KC 3 Book Award
KRIS BAUGHMAN
KC3 CHAIR
LACIE GRIFFIN
KC3 PAST-CHAIR
RAYTOWN C-2 SCHOOLS
Purpose of the KC3 Program
 To promote reading by providing a list of quality
books for 3rd graders (and SPED students) at this
reading level.
 The list that represents both EVERYBODY and
CHAPTER BOOKS.
Participation
 Students who have read, or have had read to them, at
least four (4) titles from the master list will vote for
his/her favorite. Ballots will be prepared for school
librarians to distribute and collect from participating
classrooms in March. The author of the winning title
will receive special recognition.
 Last year, 51 schools participated for a total of 2,316
voters.
 This year, 47 schools participated for a total of 1,891
voters.
Committee
 School librarians from
Kansas City area

serve 3-year terms.
 One representative from
Kansas City Public
Library

Standing member
 One representative from
Mid-Continent Public
Library

Standing member
The members read large
numbers of books
searching for those that
meet the criteria for the
KC3 Award; they attend
several meetings to create
a Reading List of 30
books which is
narrowed
down to 10.
Committee Members
 Kris Baughman, Chair Raytown
 Sandi Cole, Vice Chair Liberty
 Susie Ference, Treasurer Raytown
 Corliss Moore, Secretary Park Hill
 Anitra Steele Mid-Continent Public Library
 Helma Hawkins Kansas City Public Library
 Vicki Hansen Park Hill
 Renee Joy Blue Springs
 Linda Lepper Center
 Jane Pettman KCMO
 Lacie Griffin, Past Chair Raytown
Timeline
 2011-12 Suggestions via GKC website/email by
August 20th
 1st meeting: Top 30 selection August 21st
 Reading: August 21st -November 28th
 2nd meeting: Top 10 selection November 29th
 Online voting for 2010-11 KC3 winner February 1stMarch 10th
 Banquet: Beginning of May
Selection
 Books shall be of copyright date two years prior to the
date of acquisition by librarians.
 Books must have been written by United States
authors who are living at the time of the final selection
by the committee.
 Books should be evaluated according to
reading/interest levels, potential popularity with the
intended students, and literary quality.
 New adaptations of old classics or folk tales shall not
be eligible for consideration except for American
folklore.
Selection
 KC3 Reader Selectors can be any librarian (public or
school) or teacher (public or private) that works with
3rd grade students.
 We need as many readers as possible to attain a list
that meets a diverse student population.
 All input is reviewed and accepted.
List of 30
 2010-2011 Top 30 Reading List
Each title is read and rated by
committee members and
volunteer readers.
KC 3 Nominees for 2010-2011
 2010-2011 Top 10 Nominees
Finally, the committee oversees
selecting of the top 10 rated
books and creates the next
year’s
nominee list.
Website
http://www.gkcasl.org/kc3/default.htm
Voting
 Student Ballot: Printable sheet for student voting
 Classroom Tally Sheet: Teachers gather total votes
before using the online voting link
 Online voting for the 2010-2011 Nominees
 Survey Monkey collects demographic data from each
school participating and the total number of votes for
each title.
 Analyzing the data is an easy feature to break down
total number of schools participating and votes per
book.
Mary Amato’s Thank You to KC3
 Drooling and Dangerous The Riot Brothers Return
QUESTIONS?
Activities Kris
 Bethany Hamilton Follow Your Dreams
 Biographies
 Elements of Non-Fiction
 Gathering Information from graphs, charts, maps
 Oh Brother!
 Elements of Poetry
 Characterization
 Nikki Grimes has great resources for teachers/librarians.
 Readings by Nikki Grimes
Activities- Lacie Part 1
 Mary Amato’s Website:
 http://www.maryamato.com/

Wonderful teaching ideas and a 3 min video on the writing process
Shout Out to Missouri
Stinky and Successful: The Riot Brothers Never
Stop just won the KC3 Reading Award for 20092010 sponsored by the Greater Kansas City
Association of School Librarians. Thanks to all you
wild and crazy kids and librarians in Kansas City.
Activities- Lacie Part 2
 Paper Bag Book Report