Please nominate books that fulfill the requirements for this award.
Books to be considered must:
• Be of interest to students in grades one through three;
• Be published two to three years before the date of the award (for example, books considered for the 2018 award needed to be published in 2015 or 2016);
• Be transitional chapter books that include traits that support transitional readers (font size, line spacing, white space, and meaningful illustrations, etc.)

Kid approval is the key to transitional readers. We know that children like to read what others have liked. By focusing this award list on books kids like, not books adults think kids should like, more children across the state will be reading and talking about literature. Nominees will be vetted by child readers so that all titles have a kid stamp of approval.