Irma Black Award

Cade
Because it was silly and fun. I liked how they all made friends.

Charlotte
It taught me that change can sometimes be annoying and sometimes fun.

Hailey
I think the book is very funny, like at the end after the dog, cat, and other dog finally get along, the baby emerges from its evil den.

Bella
I am voting for Cat Dog Dog because when they hurt themselves they are there for each other and are friends.

I liked the story generally because it combined confidence and no fear.

I liked the story a lot because before the girl was listening to what other people were saying, but at the end of the story she learned that it was okay not to.

I liked the book because it showed a lot of about religion (culture) and it showed that it doesn’t matter if your culture does things a different way and that’s OK.

I think the author’s message is don’t judge people from the way they look.

I loved it because it had a good lesson – even if your tradition is a bit weird it’s still a good tradition.

I can relate to the story because I have a loved one from another country and who speaks another language.

I loved the illustrations; it showed all the symbols and their meanings and that was cool.

I liked the illustrations a lot because I love collage.

Mason
I like this story because the names are musical and the pictures go perfect with the book.

Malana
I liked Your Name Is A Song because of the illustrations.  The pictures were so good because they matched the words perfectly and they were good expressions. I also liked the book because it tells me everyone’s name is a song which means to me that your name is beautiful even if someone can’t pronounce your name.  It’s still beautiful no matter what.

Andrew
I like the book because when the people couldn’t say the girl’s name then she sang her name and other people asked for her to sing their name and so she did. What I loved about the picture is when the girl is walking home and the mom is talking about the names.  I like the words in cursive words behind them.

Mithaai
I am voting for Your Name is a Song because the story sounds like love in the air and every one learns the girl’s name.

Mason
I am voting for Your Name is a Song because it teaches us that even though a name might sound made up you can still make it a song.

Naina
I am voting for Your Name is a Song.  When I read this story I noticed that it taught me to never give up on telling people something important like your name.

Zach
The words go so good together. If I tried to separate them it is like separating peanut butter from jelly in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Madison
I love Bread For Words because it tells me he never gave up trying to learn.  He had passion, courage, and confidence.  In the illustrations you can tell what the characters are doing.  From

Avery
I chose this book because of his curiosity. I like that he helps others who don’t have food.

Deniz, Sophia, & Aaradha
I voted for Bread for Words because I felt emotional about what happened to Freddy. I learned that slavery is bad but Freddy was desperate to learn to read and write no matter what.