Prairie Bud & Prairie Pasque Awards 2014

 The votes are in!
2014 South Dakota Children's Book Award Winners

Press Here by Herve Tullet (for the Prairie Bud Award)

Harry Houdini:
The Legend of the World’s Greatest Escape Artist
by Janice Weaver

 (for the Prairie Pasque Award)

South Dakota Children's Book Awards encourage students in grades K-6 to read and vote for their favorite book of the year. The Prairie Bud Award is designed for students in grades K-3, while the Prairie Pasque Award is for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Children who read at least five titles from the list for their grade level qualify to vote. Each award is given to the book receiving the most votes from students throughout South Dakota.

10,582 students in grades K-3 voted for a book nominated for this year's Prairie Bud Award; 4572 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders took part in the Prairie Pasque Award voting.


In order of votes received, the top five Prairie Bud books for 2014 are:
1. Press Here by Herve Tullet 

2. Earth to Clunk by Pam Smallcomb

3. The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray

4. Harry and Hopper by Margaret Wild

5. Blackout by John Rocco


The top five Prairie Pasque books for 2014, in order of votes received, are:
1. Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World’s Greatest Escape Artist by Janice Weaver

2. Titanic Sinks! by Barry Denenberg

3. Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

4. Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

5. Cal Ripken, Jr.’s All-Stars: Hothead by Cal Ripken

GYRO! Winners for Dec 2013/Jan 2014

Get Your Read On! Book Club
The GYRO is a school-wide reading club that allows you to engage your brain and activate your imagination through the world of books.  There are no restrictions on what you can read, how you read (print or digital), or the amount you read.  For every 100 pages you read, you earn one ticket.  Each ticket earned goes into the prize bin.  Bi-monthly and grand prizes are awarded.

Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Check out a book from the library or find another route to get your hands on a book.

Step 2: Read the book.

Step 3: Fill out the online “GYRO Prove It” form @ http://msdlibrarymedia.blogspot.com > SWMS Library or SBHS Library

Step 4: Start the process again!

Visit Your School Library

Your school library professionals welcome you to use your school library!

We want to see your smiling face, help you find a good book, or teach you to use resources.  Stop in virutally too by visiting our library websites where you can access a variety of resources for reading and research.

Sturgis Brown High School Library

Williams Middle School Library

Sturgis Elementary Library

Piedmont Valley Elementary Library

Whitewood Elementary Library

Participate in the GYRO Book Club!

If you're a middle schooler or a high schooler, we hope you'll participate in the 

Get Your Read On! Book Club 

The Get Your Read On! Book Club is a school-wide reading club that allows you to engage your brain and activate your imagination through the world of books.  There are no restrictions on what you can read, how you read (print or audio), or the amount you read.  For every 100 pages you read, you earn one ticket.  Each ticket earned goes into the prize bin.  Bi-monthy and annual prizes awarded at each school.

Here’s how the GYRO works:

Step 1: Check out a book from the library or find another route to get your hands on a book.

Step 2: Read the book.

Step 3: Fill out the online “GYRO Prove It” form @:
http://msdlibrarymedia.blogspot.com > SWMS Library if you're a middle schooler or SBHS Library if you're a high schooler.

Step 4: Start the process again!

High school students reading their books during Reading Time.