Firefly Award! Indiana Early Literacy

Missing Storytime? We are too! Though we can’t meet in person, here is a great opportunity to share some great picture books and discuss them with your kids!

The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award is brought to you by the Indiana Center for the Book. Each year many books are nominated by professional librarians, teachers, and others in Indiana, then a special committee narrows the nominations to the best five books. Books chosen are great for reading aloud and promoting literacy for children ages 0-5.

We usually read these books aloud in Storytime each year then vote on which we like best, but due to the current health crisis, the Indiana Center for the Book is opening up remote voting for the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award. Parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5 who live in Indiana are welcome to experience the five nominated titles through video or in person and then assist their children in voting on their favorite.

Click a book title below to watch a video of each of the books, read by a Floyd County Librarian!

2020 Firefly Award Nominees


B Is For Baby

B Is For Baby

by Atinuke

Dont Blink

Dont Blink

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Firefly Home

Firefly Home

by Jane Clarke

Pirate Jack Gets Dressed

Pirate Jack Gets Dressed

by Nancy Raines Day

The Rabbit Listened

The Rabbit Listened

by Cory Doerrfeld


You can find each of the titles to read in person when the library reopens, and you can download a PDF of the book list to help you remember them. In the mean time please take the time to watch each video, then vote for which one you liked best before July 31st!

Cast your Vote Today!