The Colorado Council International Reading Association is a non-profit organization that promotes literacy, and the improvement of reading instruction in the state of Colorado.
The Colorado Children's Book Award was established in 1975 to encourage children's active involvement with books and reading. The award winning books you will find on Bright Kids World are:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (2009)
Inkheart by (2007)
Peter and the Starcatchers by (2006)
Eragon by (2005)
Double Fudge by Judy Blume (2004)
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (2003)
Bunnicula Strikes Again by (2001)
Saving Shiloh by (2000)
Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (1999)
Shiloh Season by (1998)
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar (1997)
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by (1994)
Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar (1992)
Super Fudge by Judy Blume (1982)
Colorado authors with books on Bright Kids World include: Avi (Crispin series).