Read 5 or more titles from this list by March 2023 and you will be invited to vote for the winner of the MCBA reading challenge at our 7th annual MCBA Voting Party!
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Friday, March 25, 2022
Newbery and Caldecott Winners 2022
Caldecott Medal Winner 2022
The Randolph Caldecott Medal is named in honor of 19th-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Illustrated by Jason Chin
Newbery Medal Winner 2022
The John Newbery Medal is awarded to the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The medal is presented by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
by Donna Barba Higuera
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
2021-2022 Birthday Book Club
TESPTO is proud to offer the Birthday Book Club to families at both Proctor and Steward Schools. This program is a great way to recognize your child’s birthday and help fill the school’s library with books. Birthday books can be donated ANY time of year. No need to wait for your child’s birthday month! Past birthdays this year or summer birthdays will be for the current 2021- 2022 year. Books can be purchased on Amazon (see directions below) or from any bookstore. Regardless of how you donate, please fill out the form on the back of this paper.
Your participation in Birthday Book Club will be acknowledged in three ways:
-With a customized bookplate in your selected book.
-Your selected book displayed in the 2021-2022 birthday book shelf in your child’s library.
-Your selected book officially debuted during your child’s scheduled library time. Plus, your child has the opportunity to be the first person to check it out.
Directions for ordering a Birthday Book on Amazon.com
Proctor School Birthday Book Club Wish List
Steward School Birthday Book Club Wish List
(Please consider setting your Amazon Smile charity to
Topsfield Elementary School PTA Inc)
1) Log into your Amazon.com account
2) Click on the above link for either the Steward School wish list or the Proctor School wish list (or search by wish list title)
3) Choose a book and Add to Cart
4) Once you have added all the books you would like to donate Proceed to checkout
5) Under Choose a shipping address click +Add a new address and add one of the following addresses, then click Use this address
o Katie DeFrank
Proctor Elementary School, 60 Main St., Topsfield, MA 09183
--or--
o Katie DeFrank
Steward Elementary School, 261 Perkins Row, Topsfield, MA 09183
6)****Very important*** Under Choose gift options add a message with your child’s name and birthday in the Gift Message box (This message is not always included with the book. An email or note to Mrs. DeFrank would be helpful in keeping track of book donations.) Save gift options and continue
7) Choose a payment method and Place your order (Please note shipping charges may apply)
Thank you for your support and generosity!
Any questions? Please email Katie DeFrank, Proctor and Steward librarian at kdefrank@topsfieldps.org or Catherine Scaramozza, TESPTO Birthday Book Club Organizer, at cathVS@gmail.com
If you purchase a book that you will be sending in with your child from a bookstore, please fill out the following information and return this slip to school:
Student name:__________________________________________________________________
Birthday (mm/dd/yy): ________________________________________________________
Title of the book:_________________________________________________________________________
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