INDIANA – Five picture books have been selected for the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Book Award ballot. The award is an initiative of the Indiana Center for the Book developed to promote early childhood literacy in Indiana.
This year’s selected books are:
- Bear Has a Belly by Jane Whittingham
- Firefighter Flo! by Andrea Zimmerman
- I Was Born a Baby by Meg Fleming
- Let’s Go Puddling! by Emma Perry
- One, Two, Grandpa Loves You by Shelly Becker.
The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Committee chooses the nominees from a list of books nominated by Indiana library staff who work with children. Books are chosen for their ability to encourage parents and children to practice talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing together, all components of a rich early literacy environment.
Indiana children ages 0-5 may vote once for the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award. Families can use the remote voting form or visit their local public library to learn more about the award and participate. Votes are collected from Feb. 1 through June 30 each year. The book that garners the most votes wins the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award. The Award is announced in early August each year.
The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award Committee will release a program guide along with the five books. The program guide will be available here in the coming weeks.
The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award program is administered by the Indiana Center for the Book housed in the Indiana State Library.
