Book Madness Children

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2025 Book Madness
Children’s Program

It’s time for the 2025 Book Madness at the Idaho Falls Public Library!

To find our Book Madness program for adults, visit the Book Madness page.

How It Works

  • Limit of one ballot per day for children ages 0-12.
  • You must have a library membership in order to vote.
  • Vote for your favorite book in each bracket.
  • Each round, the ballots will be counted and the winning books will move on to the next round.
  • Each bracket’s losing title will be awarded to one person who voted for that title.
  • A new round starts every Monday.
  • One final winner will be chosen from the ballots for the winning book, and they will receive a book and an Apple iPad Mini. One final winner will be chosen from the ballots for the losing book.

    • Champion

    And the Winner Is …

    Note: Patrons who win the drawings, including our grand prize drawing for this winning title, will be contacted personally by the library.

    Round 4

    Eliminated in round 3:

    • A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
    • Minecraft: Construction Handbook

    Round 3

    Eliminated in round 2:

    • Big by Vashti Harrison
    • Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
    • Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
    • Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

    Round 2

    Eliminated in round 1:

    • Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
    • A Gift from Daniel by Maria Le
    • Mel Fell by Corey Tabor
    • Alice in a Winter Wonderland by Jan Brett
    • Heart of Cobblestone by Andrew Clemson
    • The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
    • The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
    • Greenwild by Pari Thomson

    Round 1

    Please note that ballots do not move forward week by week, so it’s important that you return to cast new votes in the next round. Also, you don’t have to vote in every bracket, but it will increase your chances of winning.

    At the end of the challenge, we’ll hold a final drawing among ballots cast for the winning book.

    Questions? Call 208-612-8460