Newbery & Caldecott Medal Books, 1986-2000: A Comprehensive Guide to the Winners, Revised - Softcover

Association For Library Service To Children; Horn Book, The

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838935052 ISBN 13: 9780838935057

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2001

Synopsis

A new collaboration continues The Horn Book's popular retrospective series featuring in-depth coverage of the most prestigious awards in children's book publishing - the Newbery and Caldecott Medals! Educators, librarians, scholars, and book lovers alike will delight at this one-stop source of information on the crown jewels of children's literature. Organized chronologically by year, entries will feature book summaries, selected excerpts, reviews published both in The Horn Book and Booklist, acceptance speeches, and biographical essays about the winners. Capturing the excitement surrounding award-winning authors and books, this comprehensive reference will help you to: Gain insights, from acceptance speeches and engaging biographical essays, about the creative process of each talented winner. Understand why each book was chosen in the context of how it was critically reviewed at the time of publication. Consider the visual history of the awards through each of the winning cover illustrations. Analyze cultural and literary trends from year to year. With 75 years of rich history behind it, The Horn Book has been one of the leading journals covering and reviewing children's literature. The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, is an organization that supports the profession of children's librarianship and annually awards the Newbery and Caldecott Medals.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathleen Horning is a librarian at the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and has been a member of the Newbery Award Committee. Maria Salvadore, an independent consultant, has served as the Children's Services Coordinator for the District of Columbia Public Library and as a member of the Caldecott Award Committee. Roger Sutton is editor-in-chief at The Horn Book, Inc. and has served on the Newbery Award Committee.

From Booklist:

Drawing largely from material published in The Horn Book, this guide includes two reviews of the current Newbery and Caldecott medal winners; reprints the speech of each award-winning writer and illustrator; and provides a biographical essay on the recipient. Three introductory essays put the award winners in perspective. Roger Sutton's intriguing "Looking beyond the Winner's Circle" considers the books of each year (1986-2000) that may not have won the award, but received critical acclaim from reviewers and librarians and an enthusiastic response from children. Maria B. Salvadore and Kathleen T. Horning introduce the Newbery and Caldecott medal-winning books, approaching their subjects chronologically and commenting cogently on each book. Don't look here for the honor books, which are not listed in this volume. However, the winners really shine under the multiple spotlights provided. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0838935052
• ISBN 13: 9780838935057
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 380