Exciting news!
From the press release:
“A statewide project promoting reading for Illinois citizens, ILLINOIS READS annually selects six books in each of six different age categories ranging from read-to books for infants to adult readers. A variety of topics and themes are chosen for each age group, with an emphasis on selections written by authors with ties to Illinois . . .
“The Southern ILLINOIS READS Book Festival will be a celebration of the 2018 ILLINOIS READS campaign. Readers from all over the state of Illinois are invited to this free event in DuQuoin at the DuQuoin High School on Saturday, March 10.”
I’ll be there—will you? Looking forward to it!
Illinois Reads Selections, Grades 3–5
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor, by Robert Burleigh
Penelope March is Melting, by Jeffrey Michael
Ruby Red, by Liesl Shurtliff
Margaret and the Moon, by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Lucy Knisley
Fresh Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market, by Michelle Schaub
The Matchstick Castle, by Keir Graff
Click here for the full list of titles. And for more information about the program, visit the Illinois Reads website.