Bright Ideas
Webinar: Announcing the Blueberry Literary Award Winners
The Natural Start Alliance is happy to continue its partnership with the Evanston Public Library to bring you the best in children’s books about nature connection and environmental stewardship. The Blueberry Award is a literary award that honors books about nature — the first of its kind. During a webinar on March 15, 2024, the award committee, organized through Evanston Public Library, reviewed 2023 Blueberry Award book winners and honors with the Natural Start community!
The webinar recording includes:
- An overview of the 2023 Blueberry Winner and notable books.
- Booktalks on the Blueberry Honor and Blueberry Changemaker books for younger audiences.
- Librarians' ideas on how best to use these books!
If you want to learn more about how the Blueberry Award was founded, who is involved, and how books are evaluated, go back and watch our first webinar on the Blueberry here.
Watch the Recording:
Relevant Resources:
2023 Best Nature Board Booklist
2023 Blueberry Educator Resources
Meet the Presenters
Betsy is a School Library Journal Fuse#8 Blogger, the Evanston Public Library Collection Development Manager, and a published author most recently of Long Road to the Circus. Betsy makes the Blueberry Award possible by sharing the many ARC’s (Advanced Reader Copy) of books that publishers send her! She also supplies the prize, a Blueberry Announcement in School Library Journal’s Fuse #8 blog, the blog librarians read to decide what books to buy!
Bridget Petrites
Bridget is a keen reader of nonfiction texts for both adults and kids. She keeps Evanston Public Library focused on the coolest books being published today! Bridget’s enthusiasm for great books is contagious.
Martha Meyer
Martha is the founder of the Blueberry Awards. She is a Library Assistant who has specialized in reading the best nature books to share with local toddler, preschool, and elementary school teachers for years! She’s presented at Nature Play conferences, local NAEYC meetings, Nature Preschool teacher conferences, and more.
