The Children's Choice Book Awards program was 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. The program is a new component of Children's Book Week, the longest running literacy event in the country.
The full list of Children's Choice Book Award winners for 2008 are:
- Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year:
Frankie Stein written by Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Kevan Atteberry (Marshall Cavendish Corporation)
- Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
Big Cats by Elaine Landau (Enslow Publishers)
- Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee (Scholastic)
- Illustrator of the Year Award
Ian Falconer, Olivia Helps with Christmas (Simon & Schuster)
- Author of the Year Award
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic)
