What makes a good book?

1. What makes a good book? Reader Response? Literary & Visual Artistry? Multicultural considerations? Evaluation criteria for a particular genre?

2. Tunnel & Jacobs, 1996

3. Are the Newbery and Caldecott Award books the best books?

4. Newbery & Caldecott Focus Questions 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 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 US. 3, What are the Honor books? Honor books are the runners up. There is no set number- one year there may be only one- another there may be more.

5. Newbery & Caldecott Focus Questions 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? They have their own comparable awards Newbury=Carnegie Award Caldecott= Kate Greenaway Award

6. Are the Newbery and Caldecott Award books the best books? • 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.

7. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedalhttp://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal For a list of past winners from 2005-1922 http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal

8. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedalhttp://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal For a list of past winners from 2005-1938 http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.htm

9. Coretta Scott King Author Award Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/winnersa/cskawardwinners.htm http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients

10. More information about this award can be found at http://www.scbwi.org/awards/fleischman.htm And learn more about Sid Fleischman and Lisa Yee at http://www.lisayee.com/Sid.html

11. MORE INFO AND PAST WINNERS AT: http://www.hbook.com/bghb2004.shtml

12. Pura Belpré 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 http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal 2012 Award http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belprepast Past winners

13. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderawardhttp://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward 2012 Winner For a list of past winners http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward/batchelderpast

14. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal 2011 winner For a list of past winners from 2003 link to http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/wildermedal/wilderpast/wildermedalpast.htm

15. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal 2012 Winners For a list of past winners http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/sibertpast/sibertmedalpast

16. At the NCTE site http://www.ncte.org/elem/awards/orbispictus/115475.htm you can read an informative article about this years award winners

17. More information about origins of this award can be found at http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/sensetiveracism/a/janeaddams.htm

18. Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ALA YALSA http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/quickpicks#current Best Fiction for Young Adults http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya Great Graphic Novels for Teens http://www.ala.org/yalsa/ggnt

19. The Indianapolis Marian County Public Liabrary will give you an annotated list of award books at http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_path_belpre.htm

20. For a list of past winners from 2002 link to http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768712.html

21. Notable Books for a Global SocietyYearly 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:http://www.csulb.edu/org/childrens-lit/proj/nbgs/intro-nbgs.html 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.