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The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) announced the 2018 winners today of the Mathical Book Prize, which recognizes outstanding fiction and literary nonfiction for youth ages 2-18. The committee chose Award Winners in the three youngest age categories in 2018 (Pre-K, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-5), and made Honor Book selections in all five age categories (also Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12). "We are trying to engage kids in the power and beauty of mathematics - power in that we want to give them confidence to consider and solve arithmetic, spatial, logical, structural, algebraic problems; beauty in that math can be employed to better understand and appreciate the wonders of nature and also human artistic expression, for example in fine art and music," said Roger Strauch, MSRI board chair and chair of The Roda Group, a Berkeley venture capital firm. A committee of PreK-12 teachers, librarians, mathematicians, early childhood experts, and others selects the prize,

The Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults is We Are Okay  by Nina LaCour. Four Printz Honor Books also were named: The Hate You Give  by Angie Thomas Long Way Down   by Jason Reynolds Strange the Dreamer   by Laini Taylor Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers  by Deborah Heiligman The winner of the Coretta Scott King Award recognizing African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults is: Piecing Me Together   by Renee Watson Three King Honor books also were named: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut   by Derrick Barnes Long Way Down   by Jason Reynolds The Hate You Give  by Angie Thomas  The King Illustrator Award winner is Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets  illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderly and Marjory Wentworth. Two King Illustrator Honor Books also were named:  Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut  illustrated by Gordon C. James and written

The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly Three Newbery Honor books also were named: Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut  by Derrick Barnes Long Way Down  by Jason Reynolds Piecing Me Together  by Renee Watson Come check one out!

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children: Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named: Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes A Different Pond by Bao Phi Grand Canyon  by Jason Chin Congratulations to all the winners! Stop by and pick up a winner to read today!

Are you a hover mom who needs to know where your child is at all times? We've found the apps (including ones with GPS tracking) that will give any parent more peace of mind- Parenting Magazine. 1.  Lassy Project When a child gets lost, every minute counts. The goal of Lassy Project is to minimize the amount of time it takes to set out an alert that your child has gone missing. Unlike an Amber Alert, Lassy Project provides an image of the missing child and a real time map showing the coordinates of his last known location. It works in seconds, not hours, and only alerts relevant people in the immediate area.  (Free; iPhone, iPad, Android) 2 .  Find My Kids -- Footprints Ever wish you could know where your child is, all the time? Using GPS in real time, this app helps you keep track of and automatically locate where your child goes with his phone. If he's traveling alone, you can confirm that he arrived at a specific destination, or if he's meeting u

Here's a great article about kids and stress~ By Marisa Cohen from  Parents Magazine Facebook Pinterest Twitter Email In many ways, Tucker is like lots of 7-year-old boys. He plays baseball and soccer, knows the name of every Star Wars character, and is obsessed with Minecraft. But after his mother tucks him in at night, scary thoughts pop into his brain and he can't let them go. "He worries so much about everything, like that someone might be outside his window or the house will catch on fire, that he often stays up all night in fear," says his mom, Joanna, of Darien, Connecticut, who didn't want to use their real names to protect her son's privacy. "I tell him that we're safe, and although he knows it's true, he just can't settle down his mind." Even during the day, anything that deviates from the norm for Tucker can lead to an unraveling. "We were a few minutes late dropping him off for soccer practice, and whe

The five finalists in each of the 3 categories for the 11th Annual Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards, the only national books awards voted on solely by children and teens, are: K - 2ND GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS BILLY BLOO IS STUCK IN GOO by Jennifer Hamburg BOOKS THAT DRIVE KIDS CRAZY: Did You Take the B from My _ook? by Beck and Matt Stanton PETE WITH NO PANTS by Rowboat Watkins POOR LOUIE  by Tony Fucile THIS BOOK WILL NOT BE FUN by Cirocco Dunlap 3RD - 4TH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS   50 WACKY THINGS ANIMALS DO by Tricia Martineau Wagner FREDERICK DOUGLASS: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers MANJHI MOVES A MOUNTAIN by Nancy Churnin OUT OF WONDER: Poems Celebrating Poets, by Kwame Alexander THUNDER UNDERGROUND by Jane Yolen 5TH - 6TH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS   DISASTER DIARIES: Spiders! by R. McGeddon FINDING MIGHTY by Sheela Chari THE LOSERS CLUB by Andrew Clements MALALA, by Raphaelle Frier THIS IS JUST A