Reader Response? Literary & Visual Artistry? Multicultural considerations? Evaluation criteria for a particular genre?

Reader Response Literary Artistry + + _ _ +_ Tunnel & Jacobs, 1996

Honor books are the runners up. There is no set number- one year there may be only one- another there may be more. Newbery & Caldecott Focus Questions 1.Who is eligible to win a Newbery ? The award is presented to the author of the most distinguished contribution in American Literature for children published in the US contribution in American Literature for children published in the US the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the US. 2. Who is eligible to win a Caldecott? The award is presented to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the US the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the US. 3, What are the Honor books?

Newbery & Caldecott Focus Questions They have their own comparable awards Newbury=Carnegie Award Caldecott= Kate Greenaway Award 5. What about the portrayal of diversity and diverse perspectives? African American characters hardly ever appear in Caldecott books. The Newbury books have been criticized for inaccurate and distorted portrayals of African Americans. (Except Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) Portrayal of girls and women are becoming less stereotypical in recent years. 6. What about children's response to the Newbury and Caldecott books? Some winners have been become beloved favorites especially for the Caldecott; Less so for Newbury winners- some of which may have very little appeal to children. 7. Why aren’t books published in the UK considered?

It depends on what you are looking for? Read these books and make up your own mind? Note if the books reflect biases and stereotypes. Note how students respond to them? Worthwhile children’s books go beyond the recipients of these honors.

medal/newberyhonors/newberymedal For a list of past winners from wberymedal/newberymedal

wds/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.htm For a list of past winners from /caldecottmedal

cskawardwinners.htm Coretta Scott King Author Award Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

More information about this award can be found at And learn more about Sid Fleischman and Lisa Yee at

MORE INFO AND PAST WINNERS AT:

The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate ts/bookmedia/belpremedal 2012 Award Pura Belpré ts/bookmedia/belpremedal/belprepa st Past winners

rd/batchelderpast For a list of past winners ts/bookmedia/batchelderaward 2012 Winner

edal/wilderpast/wildermedalpast.htm For a list of past winners from 2003 link to ildermedalhttp:// ildermedal 2011 winner

ast/sibertmedalpast For a list of past winners ts/bookmedia/sibertmedal 2012 Winners

At the NCTE site 5.htm 5.htm you can read an informative article about this years award winners

More information about origins of this award can be found at setiveracism/a/janeaddams.htm setiveracism/a/janeaddams.htm

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The Indianapolis Marian County Public Liabrary will give you an annotated list of award books at

For a list of past winners from 2002 link to

Notable Books for a Global Society Yearly award list of culturally conscious books K-12 sponsored by the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association and published in the fall issue of The Dragon Lode. You can access the archived list of K- 12 award books at the following site: EACH FALL THE LIST IS PUBLISHED IN THE DRAGON LODE: JOURNAL OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND READING SIG OF IRA ARTICLE INCLUDES REVIEW, TEACHING IDEAS AND COMPANION BOOKS.