Established in 2008, the Awards were created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read more and cultivate a love of reading.

For more information on the Children's Choice Book Awards and Children's Book Week, please visit http://www.bookweekonline.com.

2011 Winners

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
LITTLE PINK PUP by Johanna Kerby (Putnam Juvenile/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
LUNCH LADY AND THE SUMMER CAMP SHAKEDOWN by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House)

Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
THE RED PYRAMID: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

Teen Choice Book of the Year
WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green and David Levithan (Dutton Juvenile/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Author of the Year
Rick Riordan for THE LOST HERO: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1 (Disney-Hyperion)

Illustrator of the Year
David Wiesner for ART & MAX (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

2011 Finalists

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
SHARK VS. TRAIN  by Chris Barton, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (Little, Brown)
HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ by Tad Hills (Schwartz & Wade)
LITTLE PINK PUP by Johanna Kerby  (Putnam Juvenile)
HOT ROD HAMSTER by Cynthia Lord, illustrated by Derek Anderson (Scholastic Press)
EVEN MONSTERS NEED HAIRCUTS by Matthew McElligott (Walker)

Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
BAD KITTY VS. UNCLE MURRAY: The Uproar at the Front Door, by Nick Bruel(Scholastic Press)
BABYMOUSE #12: Burns Rubber, by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Random House)
LUNCH LADY AND THE SUMMER CAMP SHAKEDOWN by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf)
FINALLY by Wendy Mass (Scholastic Press)
ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHOLGICA: Gods & Heroes, by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda (Candlewick)

Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
BIG NATE: In a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce (HarperCollins)
ZEBRAFISH by Peter H. Reynolds and FableVision (Atheneum)
THE RED PYRAMID: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1, by Rick Riordan (Hyperion)
IT'S A BOOK by Lane Smith (Roaring Brook Press)
SMILE by Raina Telgemeier (GRAPHIX)

Teen Choice Book of the Year
BURNED: House of Night, Book 7, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Griffin)
MOCKINGJAY: The Final Book of The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins(Scholastic Press)
WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green and David Levithan (Speak)
SPIRIT BOUND: Vampire Academy, Book 5, by Richelle Mead (Razorbill)
FANG: A Maximum Ride Novel, by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

Author of the Year
Cassandra Clare for CLOCKWORK ANGEL: The Infernal Devices, Book 1 (Margaret K. McElderry)
Suzanne Collins for MOCKINGJAY: The Final Book of The Hunger Games (Scholastic Press)
Jeff Kinney for DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: The Ugly Truth (Amulet)
Stephenie Meyer for THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER (Little, Brown)
Rick Riordan for THE LOST HERO: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1 (Hyperion)

Illustrator of the Year
Robin Preiss Glasser for FANCY NANCY AND THE FABULOUS FASHION BOUTIQUE (HarperCollins)
Loren Long for OF THEE I SING: A Letter to my Daughters (Knopf)
Nancy Tillman for WHEREVER YOU ARE: My Love Will Find You (Feiwel & Friends)
David Wiesner for ART & MAX (Clarion)
Mo Willems for KNUFFLE BUNNY FREE: An Unexpected Diversion (Balzer + Bray)