“the Hardest Part, of all the books, is to decide which two we want to read.”
The above quote is from Vivie, a student judge. She is right! Every mentor and judge should really think about what books they want to read and bring suggestions to your book team meetings. The tool that we use is the CBSA eligible books Padlet. All books that the book teams consider for nomination must be on or added to the Padlet. Books can be added by mentors, judges, librarians and teachers, The books are divided into genres so teams can decide if they want to diversify their reading.
Steps to add a book to Blue Spruce Padlet
(Adding a book to the padlet should all about take 2 to 5 minutes.)
ELIGIBLE BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED IN 2023-2024, BUT NOT FIRST MADE AS A MOVIE OR TV SERIES, NOT SELF-PUBLISHED, AND NOT IS THE SAME SERIES AS A PREVIOUS CBSA WINNER.
- Click on the yellow button above to go to this year’s Eligible Books Padlet.
- Become a member of Padlet, so viewers can see who added the book.
- Select the genre where you would like to add a book.
- Click on the + button :
- In the “Subject line” include your name (if you are not signed onto padlet) and the published date. It is optional to add publisher and number of pages.
- Click on Link
To add a picture of the cover. Type in title of the book and then click on
- When you locate the book cover image, click on it and it will be added to the information you are submitting.
- In the “Write something beautiful” section, it would be great if you could write a short comment about why you love the book or copy a brief summary.
GETTING BOOKS IN YOUR TEAM’S HANDS
Mentors and students have gotten hold of enough books or eBooks in so many ways: SORA, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, THRIFT BOOKS, BOOK DEPOT, PARENT DONATIONS, SCHOOL OR LIBRARY FUNDS, GRANTS.
Presently we are trying to connect with publishers. Some publicists are posting their new books on the CBSA eligible Padlet. Most have agreed to offer physical copies of these books if kids commit to reading them. Look at the Padlet and let me know if you have any kids who want to read those books. We will email the publisher representative and see if we can get free books delivered to your library quickly.