StoryTubes 2008 Winners
Hair-Raising Tales Category
Forest View Elementary School Library, North Carolina
Supporting Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
 Book: The Thief Lord by: Cornelia Funke |
The video entry on The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke won our online poll with over 13,000 votes. Congratulations to the creative student who produced this video and to all our contestants in entries featuring Hair-Raising Tales. |
From or For the Heart Category
Princeton Elementary School Libraries, Illinois
Supporting Publishers: DK Publishing, Charlesbridge Publishing and Shenanigan's Books
 Book: The Sacrifice by: Kathleen Benner Duble |
“Happy Reading” to the contestant whose video featured The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble. With more than 7,000 votes, it is our online voters’ favorite in the category From or For the Heart. |
Of Heroes and Heroines Category
George C. Clarke Elementary School Library, Texas
Supporting Publisher: Adventures of Riley
Book: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman |
In the category Of Hereos and Heroines, our voters have chosen a hero. Congratulations to the young man who became Captain Underpants in the video featuring Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey. |
Facts, Fads and Phenoms Category
Memorial Middle School Library, Maine
Supporting Publisher: Scholastic
Book: Your Chickens: A Kids Guide to Raising and Showing |
Have you ever heard of dancing with chickens? StoryTubes viewers have! Your Chickens: A Kid’s Guide to Raising and Showing by Gail Demerow was the starting point for the winning entry in Facts, Fads, and Phenoms. |
In 2008, at the end of each week of voting, one lucky contestant won $500 in books. Their sponsoring organization (school, library or designated organization for home-schooled youth) will receive $1,000 in books.
Thank you to the supporting publishers for the 2008 contest, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Eaglemont Press, DK Publishing, Charlesbridge Publishing and Shenanigan Books.
The 2008 StoryTubes partner libraries were: Northeast: Middle Country Public Library of Centereach; NY; Southeast: The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County/ImaginOn, Charlotte, NC; Midwest: Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL; Northwest: King County Library System, Issaquah, WA; and Southwest: Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena, CA.