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February 2009
Awards - Lee Bennett Hopkins / ALA
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Upcoming Events for Children's Librarians
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February 2009Awards - Lee Bennett Hopkins / ALA MARK YOUR CALENDAR Upcoming Events for Children's Librarians |
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March ACL Meeting in Storytelling Room
The March 13, 2009 ACL meeting will still be held at the main Berkeley Public Library, but not in the usual room. Go to the fourth floor, to the Storytelling Room.
Sid Fleischman to Speak at Arne Nixon Center in Fresno:
The public is invited to hear author Sid Fleischman discuss his new biography, written for young people, The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West, at the Residence Dining Hall on the Fresno State campus, Friday, March 13th. Following a reception at 6:00 p.m., the author will speak at 6:45 p.m. Sid Fleischman is the best-selling author of The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (his autobiography), Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini, The Entertainer and the Dybluk, By the Great Horn Spoon, The Scarebird, the McBroom stories, and many other books for children and young adults. He won the Newbery Medal for The Whipping Boy. His books have been made into films and plays and translated into 19 languages. His web site is www.sidfleischman.com .
His appearance is co-sponsored by ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, the Friends of the Madden Library, and the Fresno County Public Library. Through the leadership of the Fresno County Public Library, Fresno has been chosen for a third year to participate in The Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read, which will fund Fleischman's talk, provides citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their community. This year's book is Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Fleischman, an accomplished magician, says that he will saw a child in two during this presentation (if a child is available-otherwise he will saw a librarian or a teacher), but mostly he will discuss Mark Twain. The reception and Fleischman's talk are free. All ages are welcome. Reservations are required: call (559) 278-8116, or send e-mail to mrianto@csufresno.edu . Free parking is available in Lot G, on the northeast corner of Shaw and Cedar (enter from Cedar) or in any university lot. Fleischman's books will be available for sale and autographing at the talk.
Services for Linda Duncan:
Linda Duncan's memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. at Lafayette Christian Church, 584 Glenside Dr. The service will be followed by a reception, also at the church. If anyone would like to bring an appetizer or a bottle of wine for the reception they should let Sandy Steiner or Carol Somerton know. Duncan was a longtime youth services librarian in Contra Costa County who passed away in January.
Two Librarians Killed in Denver After ALA Midwinter:
Two children's librarians were killed by an alleged drunk driver, when their taxi was hit on the way to the airport. They were on their way home from the ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver. Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz were both children's librarians at the Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Krasniewicz served as the chair of the Notable Children's Video Committee, and McClelland was the ALSC Vice President. McClelland knew several ACL members, and was very supportive of our members who served on committees with her. Penny Peck said "I served with Kate on the Notable Children's Book Committee for two years, and when she heard I was from ACL, she told me ACL always sent great committee members to ALSC. She was always supportive of younger children's librarians, mentoring them and listening to their opinions with an open mind. I will miss her - our whole profession will miss her."
Illustrator Blair Lent Dies:
On 1/27/09, just after his 80th birthday, Blair Lent, a Caldecott Award winner died. Among the books he illustrated are Tikki Tikki Tembo, The Funny Little Woman, and Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky.
The Social Responsibilities Roundtable of the American Library Association announced the Amelia Bloomer list on Feb. 5, 2009. Chosen by the Feminist Task Force, the 32 books on the list were chosen because they "inspire girls to be smart, brave, and proud."
Picture books
Easy Non-Fiction
Middle Readers - Fiction
Middle Readers - Non-Fiction
Young Adult - Fiction
Young Adult - Non-Fiction
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book, the University Libraries, and the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association are pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 LEE BENNETT HOPKINS POETRYAWARD as well as honor award winners. This year celebrates the l5th Anniversary of the Award... the first of its kind for poetry in the history of children's literature. The Award comes with a $l,000.00 cash gift from Mr. Hopkins.
2009 WINNER
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost (Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux).
2009 HONOR BOOKS
The surrender tree: poems of cuba's struggle for freedom by Margarita Engle (Henry Holt & Company).
Stitchin' and pullin': a gee's bend quilt by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Random House).
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults - including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family and Printz awards - at its Midwinter Meeting in Colorado.
The following is a list of all ALA Youth Media Awards for 2009:
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Children's Books.
Four Newbery Honor Books were named:
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by David Small, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing,
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle, Henry Holt and Company, LLC,
Savvy by Ingrid Law, Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group in partnership with Walden Media, LLC,
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson, G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Books for Young Readers.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Three Caldecott Honor Books were named:
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, by Marla Frazee, Harcourt, Inc.,
How I Learned Geography, by Uri Shulevitz, Farrar Straus Giroux,
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet and written by Jen Bryant, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults.
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta.
Four Printz Honor Books were named:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume II: Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.
Nation by Terry Pratchett.
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan.
Coretta Scott King Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, written by Kadir Nelson, is the King Author Book winner, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Three King Author Honor Books were selected:
Keeping the Night Watch, by Hope Anita Smith, published by Henry Holt and Company.
The Blacker the Berry, written by Joyce Carol Thomas and illustrated by Floyd Cooper, published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Becoming Billie Holiday, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc.
The Blacker the Berry, illustrated by Floyd Cooper and written by Joyce Carol Thomas, is the King Illustrator Book winner, published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Three King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, written by Kadir Nelson, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
The Moon Over Star, by Jerry Pinkney, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant, by Sean Qualls, published by Henry Holt and Company.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
Bird, written by Shadra Strickland, is the Steptoe winner, published by Lee & Low Books.
Mildred L. Batchelder Award for the most outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States.
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., publisher of Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, by Nahoko Uehashi, translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano.
Two Batchelder Honor Books also were selected:
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., publisher of Garmann's Summer, written and illustrated by Stian Hole, translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.
Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publisher of Tiger Moon written by Antonia Michaelis, translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
The Pura Belpré Award honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children's books.
Pura Belpré Author Award
Margarita Engle, author of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom, published by Holt.
Three Author Honor Books were named:
Just in Case by Yuyi Morales, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.
Reaching Out by Francisco Jiménez, Houghton Mifflin Co.
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucia Gonzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre, Children's Book Press.
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
Yuyi Morales, writer/illustrator of Just in Case, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership Press.
Three Honor Books for Illustration:
Papa and Me illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez, written by Arthur Dorros, Rayo, and imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucia Gonzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre, Children's Book Press.
What Can You Do with a Rebozo illustrated by Amy Cordova, written by Carmen Tafolla, Tricycle Press, an imprint of Ten Speed Press.
Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video.
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly, Weston Woods Studios, producers of March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award the most distinguished book for beginning readers.
Are You Ready to Play Outside? written and illustrated by Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Four Geisel Honor Books were named:
Chicken Said, 'Cluck!' written by Judyann Ackerman Grant, illustrated by Sue Truesdell, HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers.
One Boy, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, a Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.
Stinky written and illustrated by Eleanor Davis, The Little Lit Library, a division of RAW Junior, LLC.
Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator written by Sarah C. Campbell, photographs by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell, Boyds Mills Press.
The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production :
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written and narrated by Sherman Alexie, produced by Recorded Books, LLC.
Five honor titles were named:
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady, written by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren, produced by Listen and Live Audio, Inc.
Elijah of Buxton written by Christopher Paul Curtis, narrated by Mirron Willis, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group.
I'm Dirty written by Kate and Jim McMullan, narrated by Steve Buscemi, produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc./Scholastic.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale written and narrated by Carmen Agra Deedy, produced by Peachtree Publishers.
Nation written by Terry Pratchett, narrated by Stephen Briggs, produced by Harper Children's Audio/HarperCollins Publishers.
Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children.
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Two Sibert Honor Books were named:
Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and Rediscovery of the Past written by James M. Deem, Houghton Mifflin Company.
What to Do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! written by Barbara Kerley, illusrated by Edwin Fotheringham, Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Wilder Medal honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
Ashley Bryan, author and illustrator of numerous books, including Dancing Granny, Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum and Beautiful Blackbird.
May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture recognizing an individual of distinction in the field of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site. Kathleen T. Horning, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) will deliver the 2010 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture.
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Submitted by : Penny Peck, San Leandro Public Library
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