The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award
In the summer of 2002, several past presidents of ISLMA discussed the need for a K-3 children's book award. The ISLMA Board established a work group to investigate creation of such an award. In April 2003, ISLMA approved the establishment and support of The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award.
The name Monarch was chosen because of its familiarity to K-3 children and to symbolize the growth, change and freedom that becoming a reader brings. The Monarch is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. The program is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois.
The name Monarch was chosen because of its familiarity to K-3 children and to symbolize the growth, change and freedom that becoming a reader brings. The Monarch is designed to encourage children to read critically and become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. The program is open to all K-3 age children in Illinois.
2015 Monarch Award Winner
Author: Drew Daywalt Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colorful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing ... Google Books Click on the book to hear the author read the story.
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2016 Monarch Nominees
Click on the link to view a Powerpoint with the summaries of all of the books.
If you "click" on the book, you will have access to lesson plans and ideas for using each book.