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A survey of more than three million American children has identified the most-read books at each age level.  Conducted by the Renaissance Learning Web site, the survey has some fascinating revelations.

Grade by grade, here are the most-read books:

1st Grade - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
2nd Grade - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
3rd Grade - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
4th Grade - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
5th Grade - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
6th Grade - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
7th & 8th Grade - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
9th - 12th Grades - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

You can download the full report with detailed charts and analysis at http://www.renlearn.com/whatkidsarereading/ReadingHabits.pdf

Interested in learning how to write a book and send it to children’s book publishers? Come on over to The CBI Clubhouse for audios, videos, insider writing tips and much, much more!

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I was honored to be interviewed by Shelli Johannes for the “Marvelous Markters” section of her excellent blog Market My Words. The subject: how writers can promote themselves and their work.

Check it out — I think you’ll enjoy it.

http://faeriality.blogspot.com/2009/06/marvelous-marketer-jon-bard-childrens.html

In this video: five ways to make your manuscript shine before you send it to a children’s book publisher.

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