[OYAN] Readers' Choice & Reading Engagement: Beverly Cleary, OBOB, ORCA, & Patricia Gallagher
MAURER Jennifer * SLO
jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov
Wed Sep 10 11:18:26 PDT 2025
Please pardon the cross-posting.
[This screenshot shows the logos for the ORCA, BCCCA, OBOB, and Patricia Gallagher reading engagement programs.]Hi Folks,
I'm forwarding information about the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award. Please see the email below.
That's just one of several Oregon-based reading engagement programs known as readers' choice awards in which students / youth read nominated titles and vote for their favorite.
* Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award<https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-home> (BCCCA) - Aimed at those with a reading level of K-5th grade; voting opens in March
* Oregon Reader's Choice Award<https://sites.google.com/oasl.olaweb.org/orca> (ORCA) - Categories for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12; voting opens in March
* Patricia Gallagher Children's Choice Picture Book Award<https://www.oregonread.org/projects-and-grants/patricia-gallagher-awards> - Aimed at those who engage with picture books; voting opens in April
* Oregon Battle of the Books<https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/> (OBOB) - Not a readers' choice program; is a voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program in which students "battle" using their knowledge of the year's books; categories for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12
Consider participating with your students / patrons in one or more of these excellent reading engagement opportunities. Besides being fun, participation supports standard 1 of the Reading Engagement strand of the Oregon School Library Standards<https://www.olaweb.org/school-library-standards>, which is to develop an appreciation for reading. Also, please consider sharing this information with library and teacher colleagues.
Cheers,
Jen (Jen Maurer, School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon, jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:jennifer.maurer at slo.oregon.gov>)
From: ola at memberclicks-mail.net On Behalf Of Libby Hamler-Dupras
Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 4:04 PM
To: MAURER Jennifer
Subject: [oasl-all] Please promote the 2025-2026 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (BCCCA) Contest
[BCCCA-Support Materials] [alt] for the 24th Year!
This award, sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) is named in honor of Oregon born children's author Beverly Cleary. April 12, 2025 would have been Beverly Cleary's 109th birthday. In her very full life, she brought enjoyment to countless young readers and their parents. We encourage families to celebrate her life by reading her books and to participate in the BCCCA contest, which was created in her honor.
Announcing the 2025-2026 BCCCA Nominees......<https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-nominees>
[Frankie and Friends: Breaking News by Christine Platt] [cid:ii_mfd5lcy93] [Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor]
[Amazon.com: Salma Makes a Home (The Salma Series, 1): 9781773217628: Ramadan, Danny, Bron, Anna: Books] [Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path (Science Explorers) By Amy Seto Forrester, Andy Chou Musser (Illustrator) Cover Image] [The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One By Adam Rex Cover Image]
Breaking News (Frankie and Friends Book #1) by Christine Platt.
When Mama suddenly needs to leave to cover a breaking news story, Frankie must cope with missing her mom. Frankie imitates her journalist mama by reporting on household news with the help of her older sister, Raven, and an unlikely news crew.
Henry Like Always (Book #1) by Jenn Bailey.
Henry likes Classroom Ten. He likes how it's always the same. But this week, Henry's class will have a parade, and a parade means having Share Time on the wrong day. A parade means playing instruments that are too loud. A parade means this week is not like always. Join Henry as he navigates the ups and downs of marker missiles, stomach volcanoes, and days that feel a little too orange.
The Not-So-Nice Neighbor (Shermy & Shake Book #1) by Kirby Larson.
When Shake comes to stay with his grandmother in the house next door, Shermy's plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That's because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake!
Salma Makes a Home (Salma #1) by Danny Ramadan.
After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma's dad is finally joining her family in their new home in Canada. Salma is so happy to see her baba-but she's also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She throws herself into showing him around the city and helping him learn English, but as Baba shares memories of Damascus, Salma starts to realize how much she misses the life she had in Syria, too. Can Salma make space in her heart for two homes? And can Baba?
Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path (Science Explorers Book #1) by Amy Seto Forrester and Andy Chou Musser.
Take a journey to the ocean's twilight zone in Search for a Giant Squid! An exciting mixture of fiction and nonfiction, this choose-your-own-adventure-style story allows readers to take on the mantle of a teuthologist looking for a giant squid in its natural habitat. Once readers pick their submersible, pilot, and dive site, the adventure begins!
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard (Gumluck the Wizard #1) by Adam Rex.
This is a story about magic, if you like that kind of thing. It is also a story about a ghost with a memory loss, an unpopular fairy, an ungrateful town, and a wise and helpful raven (who happens to be a pretty good storyteller).
But mostly, it is about a friendly little wizard who lives inside a big hill and really, really, really wants to be a hero. His name is Gumluck, and he is a bumbling noodlehead.
To help promote the BCCCA:
2025-2026 BCCCA Slide deck (with educational links) and the BCCCA Animoto's link is https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-nominees
2025-2026 BCCCA Student Paper Ballot's link is https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-how-to-vote
Newberg Public Library's Amanda Lambs' BCCCA flyer and BCCCA bookmarks, and the spine label's link is https://ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-support-materials
Official Online voting for the 2025-2026 BCCCA titles opens on March 15, 2026, and closes on April 10, 2026. School librarians, public librarians, and teachers will tally votes, and then enter the final voting tallies for their building using the Adult Online Submission Form that will be posted on the BCCCA website. (Students do not enter their votes online.)
Keep on Reading and thank you for promoting the BCCCA Contest!
Libby Hamler-Dupras BCCCA Committee Chair
elfgirl at Q.com<mailto:elfgirl at Q.com>
[Quote: Beverly Cleary on Children learning that Reading is ...]
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