1st Grade Library Trivia

TRUE OR FALSE: The name of the award given for outstanding children's book illustration is the CALDECOTT AWARD.

TRUE OR FALSE: Hundreds of books win the Newbery medal each year.

NAME THAT BOOK: In this detective book, you must solve various crimes and puzzles. Don't know the answer, just lift the flap!

TRUE OR FALSE: The part of the book connecting the front and back covers is called the SPINE.

TRUE OR FALSE: The name given to a book is known as the TICKLE.

NAME THAT BOOK! In this book (which won the Caldecott medal), hurtful words have a big impact on a little girl.

NAME THAT BOOK: In this book, a kid and his family are sent a penguin every day for a whole year! Can you find Chilly with her little blue feet?

TRUE OR FALSE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL is story is told mostly in pictures and the characters speak in word bubbles. Not sure where to find them? Check for a green dot on the spine.

NAME THAT BOOK: In this book, a Viking falls in love with a seafaring maiden and struggles to overcome his fear of water. There may or may not be kitten tossing...

TRUE OR FALSE: The word ILLUSTRATOR describes the person who wrote the words in the book.

This form of nature poetry originates from Japan and has three lines arranged in 5/7/5 syllables. Did you have one in your pocket April 18th?

TRUE OR FALSE: The Newbery Award is given to children's books with outstanding AUTHORS, not ILLUSTRATORS.

TRUE OR FALSE: The theme in the library this year was Disneyland.

TRUE OR FALSE: The label on the side of a book that helps you find it in the library is called the ADDRESS.

NAME THAT BOOK: Name 1 of the 3 most checked out books in 2024.

What is Ms. Chelsea's last name?

TRUE OR FALSE: The word FICTION describes books written about real people, places and events.

TRUE OR FALSE: The word AUTHOR describes the artist who draws the pictures in a book.

TRUE OR FALSE: A BIOGRAPHY is a type of book that tells the story of a real person's life and is written by someone else.

NAME THAT BOOK: This book, which won the Caldecott last year, follows a little dog on a very warm summer day.

TRUE OR FALSE: During our game of "Mystery in the Library", the treasure chest was stolen by Ms. Amanda.

NAME THAT BOOK: In this book, readers are encouraged to look deeper as they accompany Finn and a his grandfather on a walk in the woods.

NAME THAT BOOK: In this silly pirate book, you determine the characters, what to bring, the destination and the final reward. Anyone need a lifetime supply of toiler paper?

NAME THAT BOOK: In this book, winner of the Spring Lake Caldecott award, a small spider must struggle to survive in a backyard jungle.