2022 Chickadee Award Winner
Fussy Flamingo by Shelly Vaughan James; illustrated by Matthew Rivera
A huge thank you to the 21,730 Maine children in grades K-4 who participated in this year's program. We are so excited that you shared your vote and selected a winner. Because we know that you all want to know how your favorite book stacked up, here are the vote totals for this year.
3742 Fussy Flamingo
3350 Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals
2788 Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper
2751 Flight For Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany
2726 this way, Charlie
1957 Old Rock (is not boring)
1761 Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots
1184 When I Draw a Panda
784 Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away
687 Almost Time
Before you know it, it will be time to enjoy a whole new selection of picture books nominated for the 2023 Maine Chickadee Award. Check them out on our "Sneak Peek" page.
Join Us!
The Chickadee Award committee will have one opening beginning in the summer of 2022. If you are a librarian or teacher with a love of children's literature, please consider joining us. We meet approximately four times a year in a central Maine location or via a virtual option. For more details and an application, please see the link below. All applications must be completed by 5:00 pm on May 15, 2022.
Almost Time
by Gary D. Schmidt & Elizabeth Stickney
illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures For Extraordinary Animals
by Katy S. Duffield
illustrated by Mike Orodán
Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper
by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Julie Downing
Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away
by Meg Medina
illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots
by Michael Rex
Flight For Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany
by Kristen Fulton
illustrated by Torben Kuhlmann
Fussy Flamingo
by Shelly Vaughan James
illustrated by Matthew Rivera
Old Rock (is not boring)
by Deb Pilutti
this way, Charlie
by Caron Levis
illustrated by Charles Santoso
When I Draw a Panda
by Amy June Bates