Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
The Magnolia Award
***Congrats to the 2019 Magnolia Book Award Winners***
- PreK - 2nd: "Give Me Back My Book!" by Travis Foster
- 3rd - 5th: "Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability" by Shane Burcaw
- 6th - 8th: "The Road to Ever After" by Moira Young
- 9th - 12th: "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Check out the 2020 shortlist here!
Check out the Fact Sheet for the Magnolia Award (PDF of rules and regulations, FAQs, etc.)
A Children's Choice Award for the State of Mississippi
Mission: To introduce the children of Mississippi to current children's literature and instill a love of reading.
Children in grades K-12 who are students in Mississippi are eligible to participate. They will read the books and turn their votes in to their teacher, librarian, or other adult at an authorized voting site, who will then cast the votes electronically. Voting will be held in February, with winners announced at the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival.
Be sure to like our Facebook page and share with us the creative ways that your kids are voting!
Remember that in support of the Magnolia Book Awards, the Mississippi Children’s Museum and the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival are sponsoring two incredible awards.
Each location that participates in the February voting will be entered into a random drawing for one of the following:
From the Mississippi Children's Museum, the winning location will receive a day with their travelling “Imagination Playground” interactive exhibit (a $600 value).
From the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, one randomly selected voting participant will receive
- Free registration to the Children's Book Festival;
- $250 stipend
More information on the award:
- Magnolia Awards Past Recipients
- Kaigler Book Festival 2017 Presentation (PDF)
- Spine_Labels (PDF)
- Spine_Labels (.docx)
The Magnolia Award is a partnership of:
The Mississippi Children's Museum, The Mississippi Department of Education, The Mississippi Library Association, The Mississippi Library Commission, and the following divisions of the University of Southern Mississippi:
The School of Library and Information Science Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival The School Of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education and The deGrummond Children's Literature Collection
For more information: Magnoliabookawards@mcm.ms