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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award Presented by: Heather Duncan MLI 5040 May 31, 2013

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award Presented by: Heather Duncan MLI 5040 May 31, 2013. History of the Award. Bronze Medal designed by: Garth Williams. 1954. 1953. Organization Giving the Award and their Selection Process.

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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award Presented by: Heather Duncan MLI 5040 May 31, 2013

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  1. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award Presented by: Heather Duncan MLI 5040 May 31, 2013

  2. History of the Award Bronze Medal designed by: Garth Williams 1954 1953

  3. Organization Giving the Award and their Selection Process • Given by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ALA • From 1960-1980 given every 5 years • From 1980 – 2001 given every 3 years • From 2001 – current given every 2 years • Committee is formed to choose recepients • Made up of 5 members from ALA/ALSC • 3 are elected and president of ALSC appoints chair and 1 more member • Serve term of 2 years • Winners are announced at ALA Midwinter Conference and receive their medal at the annual ALA conference in June

  4. Significance of the Award “The Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.” ---Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) a division of ALA

  5. Significance of the Award “The Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.” ---Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) a division of ALA

  6. Past Winners of the Award E.B. White 1970 Dr. Seuss 1980 Beverly Cleary 1975

  7. Recent Winners of the Award Eric Carle 2003 Laurence Yep 2005 James Marshall 2007

  8. Recent Winners of the Award Katherine Paterson 2013 TomieDePaola 2011 Ashley Bryan 2009

  9. References Info on Award: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal/wilderabout Wilder Medal Manual: http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal/wilderslction/wilder_manual_may2008.pdf Award Winners: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal/wilderpast TomiedePaola http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/authorillustrator-tomie-depaola-wins-2011-wilder-award Ashley Bryan http://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2009/january2009/ymawilder Katherine Paterson http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/wildermedal Book Images www.goodreads.com

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