Posted on February 10th, 2012 by ascplcl
The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year. Each of the five chapters in “Tales for Very Picky Eaters” recounts James’ refusal to eat yet another disgusting, smelly, repulsive, lumpy or [...]
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Posted on January 30th, 2012 by ascplcl
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet won the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for the most distinquished nonfiction book for children from the American Library Association. It had also won the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children from [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2012 by ascplcl
Chris Raschka won the 2012 Caldecott Award for his wordless picture book, A Ball for Daisy. The American Library Association announced the 2012 award winners on Monday, January 23. The Caldecott Award recognizes the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children. This wordless picture book is about all the fun a [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by ascplcl
Jack Gantos’ book Dead End in Norvelt won the prestigious Newbery Award today after having recently won the Scott O’Dell Award for historical fiction for young people. The Newbery Award is given to the author of the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature every January by the American Library Association. This humorous book tells [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2012 by ascplcl
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos is the 2012 winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction for young people. The award was announced on January 17, 2012. The Horn Book publication states: The award, created by Scott O’Dell and Zena Sutherland in 1982 and now administered by Elizabeth Hall, carries with [...]
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Posted on March 15th, 2011 by ascplcl
The Pirate of Kindergarten was written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Lynne Avril and is the winner of the Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children. This award is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor an author or illustrator of books that express the disability experience for children and teens. [...]
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Posted on March 8th, 2011 by ascplcl
The winner of this year’s American Library Association’s Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot, written by Sy Montgomery with photographs by Nic Bishop. Kakapo Rescue is a fascinating look at a flightless parrot from New Zealand that is on the brink of extinction. The photos by wildlife photographer [...]
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Posted on February 11th, 2011 by ascplcl
2011 Author Award Winner “One Crazy Summer,” written by Rita Williams-Garcia and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, tells the story of 11-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters as they travel to Oakland, Calif. in 1968 to face the emotional challenge of reaching out to a distant mother and learn about a [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2011 by ascplcl
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is the American Library Association award for the most distinguished beginning reader book. “Bink and Gollie,” written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee and illustrated by Tony Fucile is the 2011 Seuss Award winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press. Two Geisel Honor Books were named: “Ling & Ting: [...]
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Posted on January 10th, 2011 by ascplcl
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. “Moon over Manifest,” written by Clare Vanderpool, is the 2011 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Four Newbery Honor Books also were named: “Turtle in Paradise,” [...]
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