Reach Out and Read, and Scholastic is proud to announce this year’s Judy Newman Book Award will be My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, written by Malcolm Mitchell and illustrated by Michael Robertson. The annual award highlights one book that resonates with families and encourages them to read aloud together.
From Super Bowl champion and literacy crusader Malcolm Mitchell comes a story that shows all kids there’s a book out there for everyone!
Meet Henley, an all-around good kid who hates to read. When he’s supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.
What’s a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?
The award namesake Judy Newman is President and Reader in Chief of Scholastic Book Clubs, a longtime advocate for children’s literature, and a National Board member of Reach Out and Read. The award upholds the belief that finding the right book at the right time can light an emotional spark within a child that motivates him or her to read more, understand more, and read joyfully. When that happens, the world opens. Everything becomes possible.
The award upholds the belief that finding the right book at the right time can light an emotional spark within a child that motivates him or her to read more, understand more, and read joyfully. When that happens, the world opens. Everything becomes possible.