It’s Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. which has always been my favorite holiday because of the way it brings family and friends together, while reminding everyone of the good things in their lives.

Jen Robinson in her Thanksgiving Book Page gives thanks for the parents, teachers and librarians who bring the love of books to the lives of children. While agreeing with her warmly, I would like to add booksellers to that list–and if you would like to give thanks to your favorite children’s bookstore, here’s one way to do that.

The Women’s National Book Association is accepting nominations for this year’s Pannell Award winner, which has been given since the early 1980s to one general bookstore and one children’s specialty bookstore that have done an outstanding job in bringing children and books together, and inspiring the love of reading.

The winning stores receive a signed and framed piece of original art from a children’s book illustrator and a check for a thousand dollars. Any of us can nominate a store that we feel deserves this honor and to whom we wish to give thanks–the guidelines for nomination are posted on the WNBA website.

Posted by: Janet | This entry was posted on Thursday, November 27th, 2008 at 6:26 pm and is filed under Reading the World, The Tiger's Bookshelf. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Tags: Jen Robinson-s Book Page, Pannell Award, Women's National Book Association