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May 2013MARK YOUR CALENDAR Upcoming Events for Children's Librarians |
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June 14 ACL Meeting at Rockridge:
ACL's meeting on Friday, June 14, 2013 will be held at the Rockridge Branch of the Oakland Public Library system, 5366 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9am.
2013 CLA Beatty Award: For Barb Rosenstock's The Camping Trip that Changed America
Rosenstock and Gerstein will be honored at the Beatty Award Luncheon on Monday, November 4, 2013, in Long Beach during the CLA annual conference. The John & Patricia Beatty Award honors the author of a distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people.
2013 Beatty Committee members: Karen Brown (Monterey Public Library); Brenda Crotts (Butte County Library); Jennifer Crow (CSU Fresno Henry Madden Library); Elizabeth Gray (Yolo County Library); Clio Hathaway (Hayward Public Library); and Lalitha Nataraj (Escondido Public Library).
Edgar Awards for Mystery:
The Mystery Writers of America www.mysterywriters.org has announced the winners of its 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards www.theedgars.com/nominees.html, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television, in celebration of the 204th anniversary of Poe's birth:
BEST YOUNG ADULT FICTION
BEST JUVENILE FICTION
In the juvenile category,
The Edgar Awards were presented to the winners at the group's 67th Gala Banquet May 2, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
Marisol Misenta Wins Lindgren Award:
Argentine illustrator and writer Marisol Misenta, better known as Isol, won the 5 million kronor ($780,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature for picture books that "vibrate with energy and explosive emotions," the prize jury said.
Isol has written and illustrated 10 children's books, starting with her 1997 debut Vida de Perros (A Dog's Life). She has also illustrated works by other authors, including Argentine poet Jorge Lujan and U.S. novelist Paul Auster. The annual award - the world's largest for children's literature - is named after the late Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, creator of the Pippi Longstocking book series. The award will presented at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 27, 2013.
Kate DiCamillo Awarded the Kerlan:
Author Kate DiCamillo will be awarded the 2013 Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota Libraries on June 8, 2013. The Kerlan Award is presented annually "in recognition of singular attainments in creation of children's literature�" Previous winners include Walter Dean Myers, Katherine Patterson, Jean Craighead George, Lois Lowry, and Karen Hesse. DiCamillo's work includes the Newbery Medal winning The Tale of Despereaux (2003), Newbery Honor book Because of Winn Dixie (2000), the "Mercy Watson" and "Bink and Gollie" series, and several other novels.
Caroline Feller Bauer Dies at age 77:
Caroline Feller Bauer died April 15, 2013, at the age of 77, in Miami, Florida, where she lived for many years. She wrote several books used by children's librarians and teachers, including The Way to Books (1983), The Poetry Break (1994), Presenting Reader's Theater (1987), and several others.
Newbery Medalist E.L. Konigsburg Dies:
On April 19, 2013, E.L. Konigsburg died at age 83. She had the unique distinction of winning the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in the same year in 1967, winning for From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and receiving the Honor for Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth. Twenty-nine years later she received another Newbery Medal for The View from Saturday, the longest span between two Newbery Awards to one author.
Author Fred McKissack Dies at age 73:
Award-winning author Fred McKissack died of heart failure on April 28, 2013; he was 73 years of age. Co-writing with wife and partner Patricia, the McKissacks created more than 100 books for young people on the African-American experience. Educated as a civil engineer, Fred began to collaborate with Patricia (a teacher and author) in the 1980's earning the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: the Story of the Pullman Porter (1990), and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters (1995).
Australian Author/Illustrator Gregory Rogers Dies:
Gregory Rogers, Australia's first Carnegie Medal Winner (for Way Home by Libba Hathorn, 1994), died from cancer in April 2013 at age 55. His most recent works are the wordless graphic novels The Boy, the Bear, the Ballad, the Bard (2004), Midsummer Knight (2007), and Hero of Little Street (2012).
Poet Nancy Wood Dies:
Award-winning poet, author, and photographer Nancy Wood died March 12, 2013 in Santa Fe, NM. She was 76. Wood devoted her career to exploring the culture and lives of the Native American people of the Southwest, and often found herself inspired by the New Mexico wilderness. In 1993, she won both the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award leebennetthopkinsaward.blogspot.com and an International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award for Spirit Walker, an illustrated book of poetry that delves into the Taos Pueblos Indians. Wood's work, both for adults and children, was marked by a strong sense of spirituality. Her picture book Old Coyote, a poignant, contemplative tale illustrated by Max Grafe, depicts the last moments of an aging coyote looking back on his life and preparing for his impending death. Inspired by her seven-year-old grandson's sorrow over the loss of his dog, Wood successfully set out to present a difficult subject with both honesty and compassion.
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas
Summer reading program themes can be used in developing Do-It-Yourself programs. In California, the 2013 summer reading program materials celebrate Reading is So Delicious! Here are some ideas for programs on that theme.
Icebreaker Activity:
Sing Raffi's "Apples and Bananas," or read Oliver's Vegetables by Vivian French.
Craft Stations:
Game Stations
Refreshments:
Fruit slices or frozen juice bars are healthy and tasty.
Movie Showing:
If you want to show a full-length movie highlighting cooking, try cla-net.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=504.
INTERNATIONAL READING
Kapadia, Payal . Wisha Wozzariter . Penquin India, 2012. E-Book $6.08, Kindle Edition .
Wisha Wozzariter by Payal Kapadia could be based anywhere because it has a universal theme, similar to Norton Juster's Phantom Tollbooth (Knopf, 1961). Ten-year-old Wisha wants to be a writer, and she meets Bookworm who helps her pursue that goal by taking her to the Marketplace of Ideas, the Superhero Salon, and the Bargain Bazaar. The pen and ink illustrations by Roger Dahl add extra punch and humor to the story. The chapters are short and very manageable for a 3nd grader, and readers would be inspired to start their own journals. The author lives in Mumbai and is a graduate of St. Xavier's College; her previous book Colonel Hathi Loses His Brigade was published by Disney in 2011.
Mary Kurwa, Richmond Public Library
PROFESSIONAL READING
Marcus, Leonard S. Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2012. 363p. $28.00. ISBN 978-0-374-29897-5.
Over 50 interviews are offered by children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus, who asked questions of many friends and associates of L'Engle. Best known for her Newbery Medal-winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time (1962), L'Engle had an unusually rich life. Before she was an author, she was from a well-to-do family, and was an actress in New York City. She attended Smith College with Betty Friedan, as described in Marcus's riveting introduction to the book. She had a long but volatile marriage to Hugh Franklin, a Broadway actor probably best known for his role as Charles Tyler on TV's "All My Children."
The interviews range from personal longtime friends, to editors and colleagues, to younger children's book authors who looked upon L'Engle as a mentor and role model. Marcus allows those interviewed to tell all sides of L'Engle, who was often referred to as "larger than life," and was both devoutly religious but also could be a difficult person to get along with. This is no whitewash or hagiography, but a clear picture of a complex person.
Fans of L'Engle's work are the likely audience for this, but those interested in children's book publishing in general will find it interesting. Another aspect that was intriguing was her devotion to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, where she spent a great deal of her time.
The interviews are arranged in a chronological way, beginning with folks who discuss her youth, then those who focused on her family (including an interview with her daughter). Next are people who talk about working with her, concluding with comments by other children's book authors who admire L'Engle's work. A few family b&w photos are included.
Letters to the Editor
This was ACL's letter to the publisher of Bo at Ballard Creek:
To Whom It May Concern at Henry Holt BYR:
We at the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California (ACL) are preparing a review of Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill for our publication Bayviews: www.bayviews.org. We wonder if there is any additional back matter planned for the book (for instance, a map, list of primary sources, or author's note explaining the cultural and historical context, or use of the term "Eskimo") or any updates to the text planned that we should take into consideration before we finalize this review.
Respectfully,
Cassy Lee
Here is their response:
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in Bo at Ballard Creek.
Because this is a work of fiction, there is no list of primary sources needed, and we did not plan to include a map or author's note in this edition. Our models are the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Birchbark House books by Louise Erdrich.
Regarding the use of the term "Eskimo," this is the correct term for native peoples in Alaska. You might be interested in the author's note about this in Jean Craighead George's Julie books which provide an explanation of the use of Inupiat/ Inupiaq vs. Eskimo.
The author is very knowledgeable about this time period and place. Following your message below is some extra information she provided in response to your questions.
I hope this is helpful.
Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any further questions.
With all best wishes,
Sally Doherty
Executive Editor
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Here is a note from the author:
The term Inuit which was adopted at the Inuit Circumpolar Conference--1984?-- was not adopted by Alaskans. They preferred to be called Eskimos, further designated by their language group, Yup'ik or Inupiat. For verification you might find an Alaska style book on line.
I was born into a mining family: my grandfather, my great uncle, my father were all miners. I spent my early years in a mining camp near Fairbanks, and a lot of those memories are included in Bo's book. I love mining history, especially the period in this book. Here's some background.
The famous Klondike gold rush petered out pretty fast. By 1924, when this book starts, thousands of those stampeders had left Alaska--broke, disillusioned. There were ghost towns scattered around Alaska. But left behind was a hard core of prospectors, men who worked at the remaining mines and stayed more because they liked the country than because they still thought they might get rich. They'd come from every country in Europe, from China and Japan, from the U.S and Canada. Some of the good time girls stayed too and they often went off to respectable marriages or flourishing businesses.
This huge influx of men changed the cultures of the Indians -- less so of the Eskimos. Not only because of the technological innovations,but because of the many children born of the unions between these miners and the Eskimo and Indian women. Most present- day Alaskan Indians and Eskimos are the descendants of these miners. E.g: My own stepfather's Irish grandfather was the first prospector who came into Alaska in 1872 , well before the Klondike, and he and his Athabascan wife had nine children. My children's paternal grandfather was a Scottish prospector who stayed on after the boom times, married an Athabascan and became one of the first aviators in Alaska.
ACL appreciates the editor and author for taking the time to respond to our questions.
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