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Students at East Elementary joined other students across Iowa in choosing a winner for the 2022-2023 Goldfinch Award. Teachers will read from the list of the nominated books throughout the year, and students will vote for their favorite book in late March.
Goldfinch Award History During the 2007-2008 school year, the librarians in the Cedar Rapids Community School district started talking about the need for a state wide award from the students of Iowa for books written for K-2 students. Books were suggested by students and reviewed by a committee to narrow down the list. The group decdided to name the award the Goldfinch Award after the state bird of Iowa.
The first year of the award (2008-2009), the winner was If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen.
The second year of the award (2009-2010), the winner was I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll.
The Award has been approved by the Iowa Library Association and the Iowa Association of School Librarians for the 2010-2011 school year, and voting for this year’s winner will take place in March.
For more information about the Goldfinch Award, go to the official Iowa Association of School Librarians website.
2023-2024 GOLDFINCH AWARD NOMINEES
Previous Goldfinch Winners
Previous Goldfinch Winners
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
Alex Willan
2021-2022
Max Amato
2020-2021
Troy Cummings
2019-2020
Dion Leonard
2018-2019
Chris Gall
2017-2018
Adam Rubin
2016-2017
B.J. Novak
2015-2016
Drew Daywalt
2014-2015
Aaron Reynolds
2013-2014
Major Brian Dennis
2012-2013
Maria Frazee
2011-2012
Vicki Myron
2010-2011
Maranke RinckPage updated
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