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First given in 1957, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award has honored quality literature for children for 50 years now. Each spring, a committee of eight carefully selects 30 books to comprise the DCF Master List. After reading at least 5 books from the list, students then vote for their favorite titles the following spring. The winning author is invited to visit Vermont to speak with children about the experience of writing such fine literature for such fine people. |
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Announcing... 2008 DCF Award Ceremony Cynthia Lord, author of Rules, will accept the 2008 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. If your school or library voted in the program this year, look for an invitation from the Dept. of Libraries.
DCF Voting--We Have a Winner! Thank you to everyone who submitted votes for this year's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. While this award is meant to encourage Vermont kids to become active readers, it is always extremely gratifying to see the support they receive from their schools and libraries.
To see the top 10 vote-getters from this year's selection, click HERE.
The New List Is Here! For those of you looking for the new DCF Master List, look no further. Thanks to the diligent work of the members of the DCF Committee, it is our pleasure to present the 2008-2009 DCF Master List. For a snazzy, printable color brochure of the new list, click HERE. Thanks to Carol Scrimgeour at the Shelburne Community School, DCF has its own blog at http://dcfbooks.blogspot.com! Please check out the offerings and give us some feedback on the format and the content.
The Dorothy Canfield Children's Book Award, first given in 1957, is co-sponsored by the Vermont State PTA and the Vermont Department of Libraries. |
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