Illinois+Monarch+Award

= = The Monarch Award is given annually to an author and/or illustrator of a book voted as their favorite by participating K-3 children in Illinois. the award is sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) and is designed to encourage Illinois students to read critically and to become familiar with children's books, authors and illustrators. The award is named in honor of the Monarch Butterfly, Illinois' state insect.

=__// And the winner from Agassiz is.... //__=

** 1st place - Art and Max (59 votes) ** ** 2nd place - Pete the Cat: Rocking in his School Shoes (46 votes) ** ** 3rd place - Circus Ship (23 votes) **

** 2011 Monarch Annotated Master List **