and a Peacock
Murray, Laura The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
Pattison, Darcy Prairie Storms
Rocco, John Blackout
Sayre, April Pulley Rah Rah Radishes
Schneider, Josh Tales for Very Picky Eaters
Sidman, Joyce Swirl by Swirl
Smallcomb, Pam Earth to Clunk
Stein, David Ezra Love, Mouserella
Sweet, Melissa Balloons Over Broadway
Tullet, Herve Press Here
Uhlberg, Myron A Storm Called Katrina
Wild, Margaret Harry and Hopper
Yankovic, Al When I Grow Up
Cartwright, Nancy & Jones, Joanna Henry's Adventure at the Franklin Hotel
Deedy, Carmen Agra The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Denenberg, Barry Titanic Sinks!
Ellis, Deborah No Ordinary Day
Fleming, Candace Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
George, Jessica Day Tuesdays at the Castle
Hannigan, Katherine True (… Sort Of)
Hatke, Ben Zita the Spacegirl
Henkes, Kevin Junonia
Lewis, Gill Wild Wings
O’Connell, Caitlin Elephant Scientist
Ripken, Cal Cal Ripken, Jr.’s All-Stars: Hothead
Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk The Christmas Coat
Thomas, Peggy For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson
Wardlaw, Lee Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
Weaver, Janice Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World’s Greatest Escape Artist
