Colorado Children’s Book Award Nomination Guidelines

1.  Nominated books must be currently in print and published in the five years preceding the award year.

2.  Only one title per author will be included in each year’s ballot.

3.  Last year’s winning authors are not eligible this year.

4.  Books previously nominated are not eligible for nomination in following years.

5.  A book title nominated by more than one school or library will be considered more heavily for inclusion in the final list.

6.  Books based on movies are not eligible for nominations unless the book preceded the movie or television production.

7.  The author of a nominated book must be a living author, residing in the United States.

8.  Caldecott and Newbery Award books are not eligible.   Honor books are eligible.

9.  Once the book in a series has won, all other books in that series by that author will not be eligible for nomination.