Students will read 10 picture books by March and then vote for their favorite to send to a statewide committee, as students choose the books on the award list and vote for the winners each year. Last year over 78,000 students voted, with Gaston receiving the most votes in the picture book category.

1. Picture books 2017

2. A reader’s choice
Award…
That means STUDENTS choose the
books on the list
and STUDENTS vote for their
favorites!

3. 10
Picture books
to read by March!
After we read them all, YOU will
vote for your favorite!

4. Only students can vote!
In March, we will send our votes to the NCCBA committee in Charlotte.
In April, we will find out
which book
is the winner!

5. 78,307students voted last year!

6. 2016 winner!
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
won the NCCBA in the
Picture Book category last
year with 24,350 votes.

7. And the 2017