It was a close race but in the end "The Day the Crayons Quit" beat "The Book With No Pictures" by a mere 12 votes.
While voting in this last round, I overheard a first grade class discussing what makes a great book and they decided that a great book has a good story with good characters, and that you could read it again and again without getting bored. This class voted almost unanimously for "The Day the Crayons Quit." They decided that while they enjoyed "The Book with No Pictures," the novelty of it had worn off after several readings.
Thanks to all of our All-Stars for participating in March Book Madness. Sharing books and talking about them as a whole school community was fun and engaging. Ms. Cartwright and I are already planning for March Book Madness next year so we can get an earlier start and have more book copies available for more teachers.
If you didn't get a chance to read the 2 final books, here is a link to Ms. Cartwright's blog where she has embedded readings of the books. http://venablequest2014-15.weebly.com/3rd-grade-blog
Here are a few final pictures of a third grader doing the FINAL tally.
While voting in this last round, I overheard a first grade class discussing what makes a great book and they decided that a great book has a good story with good characters, and that you could read it again and again without getting bored. This class voted almost unanimously for "The Day the Crayons Quit." They decided that while they enjoyed "The Book with No Pictures," the novelty of it had worn off after several readings.
Thanks to all of our All-Stars for participating in March Book Madness. Sharing books and talking about them as a whole school community was fun and engaging. Ms. Cartwright and I are already planning for March Book Madness next year so we can get an earlier start and have more book copies available for more teachers.
If you didn't get a chance to read the 2 final books, here is a link to Ms. Cartwright's blog where she has embedded readings of the books. http://venablequest2014-15.weebly.com/3rd-grade-blog
Here are a few final pictures of a third grader doing the FINAL tally.