Dear Children's Book Lover,

We are hoping you will share the information and links about this year's The Winners! Workshop with your fellow librarians, teachers, and other colleagues. It will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in Voorhees, NJ; on Thursday, May 1 in Somerset, NJ; and on Friday, May 2 in North Jersey (TBA). Here's some info in a nutshell.

Judy Freeman's 30TH ANNUAL WINNERS! WORKSHOP: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE YEAR'S BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, GRADES PREK-6 is an interactive, book-packed wow of a day (8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.) with lively, concise, honest evaluations of 100 new and exemplary children's books—a wide ranging treasure trove of picture books, easy readers, fiction, nonfiction, biographies, and poetry books of 2013—chosen by well-known children's literature consultant, Judy Freeman, major professional journals, and awards committees as the year's "best." Desperate for new titles to align with Common Core? Here you go!

Please open the attached flyer for all of the juicy details about THE 30TH ANNUAL WINNERS! WORKSHOP: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE YEAR'S BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, GRADES PreK-6. You can also find all the details and registration at www.JudyReadsBooks.com. Please share the site with your colleagues and friends. It's a day to laugh, connect, share, and celebrate the latest literature titles and trends with leading teachers, librarians, and other children's book hounds. You can also read Judy's latest news and fun at "Judy Freeman's Workshops, LLC" on Facebook. (We'd be thrilled if you would "like" us on Facebook.) 

Thank you, 

Peggy

Peggy Beck Haines, Business Manager, Judy Freeman's Workshops, LLC

107 S. Forklanding Rd

Maple Shade, NJ 08052

Phone: (856) 779-7357

FAX: (856) 667-7470

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ABOUT THE WINNERS! INSTRUCTOR:

JUDY FREEMAN (www.JudyReadsBooks.com) is a well-known speaker, consultant, book reviewer, and writer on all aspects of children's literature, storytelling, book talking, and school librarianship. She is a visiting lecturer in the School of Information and Library Science at Pratt Institute in New York City, where she teaches courses in children's literature and storytelling. A former school librarian, she gives conferences, workshops, speeches, and performances throughout the U.S. and abroad for teachers, librarians, parents, and children, and is a national seminar presenter for BER (Bureau of Education and Research). Judy served as a member of the 2000 Newbery Committee, the 2008 Sibert Informational Book Award Committee, and is now a proud member of the 2014 Caldecott Committee. Among her many published professional books on children’s literature and storytelling, Judy writes the yearly The Winners! Handbook, based on her Winners! Workshops. (For ordering info, go to her website, www.JudyReadsBooks.com.)

Forwarded by:

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2650 - fax

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