Lists Upon Lists!

Guessing Geisel’s mock results have been announced, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped reading Geisel contenders! If you’re looking for more great contenders, or simply want to read more beginning readers, here are a few lists of favorite 2019 beginning reader titles. 

• If you live anywhere near Portland, OR you still have time to register for Oregon Library Association’s Children’s Services Division Mock Geisel Award Workshop (registration closes on January 15). They have a great shortlist! 
• Michele over at Mrs. Knott’s Book Nook has been reading books for developing readers all year. She’s sharing her favorites using the hashtag #road2reading.
• 100 Scope Notes’ Travis Jonker names his favorites in his annual Geisel Prediction Post.
• The CYBILS (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) has posted their list of nominees for their Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books category. Winners will be announced in February. 
• Betsy Bird posted her favorites Easy Books as part of her 31 Days, 31 Lists series (side note: Betsy is also one of our guest contributors!). 
• Finally, you can see mock results for many awards collected on the ALSC blog. At the time of writing, there weren’t any mock Geisel results posted, but I’m sure the results will be rolling in soon. 

Whether you held a mock with colleagues, students, we’d love to know what titles you picked, as well as your results. Please share in the comments below!