Ohio FB Selects Children's Book Winner

A story describing how three generations of a family work together to make maple syrup is the winner of the 2002 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Award for Children's Literature. "Sugarbush Spring" is authored by Marsha Wilson Chall and illustrated by Jim Daly.

Designed to recognize a children's book that is considered to be a distinguished contribution to American literature, the award is given annually by OFBF. Books are nominated by OFBF members, librarians and publishers and reviewed by a selection committee. Nominated books are judged based on having an agricultural theme, having been published during the preceding two-year period and other criteria.

OFBF also has created an "Honors List" of other agricultural-themed books for children. The list includes books nominated for this year's award along with other recently published books. The list is available on the OFBF Web site at www.ofbf.org.

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