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June 2009

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Upcoming Events for Children's Librarians

  • Fri, July 10, 2009         ACL Meeting         9 am            Berkeley PL


  • Fri, August 14, 2009     ACL Meeting      9 am         Berkeley PL


  • Fri, September 11, 2009     ACL Meeting      9 am         Oakland PL (Tentative)


  • Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2009     CLA Conference              Pasadena, CA

NEWS AND NOTES

ACL on the Move:
ACL plans to meet at the Berkeley Main Library in July and August, but will move back to the Oakland Main Library beginning in September. This is tentative, so look at our website for regular updates. Thanks to Berkeley for hosting the ACL meetings while Oakland was undergoing some renovations, and thanks to Oakland for allowing us to return there for our meetings.


Kathy Shepler Elected to Newbery:
ACL member and past president Kathy Shepler was elected to the 2011 Newbery Committee. Congratulations! Kathy is the librarian at Aurora Elementary School in Oakland.


Susan White Gets Job in Romania:
Congratuations to ACL member Susan White, who is a children's librarian for the Oakland Public Library. Susan is moving to Romania to take a job as the school librarian at the International School.


Selma G. Lanes Dies:
Children's book author, editor, critic, essayist, and lecturer Selma G. Lanes died early on April 8th of complications due to Parkinson's disease. She was 80 years old. Ms. Lanes was born in Dorchester, MA, in 1929; the daughter of Jacob and Lily Gordon. Lanes authored several books most notably The Art of Maurice Sendak, Down The Rabbit Hole and An Actors Life for Me.


Anthony Browne Named Children's Laureate:
Illustrator Anthony Browne was named Children's Laureate in the United Kingdom, taking the place of author Michael Rosen. Known for his picture books featuring gorillas, Browne is the sixth Children's Laureate.







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AWARDS ANNOUNCED

California Young Reader Medal / Jane Adams / Americas Awards




California Young Reader Medal 2008-2009 Winners Announced:


Primary: Stanley's Wild Ride by Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. Kids Can Press, 2006.
Intermediate: Sheep by Valerie Hobbs. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Junior High/Middle School: Heat by Mike Lupica. Philomel Books, Penguin, 2006.
Young Adult: Sold by Patricia McCormick. Hyperion, 2006.
Picture Books for Older Readers: Mystery at the Club Sandwich by Doug Cushman. Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Clarion Books, 2005.





2009 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards:

  • Winner - Books for Younger Children:
  • Winner - Books for Older Children:
  • Honor Books:

    The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to children's books that most effectively and engagingly invite children to think about issues related to peace, social justice, world community and equality of gender and race. More information about this Award that is sponsored by the Jane Addams Peace Association, the educational arm of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, can be found at www.janeaddamspeace.org www.janeaddamspeace.org






    2009 Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

    The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere. The award is sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).


    2009 Américas Award Winners:
  • Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales. Roaring Brook Press (A Neal Porter Book), 2008. 32 pgs.
  • The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle. Holt, 2008. 169 pgs.


    • Américas Award Honorable Mentions:
  • The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén / El Mejor Regalo del Mundo: La Leyenda de la Vieja Belén *by Julia Alvarez. Illustrated by Ruddy Nuñez. Alfaguara/Santillana, 2008. 32 pgs.
  • Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos. Atheneum, 2008. 440 pgs.
  • The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos by Lucía González. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Children's Book Press, 2008. 32 pgs.


    • Américas Award Commended Titles:
  • Animal Poems of the Iguazú/Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco X. Alarcón. Illustrated by Maya Christina González. Children's Book Press, 2008. 32 pgs.
  • Arco Iris de Poesía: Poemas de las Américas y España selected by Sergio Andricaín. Illustrated by Olga Cuellar. Lectorum, 2008. 40pgs.
  • Baila, Nana, Baila / Dance, Nana, Dance: Cuban Folktales in English and Spanish retold by Joe Hayes. Illustrated by Mauricio Trenard Sayago. Cinco Puntos, 2008. 128 pgs.
  • Cesar Chavez: Crusader for Social Change by Brenda Haugen. Compass Point, 2008. 112 pgs.
  • The Disappeared by Gloria Whelan. Dial / Penguin, 2008. 136 pgs.
  • Divali Rose by Vashanti Rahaman. Illustrated by Jamel Akib. Boyds Mills, 2008. 32 pgs.
  • Dolores Huerta: Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist by Robin S. Doak. Compass Point, 2008. 112 pgs.
  • Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole. HarperCollins, 2008. 351 pgs.
  • Facts of Life by Gary Soto. Harcourt, 2008. 174 pgs.
  • He Forgot to Say Goodbye by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Simon & Schuster, 2008. 321 pgs.
  • Kitchen Dance by Maurie J. Manning. Clarion. 2008. 32 pgs.
  • Pablo (Cuando los Grandes Eran Pequeños) by Georgina Lázaro. Illustrated by Marcela Donoso. Lectorum, 2008. 32 pgs.
  • Peace Jam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace by Ivan Suvanjieff and Dawn Gifford Engle. Puffin/Penguin, 2008. 197 pgs.
  • A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia. Cinco Puntos, 2008. 36 pgs.
  • Reaching Out by Francisco Jiménez. Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 194 pgs.
  • The Secret Legacy by Rigoberta Menchú. Illustrated by Domi. Groundwood, 2008. 64 pgs.
  • The Smell of Old Lady Perfume by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez. Cinco Puntos, 2008. 249 pgs.
  • Voices in First Person: Reflections on Latino Identity by Lori Marie Carlson. Photographs by Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. Illustrated by Flavio Morais. Atheneum, 2008. 84 pgs.
  • The Walls of Cartagena by Julia Durango. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt. Simon & Schuster, 2008. 150 pgs.
  • What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by Amy Córdova. Tricycle Press, 2008. 28 pgs.









    • Submitted by : Penny Peck, San Leandro Public Library


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