TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Coming Up This Month
2. SLP Update
2a. 2008 PSAs
2b. State Park Passes
2c. U.S. Postage Insect and Spider Stamp Images Made into Stickers and Clings
2d. LibraryPalooza Resources
2e. Page 212 Is Missing from the 2008 Children's Manual
3. Teen Services
3a. Adolescent Literacy Initiative Leadership Conference
3b. Teen Tech Week, March 2-8, 2008
3c. Teenagers are Abandoning their Yahoo and Hotmail Accounts. Do the Rest of Us Have To?
3d. Develop Proficient Adolescent Readers
4. Children and Teen Book and Media Awards Announced
5. 2007 WisKids Report is Available
6. Free Publications from the National Institute for Literacy
7. Teaching Book Resources
8. Rhinelander Children's Book Fest, March 11-12, 2008
9. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this February
10. Upcoming Events in 2008
1. Coming Up This Month
February is National Children's Dental Health Month, American Dental Association www.ada.org Library Lovers Month, American Library Association www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers/
2. SLP Update
2a. 2008 PSAs
The CSLP children's video PSA is almost completed. I have seen the rough draft. It's cute. The bug characters from the poster are animated to the tune of the Beach Boys' song, "Fun, Fun, Fun." A girl bug drives her shiny red Voltswagan beetle to the library, gets all kinds of library materials, and takes them to the beach to share with her friends. The chorus urges kids to "Catch the reading bug at your local library today."
The teen PSA features a teen boy drawing an alien type figure. The alien figure in our Metamorphosis poster watches and tosses out something magical--it looks like little flying books. The boy's crumpled drawing creeps across the table to join a mound of discarded papers. A book emerges from this cocoon of papers and takes flight. The boy races to follow it. He looks down over a stair case to multiple floors below where teens are jumping to try to catch one of the numerous flying books filling the library. The closing lines of the PSA are "Check out the teen summer reading program at your local public library. Where imagination takes flight." These are the only spoken lines. The closing image is of the poster with the alien turning to look at the viewer. When these PSAs are available to download from the CSLP web page I will let everyone know.
2b. State Park Passes
The print order for the State Park passes will be sent to the printer as soon as the final design is approved. That means these passes should be ready for distribution perhaps in early April.
2c. U.S. Postage Insect and Spider Stamp Images Made into Stickers and Clings
Several years ago the U.S. Post Office featured a series of stamps with 20 different images of insects and spiders. A company called Postal Products Unlimited, located in Wisconsin, has an exclusive contract with the U.S. postal services to use stamp images to create educational and commercial products. Postal Products Unlimited has used the insect and spider artwork from that stamp series to create stickers and clings. The art work on these products is wonderful. I have enclosed a sample of the products to each System, along with a brochure on the products for every library. Several Systems are hosting upcoming SLP Workshops and I thought liaisons might like to distribute this information as part of the packets or have them on display.
2d. LibraryPalooza Resources
Stephanie Stokes, California, has a link to a web site that focuses on lady bugs on her LibraryPalooza site at www.librarypalooza.net/summerreading.html. She also has created a new puppetry newsletter for Mister Anderson's Company. Librarians can sign up to receive an email when each new edition of this free publication is available, at www.misterandersons.com/puppettales/index.html.
2e. Page 212 Is Missing from the 2008 Children's Manual
Shawn Brommer, SCLS, informed me that the 2008 Children's Manual is missing page 212. She was looking for the answer key to the "Mighty Mites/Puny People" activity on page 167. Patti Sinclair, the manual editor, sent me a copy of the Answer Key for that activity. I sent one to each System, so they can make copies for their libraries.
3. Teen Services
3a. Adolescent Literacy Initiative Leadership Conference
The date of the Adolescent Literacy Leadership Conference for public librarians will be on May 15, 2008. The conference will kick off a five-year emphasis by the Division on teen services. The Division will send out invitations for the conference to teen services librarians, system and library directors, and other leaders in Wisconsin who are in a position to help others in the library understand the issues involved in the national discussion of teen literacy and information needs of teens. The System Youth Services Liaisons will be asked to identify the people in their Systems who they feel should attend this conference.
I am excited to announce that the key note speaker will be Jim Burke, a high school English teacher and author of the numerous books on adolescent literacy issues. His recent titles include "Letters to a New Teacher" and "ACCESSing School: Teaching Struggling Readers to Succeed in School and in Life." Burke has received numerous awards including several from the National Council of Teachers of English. He comes highly recommended to us as a dynamic speaker, from the Superintendent's Taskforce on Adolescent Literacy.
Other topics that will be covered at the conference will be adolescent brain development research and the value of electronic gaming for teens. We also hope to have a teen panel discuss a dynamic teen program at a Wisconsin library, which they helped to develop and continue to refine.
The conference will be followed by regional training sessions on adolescent literacy issues and teen brain development. These sessions will be hosted by interested systems. It is anticipated that systems will also use the funding from this project to offer a wide range of programs focusing on various aspects of teen needs and services. More information about the conference, follow up training, and other aspects of the initiative will be available soon.
3b. Teen Tech Week, March 2-8, 2008
The second annual Teen Tech Week will be celebrated March 2-8, 2008. The general theme of Teen Tech Week is Get Connected @ Your Library. This year's focus theme is Tune In @ Your Library. Register to participate (it's free!) beginning Sept. 1, 2007 at www.ala.org/teentechweek. Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, their parents, educators, and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries. Teen Tech Week encourages teens to use libraries' nonprint resources for education and recreation, and to recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology.
3c. Teenagers are Abandoning their Yahoo and Hotmail Accounts. Do the Rest of Us Have To?
An article posted by Chad Lorenz on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 on "Slate," a daily magazine on the Web, comments on the way teens communicate with each other. Lorenz claims e-mail is looking obsolete. He cites a 2005 Pew study that found almost half of Web-using teenagers prefer to chat with friends via instant messaging rather than e-mail. Last year, comScore reported that teen e-mail use was down 8 percent, compared with a 6 percent increase in e-mailing for users of all ages. As mobile phones and sites like Twitter and Facebook have become more popular, those old Yahoo and Hotmail accounts increasingly lie dormant.
3d. Develop Proficient Adolescent Readers
AdLit.org, a Web site that targets educators and parents of adolescent readers, was launched in November by fWETA Learning Media. Building on the success of sister sites ReadingRockets.org, ColorinColorado.org and LDOnLine.org, the new service focuses on helping students from grades 4-12 to become better readers and writers. Click on http://www.adlit.org/ to learn more. --from Rhonda Puntney's CEO posting for youth librarians in Lakeshores and Mid-Wisconsin, November 28, 2007
4. Children and Teen Book and Media Awards Announced
The American Library Association announced the award winning books and media for youth at the recent Mid-Winter meeting. I have attached a list of the various award winners to this posting. Wisconsin librarians were well represented on the award committees this year. Rhonda Puntney, Lakeshores, was on the Caldecott Award Committee. Roxane Bartelt, Kenosha, and Ellen Jepson, Appleton, served on the Andrew Carnegie Medal Committee. The Carneigie Medal is awarded for excellence in children's videos. Sharon Grover, Janesville, and Merri Lindgren, CCBC, were members of the new Odyssey Award for excellence in audio book productions for youth. And Ginny Moore Kruse, former director of the CCBC, was on the Batchelder Award Committee. The Batcheler Award is given for the best children's book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country and subsequently translated into English and published in the U.S. Many thanks to all of these Wisconsin librarians for their hours and hours of service on these committees. If I missed anyone, please let me know.
5. 2007 WisKids Report is Available
The 2007 WisKids Report "Safer, Happier, Healthier" is available. This year it highlights the long term consequences of child maltreatment. The full report is available on the Wisconsin Council for Children and Families at www.wccf.org/kidcount_wiskid2007.php. A summary of the data is at www.wccf.org/kidcount_data.php.
6. Free Publications from the National Institute for Literacy
I ordered copies of two publications on early learning from the National Institute for Literacy. I sent one of each for all of the system libraries. Public libraries can order additional copies of these free publications if they want to distribute them. The titles are "Shining Stars Toddlers Get Ready to Read" and "Shining Stars Preschoolers Get Ready to Read." Both publications include tips on things parents can do to encourage early literacy. The National Institute for Literacy has numerous other free brochures and resources available from their web page at www.nifl.gov
7. Teaching Book Resources
TeachingBooks has original content for many of the 2008 award winning books, so this is a great time of the year for Wisconsin librarians to use BadgerLink to meet winners of this year's book awards.
Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz
Schlitz tells why she wrote these medieval dramatic monologues (wonderful for school!) and reads from her winning book, "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village."
Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick
Selznick reads the first chapter of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" as he walls viewers through his award-winning pictures.
Coretta Scott King Author Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis
Curtis shares in this original movie and the how and why of his prize-winning book "Elijah of Buxton." (Also, enjoy the in-depth written interview and other movies with Curtis on this webpage.)
Sibert Medalist & Caldecott Honoree Peter Sís
Sis reveals the historical context of his award-winning book "The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain." In this brief movie he and his brother made combining book illustrations with powerful footage from Communist Czechoslovakia.
American Indian Youth Literature Awards:
Middle School Winner . "Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond." Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow filmed this movie on the Crow Reservation. He discusses his award-winning book.
Young Adult Winner " The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." Sherman Alexie reads and briefly introduce his award-winning book.
TeachingBooks.net offers dozens of online, multimedia resources about the 2008 winning books and authors, including audio book readings, book discussion guides, and links to author's websites. Nick Glass, who manages TeachingBooks, is available for webinair training. To arrange a training session contact him at nick@teachingbooks.net --TeachingBooks.net; info@TeachingBooks.net; 800-596-0710
8. Rhinelander Children's Book Fest, March 11-12, 2008
The Children's Book Fest 2008 is a two day conference that will be held at the Rhinelander Holiday Inn (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) on March 11 and 12, 2008. The staff of the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), will discuss books for children and young adults at an evening presentation on Tuesday, March 11, as well as at a day presentation on Wednesday, March 12. Both sessions will include a CCBC exhibit of the best 2007 books for young readers.
Registration information for Children's Book Fest can be found on the RDL website home page at http://wvls.lib.wi.us/RhinelanderDistrictLibrary/ Scroll down under Library Catalog to Upcoming Library Programs. It will be necessary to mail the form and check. All registrations must be received no later than March 7. Payment of $6.00 per person must accompany each registration form. No purchase orders, please.
Telephone inquiries regarding the Wednesday presentation may be made to Kris Adams Wendt at the Rhinelander District Library at kwendt@wvls.lib.wi.us or 715-365-1070. More information about the Tuesday presentation is available from Headwaters Reading Council member, Joan Belongia at brnstbks@newnorth.net; 715/362-5111 (day) or 715/362-3844 (evening).
9. First Lady Doyle's Recommended Children's Titles for this January and February
First Lady Jessica Doyle has initiated an online book discussion club for children and adults. Each month her Web page for the book club, called "Read On Wisconsin," lists the titles for discussion. All books were carefully selected by a Literacy Advisory Board and reflect a commitment to diversity in their content and message. Mrs. Doyle hopes you find them as interesting and appealing as she does.
The titles recommended for January were:
Preschool: "Not A Box" by Antoinette Portis
Primary: "The Deaf Musicians" by Pete Seeger and Paul Dubois Jacobs
Intermediate: "Tents, Tigers, and The Ringling Brothers" by Jerry Apps
Middle School: "If You Come Softly" by Jacqueline Woodson
High School: "American Born Chinese" by Gene Luen Yang
The titles recommended for February are:
Preschool: "I'm Dirty!" by Kate and Jim McMullan
Primary: "Today I Will Fly" by Mo Willems
Intermediate: "Sienna's Scrapbook" by Toni Trent Parker
Middle School: "Harlem Summer" by Walter Dean Myers
High School: "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
For more information or to join the "Read On Wisconsin" book club, go to http://readon.wisconsin.gov
10. Upcoming Events in 2008
Note: An attempt has been made to verify each of these dates and URLs. If you notice errors, your assistance in making corrections is very much appreciated. The dates were last updated in December 2007 and more updates will be done as 2008 information becomes available.
JANUARY 2008
January is
National Mentoring Month www.mentoring.org
National Book Month www.nationalbook.org
National Autism Awareness Month www.buzzle.com/editorials/text4-14-2003-39034.asp
National Birth Defects Prevention Month www.marchofdimes.com
1 New Years Day
and
Last Day of Kwanzaa www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
3 Buddhist New Year www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
6 Tres Reyes Magos (The Three Kings, also Dia de los Reyes) a Mexican celebration of the visitation of the Three Kings or Wise Men to the Baby Jesus. In Mexico this is the day gifts are brought by the Kings in somewhat the same way Christmas is celebrated in the U. S. with Santa Claus. One site that has more information is www.lasculturas.com/lib/libThreeKings.php (always January 6)
and
Epiphany, a Christian celebration
7-13 National Folic Acid Awareness Week www.folicacidinfo.org/campaign/
10 Muharram (also Hujra) , the Islamic New Year www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
11-16 ALA Mid-Winter Conference in Philadelphia www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/home.htm
and
Announcement of Newbery and Caldecott Awards by ALSC, during Midwinter Conference www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm
15. Martin Luther King, Jr Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html (always the 3rd Monday in January)
20 World Religion Day for Baha'i religion www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
22 Library Legislation Day, Madison www.wla.lib.wi.us/legis/day/index.htm
28 Christa McAulifffe Day www.holidaysmart.com/1christamcauliffe.htm (always January 28)
FEBRUARY
February is
National Children's Dental Health Month, American Dental Association www.ada.org Library Lovers Month, American Library Association www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers/
1 Give Kids a Smile Day, American Dental Association www.ada.org
2 Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Groundhog Club www.groundhog.org
3-9 National Burn Awareness Week, American Burn Association www.ameriburn.org,
5 Mardi Gras, a celebration on or leading up to "Fat Tuesday," the day before the Christian celebration of Lent begins.
6 Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent, a Christian observance. www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
10-16 Children of Alcoholics Week, National Association of Children of Alcoholics, www.nacoa.org
11-17 Random Acts of Kindness Week, Random Acts of Kindness Foundation www.actsofkindness.org/people/days.asp
12 Lincoln's Birthday http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
14 Valentine's Day
15 Susan B. Anthony's Birthday http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
and
Nirvana Day, a Buddhist observance www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
18 President's Day (always the 3rd Monday in February)
and
Chinese New Year www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
22 Washington's Birthday http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
24-March 1, 2008 National Eating Disorders Week, National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=767
MARCH
International Mirth Month www.johnbudzinski.com/Tie-Ins/03March/international_mirth_month.htm
Irish-American Heritage Month, American Foundation for Irish Heritage http://irishamericanheritage.com/
Mental Retardation Awareness Month, The Arc www.thearc.org
Music in our Schools Month National, Association of Music Education www.menc.org
National Brain Injury Awareness Month, Brian Injury Association of America, www.biausa.org
National Kite Month, American Kitefliers Association www.nationalkitemonth.org
National Nutrition Month, American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
National Umbrella Month National Red Cross Month, American Red Cross www.redcross.org
National Youth Art Month, The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/03mar/youthart.htm
2-8, 2008 Teen Tech Week "Tune In@Your library" YALSA, ALA http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Teen_Tech_Week (always the second week in March)
3 Read Across America Day, National Education Association, www.nea.org/readacross/index.html and
Hina Matsuri "Doll Festival" for girls in Japan. www.ginkoya.com/pages/girlsday.html (always March 3)
3-7 National School Breakfast Week http://docs.schoolnutrition.org/meetingsandevents/nsbw2008/about.html
4 Casimir Pulaski Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
8 Celebrate the publication of CCBC Choices www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/events/default.asp
9 Mawlid al-Nabi, a Muslin celebration of Muhammad's Birthday www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760942.html
10-16 Brain Awareness Week, The DANA Alliance for Brain Initiatives www.dana.org/brainweek
11-12 Rhinelander Children's Book Fest, http://wvls.lib.wi.us/RhinelanderDistrictLibrary
14 Freedom of Information Day (always around March 16th) American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/freedomofinfo/freedominformation.cfm
16-23 Inhalants and Poison Awareness Week, Poison Prevention Awareness Week Council, www.poisonprevention.org and www.inhalants.org (always the third week in March)
17 St. Patrick's Day (always March 17)
also "The Great Hunger" in Ireland http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html (always March 17)
20 Vernal Equinox (always on or about the 21st)
21 Earth Day www.earthsite.org/day.htm (always on March 21)
and
Good Friday, a Christian observance
and
Purim, a Jewish observance www.amfi.org/luahhagim.htm
23 Easter, a Christian observance
25-29, 2008 Public Library Association Conference in Minneapolis,
www.placonference.org
APRIL
April is
Better Hearing and Speech Month www.asha.org/campaign.htm
Mathematics Education Month www.mathaware.org
National Alcohol Awareness Month www.ncadd.org
National Autism Awareness Month, Autism Society of America, www.autism-society.org
National Child Abuse Prevention Month http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/itsuptoyou/default.asp
National Garden Month www.nationalgardenmonth.org
National Humor Month www.larrywilde.com/month.htm
National Month of the Young Child www.naeyc.org
National Poetry Month, Children's Book Council, http://www.cbcbooks.org/yppw/
and www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41
National Occupational Therapy Month www.aota.org
National Youth Sports Safety Month www.nyssf.org/campaign.html
Sexual Assault Awareness Month www.nsvrc.org
School Library Media Month
www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/aasladvocacy/schoollibrarymedia.htm
1 April Fools Day
American's Creed Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
2 International Children's Book Day, International Board on Books for Young People, www.ibby.org (always on April 2) and Kick Butts Day, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, www.kickbuttsday.org
6 Hindu New Year www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
6-8 WEMTA(Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association) Conference in Milwaukee, www.wemtaonline.org
7 World Health Day "Protecting Health from Climate Change," World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/ (always April 7)
9 Prisoners of War Remembrance Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
13-19 National Library Week "Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library" www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.htm
and
The Week of the Young Child, National Association for the Education of Young Children, www.naeyc.org/about/woyc/
7-13 National Public Health Week, American Public Health Association, www.apha.org
16 National Library Workers Day, American Library Association www.ala.org/events/
19 Patriot's Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
19-26 National Infant Immunization Week, Nantional Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
20-21 Passover (Pesach), first two days of this Jewish observance day Passover (Begins at sundown the night before the first full day)
20-26 Administrative Professionals Week www.iaap-hq.org/APW/apwindex.htm
21-25 National Playground Safety Week, National Program for Playground Safety www.uni.edu/playground
21-27 TV Turn-Off Week, Center for Screen-Time Awareness, www.tvturnoff.org
22 Environmental Awareness Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
23-25 CSLP Annual Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, www.cslpreads.org
24 Take our Daughters and Sons To Work Day, MS Foundation, www.ms.foundation.org (always the 4th Thursday in April)
25 Arbor Day (always the last Friday in April)
25-27 National Youth Service Days, Youth Service America, www.ysa.org/nysd/
26-May 4 National SAFE KIDS Week Safe Kids Worldwide, Safe Kids USA, www.usa.safekids.org
26-27 WalkAmerica, March of Dimes, www.walkamerica.org (usually April 30th, but varies by community but usually toward the end of April)
27-May 3, 2008 National Volunteer Week, Points of Light, www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/
30 El dìa de los niños/El dìa de los libros (Children's Day/Children's Book Day), ALA,
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/diadelosninos/diadelosninos.htm (always April 30th)
Teach Children to Save Day www.wisbank.com (varies by community)
MAY
May is
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America,
http://allergies.about.com/od/basics/a/MayNAAAM.htm
Better Speech and Hearing Month, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
www.asha.org
Get Caught Reading Month, Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Magazine
Publishers of America (MPA), www.getcaughtreading.org
Lupus Awareness Month, Lupus Foundation of America, Inc, www.lupus.org
Mental Health Month, Mental Health America, www.nmha.org/may/index.cfm
National Arthritis Month, Arthritis Foundation, www.arthritis.org
National Asian/Pacific Heritage Month, U.S. Government www.sandiegohistory.org/links/asianmonth.htm
National Bike Month. League of American Bicyclists, www.bikemonth.com
National Foster Care Month, National Network for Youth in Foster Care www.fosterclub.com/index.cfm
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, www.fitness.gov
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, Advocates for Youth, www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/ntppm.htm
1 May Day
and
National Day of Prayer in U.S. (always first Thursday in May) www.ndptf.org
1-7 National Physical Education and Sport Week, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, www.aahperd.org/naspe/
2 Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), a Memorial Day for the Holocaust in Israel. This is the date to remember the 6,000,000 Jews who died in the Holocaust.
www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/holocaust/no1.html
3 Join Hands Day, Youth and Adults Volunteering Together, Points of Light www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/
4-11 National Music Week, National Federation of Music Clubs, wwww.nfmc-music.org
5 Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican celebration of a battle against the French outside the city of Pueblo. One site with ideas to celebrate with children is: http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Mexico/
6 National Teacher Day (always the Tuesday in Teacher Appreciation Week), National Education Association, www.nea.org/teacherday
7 National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
www.teenpregnancy.org/national/default.asp?categoryId=31
8 Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, www.systemsofcare.samhsa.gov/nationalawareness/faq.aspx
11 Mother's Day
11-17 National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. www.ncadd.org/programs/awareness/calendar.html
and
Food Allergy Awareness Week www.foodallergy.org/calendar.html
12-18, 2008 Children's Book Week, Children's Book Council, www.cbcbooks.org and National Stuttering Awareness Week, Stuttering Foundation of America www.stutteringhelp.org
13-14, 2008 National Library Legislation Day, Washington D.C., ALA, www.ala.org/nlld
15 Adolescent Literacy Leadership Conference, Madison
17 Syttende Mai, Norwegian Constitution/Independence Day (always May 17) www.bosque-norsemen.com/Significance.htm
20 Buddha Day(Vesak) a Buddhist observance www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
25 National Missing Children's Day, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, www.missingkids.com or www.childfindofamerica.org
26 Memorial Day (always the last Monday in May) www.rootsweb.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm
29 Annual Meeting of the System Special Needs Consultants in Madison
JUNE
June is:
Adopt a Cat Month, sponsored by the American Humane Society www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_adoption_aacm
National Safety Month
Home Safety Month www.homesafetycouncil.org/homesafetymonth
June and July are
Fireworks Safety Months www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html#June
8-14 Sun Safety Week, Sun Safety Alliance, www.sunsafetyalliance.org
14 Flag Day www.flagday.org (always celebrated on June 14)
and
14 Robert LaFollette, Sr. Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
14-22 Bike to Work Week, Bike to Work, www.biketoworkweek.com/
18 Father's Day (always the third Sunday in June)
20 Summer Solstice www.infoplease.com/spot/solstice.html
9-10 Shavuot (Begins at Sundown) Shavuot, the Feast of the Weeks, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season in Israel. Shavuot, which means "weeks", refers to the timing of the festival which is held exactly 7 weeks after Passover. Shavuot also commemorates the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. One web page with more information is: www.thewjc.org/holidays/shavout.htm
22-28 Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
26-July 2 American Library Association Conference in Anaheim, California www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.htm
Juneteeth, an African-American celebration various local dates in June www.juneteenth.com (Varies by Community)-
JULY
July is:
Eye Injury Prevention Month, American Academy of Opthamology, www.aao.org
Hot Dog Month, National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, www.hot-dog.org
June and July are
Fireworks Safety Months www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html#June
4 Fourth of July Celebration
18 Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day), a Buddhist observance
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/dharma.shtml
Dharma Day celebrates the start of the Buddhist reliation. It marks the beginning of the Buddha's teaching. The word Dharma can be translated as truth and is the term used for the path to enlightenment, or the Buddhist teaching.
24 Pioneer Day, (Also Covered Wagon Days, Days of '47, or simply July 24th)a Mormon observance www.media.utah.edu/UHE/p/PIONEERDAY.html (always July 24) A major Mormon tradition, celebrates a birthday, an independence day, and a thanksgiving day for Mormons, as well as a foretaste of the celebration of the Saints that would usher in the millennium at the end of time. It has grown into one of the largest regional celebrations in the United States.
Dog Days of Summer the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere http://wilstar.com/dogdays.htm
AUGUST
August is:
Breastfeeding Awareness Month, La Leche Leauge, www.lalechleague.org
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, Prevent Blindness America, www.preventblindness.org
National Inventors' Month www.inventorsdigest.com
1-7 World Breastfeeding Week www.lalecheleague.org
3 Friendship Day www.friendship.com.au/friendday.html (always the first Sunday in August)
18 Lailat al Bara'ah (Shab-Barat) a Muslim observance
www.ispac-italy.org/calendar/view_entry.php?id=891&date=20070829 Islamic Night of Forgiveness. A night of prayer to Allah for forgiveness of the dead.
24 Krishna Janmashtami, a Hindu observance
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/janamashtami.shtml
The Janamashtami festival marks the birth of Krishna, one of the most popular Gods in the Hindu pantheon. Food is prepared from milk and curds said to have been favoured by Krishna. Some Hindus choose to fast for the first day of Janamashtami, choosing only to eat after the midnight celebrations. Dances and songs are used to venerate and remember this supreme God. Plays are also carried out re-enacting scenes from Krishna's early life. In Temples images of Krishna are bathed and placed in cradles, whilst the shankh (conch shell) is played and bells are rung. Holy mantras are also chanted to venerate Krishna.
SEPTEMBER
September is
Childhood Cancer Month www.candlelighters.org
Library Card Sign Up Month, ALA, www.ala.org/ala/pio/mediarelationsa/factsheets/librarycardsign.htm
National Hispanic Heritage Month www.somosprimos.com
National Library Card Sign Up Month
www.ala.org/ala/pio/presscentera/piopresskits/librarycardsignupmonth2006/lcsm06presskit.htm
National Preparedness Month, www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washnews/2006ndx/087aug25.htm
and www.ready.gov/america/npm/index.htm
Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month, National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, www.reyessyndrome.org
2 Ramadan Begins (Fasting Begins) Muslim ends Oct 13
7-13 National Suicide Prevention Week, American Association of Suicidology, www.suicidology.org
8 Labor Day (always the 1st Monday in September)
and
International Literacy Day (always September 8) www.reading.org/association/meetings/literacy_day.html
11 My Good Deed Day Points of Light and Hands On Network www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/
14 National Grandparents Day www.grandparents-day.com (always the first Sunday after Labor Day)
15 Moon Cake Festival (Mid-Autumn Festival or Chung Chiu) a Chinese Taoist tradition www.regit.com/hongkong/festival/mooncake.htm This festival corresponds to harvest festival s observed by Western cultures. In Hong Kong, it is held in conjunction with the annual Lantern Festival. A special kind of sweet cake (yueh ping) prepared in the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs is served as a traditional delicacy.
15-23 Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week, National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, www.reyessyndrome.org
17 Wisconsin Day (Wednesday of the third week in September) http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
21-27 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration, National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation, www.nraf-rehabnet.org and Deaf Awareness Week, World Federation of the Deaf, www.deafcouncil.org.uk/daw/
22 Fall Equinox
25 Annual Meeting of the System Youth Services Liaisons, Madison
27 Family Health and Fitness Day USA, Health Information Resource Center, www.fitnessday.com
27-Oct 4, 2008 Banned Books Week sponsored by ALA www.ala.org/bbooks/
28 Frances Willard Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
28-October 4 Hearing Aid Awareness Day, International Hearing Society, www.ihsinfo.org
30-Oct 1 Rosh Hashanah (Begins at Sundown), a Jewish High Holy Day. This is the Jewish new year, a celebration of the creation of the world. Rosh Hashanah is also Yom Teruah, the day of the Blowing of the Shofar, a ram's horn blown in the synagogue to usher in the new year
TBA
Wisconsin Storytellers Get-together www.wistory.org
Annual Regional Library Systems Meeting, Madison
LSTA Reviewer Training, Teleconference
Northwest Wisconsin Children's Book Conference in Cable
OCTOBER 2008
October is:
Adopt a Dog Month www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_adoption_aadm
Brain Injury Awareness Month www.biausa.org
Children's Health Month http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/chm.htm
Computer Learning Month www.computerlearning.org
Crime Prevention Month www.ncpc.org
Domestic Violence Awareness Month www.ncadv.org
German American Heritage and Culture Month
Health Literacy Month www.healthliteracy.com/
International Dinosaur Month www.dinosaur.org/IDM.htm
Italian American Heritage and Culture Month www.niaf.org/research/contribution.asp
National Book Month www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month www.nbcam.org
National Dental Hygiene Month www.adha.org
National Disability Employment Awareness Month www.dol.gov/odep/faqs/ndeam.htm
National Family Sexuality Education Month www.plannedparenthood.org
National Lupus
Awareness Month www.lupus.org
National Physical Therapy Month www.apta.org
National
Popcorn Month www.popcorn.org/poppinmonth/press.cfm
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month www.sbaa.org
National Stamp Collecting Month www.usps.com
SIDS Awareness Month www.firstcandle.org
World Blindness Awareness Month www.aao.org
1 International Family Literacy Day, National Center for Family Literacy, www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.2149665/k.F0C5/National_Family_Literacy_Day__November_1.htm
1-2 Los Dias de los Muertos, a traditional holiday in Mexico that honors the dead. Families stream into cemeteries with flowers and food. There are skulls and skeletons treats made of sugar. The skulls are painted bright colors and are often decorated with pretty flowers. Families work together to create an altar. The altar is a place of honor for the departed souls. Families offer food, fruits, and special loaves of bread, pan de muertos, with "bones" decorating the crust. Many other Hispanic countries celebrate Los Dias de los Muertos. Some people in the United States celebrate the religious All Saints Day on November 1. www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm (Celebrated on November 1-2 every year.)
2 Eid-al-Fitr (Id al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr Hari,or Raha Pausa) (The Festival of Fast-Breaking): Ramadan ends for Muslims. This is one of two of the most important Holy Days for Muslims. It celebrates the end of Ramadan, the fasting season. (The date varies year to year depending on the start of Ramadan.) www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
5-11 Fire Prevention Week www.nfpa.org/fpw (always the week of Oct 9)
9 Yom Kippur (Begins at Sundown), A Jewish High Holy Day. This is the Day of Atonement for sins between a person and God. On Yom Kippur, Jews are required to fast from sundown the night before the holiday until night fall on the day itself. Yom Kippur is observed by Jews, through fasting and synagogue attendance. Yom Kippur is a day of soul-searching and introspection for the Jewish people. www.torah.org (Key in Yom Kippur in search box)
8 Lailatul-Qadr (Lailat al-Qadr or Laylat al Kadar) (The Night of Power or Night of Destiny, Night after the 26th day of Ramadan) This is a Muslim holy day, celebrating the day Mohammed received the Holy Quran. It is to the Muslims what the receiving of the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai is to the Jews and Christian. And according to the Quran, this is when God determines the course of the world for the following year. Muslims pray to Allah for a good destiny (The date varies year to year depending on the start of Ramadan. www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm)
14 Christopher Columbus Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html (always the 2nd Monday in October)
8-12 National School Lunch Week www.schoolnutrition.org
9 Leif Ericson Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html
12-18, 2008 Teen Read Week, "Books with Bite@Your Library" www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/teenreadweek.htm
14-20 Sukkot (Begins at Sundown) The festival of Sukkot, also known as Chag'ha Succot, the "Feast of Booths" (or Tabernacles), is named for the huts (sukkah) that Moses and the Israelites lived in as they wandered the desert for 40 years before they reached the Promised Land. These huts were made of branches and were easy to assemble, take apart, and carry as the Israelites wandered through the desert. The length and how Sukkot is celebrated depends on location. Most of the world observes the festival for 9 days. Families build Sukkah which are homemade backyard huts. The dimensions are important. The roof must allow the sky to show through. Usually wooden slats are placed across the top and green branches, shrubbery, or foliage are placed in it. Once the structure is built family members decorate the interior of the sukkah by hanging fruit and vegetables, (such as apples, grapes, corn, and pomegranates) and families enjoy their holiday meals in it. www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/sukkos
12-18 National Rainforest Week www.earthfound.com/resources/earth_day_history.html (always 3rd week in October)
21-27 Kids Care Week, Points of Light www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/
23-31 National Red Ribbon Celebration, Campaign to Keep Kids Off Drugs Week (always 23-31) www.nfp.org
27 International School Library Day, www.iasl-slo.org/isld.html (4th Monday in October annually)
28 Deepavali (Diwali)is the Festival Of Light. It is celebrated by Hindu, Sikh and Jain all over the world. The Festival signifies the triumph of brightness over darkness, good over evil, justice to fight humanitarian and intelligence over ignorance. www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm
31 Halloween
and
Sight Night for the Lions' Club, used eye glasses are collected while children trick or treat www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_sight_snight.shtml
TBA
World Food Day www.worldfooddayusa.org
National Make a Difference Day, Points of Light www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/
NOVEMBER 2008
November is
Fruit and Vegetable Month www.cdc.gov/5aday
4-7 WLA Fall Conference, in Madison www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2008/
11 Veterans Day http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/observe.html (always November 11)
17-21 American Education Week sponsored by the National Education Association www.nea.org/aew/index.html (always the week before Thanksgiving) and
International Education Week. A joint effort between the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State. www.internationaleducationweek.com or http://exchanges.state.gov and Geography Awareness Week (always the third week in November) www.epa.gov/superfund/students/geogday.htm
19 National GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) www.gisday.com
20 Great American Smokeout Day www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10_4.asp (always the third Thursday of November)
23-29 National Family Week (always the week of Thanksgiving)
27 Thanksgiving (always the 4th Thursday of November)
NOTE: Children's Book Week has been moved to May, staring in 2008. http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbw/
TBA
National Young Readers' Day, Sponsored by the Center for the Book and Pizza Hut
www.bookitprogram.com/teachers/nyrd.asp
LSTA Advisory Committee meeting and public hearing, Madison http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/lsta.html
National Parental Involvement Day www.projectappleseed.org
National Family Volunteer Day. Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation and Alliance for Children and Families to call families together in volunteer service. www.pointsoflight.org.
DECEMBER 2008
1 World AIDS Day www.avert.org/worldaid.htm (Always Dec. 1)
6-9 Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) a Muslim observance
9 Eid al Adha a Muslim observance
12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebration for Mexican Christians (Always Dec. 12)
16-24 "Las Posadas" This is the beginning of "Las Posadas," a nine day celebration. In villages and urban neighborhoods throughout Mexico, youngsters gather each afternoon to re-enact the holy family's quest for lodging in Bethlehem, headed by "Virgin Maria" and "San Jose," followed by other children portraying angels, the "Santos Reyes." The parade stops at a designated house to sing a traditional litany. Holiday festivities end on "Noche Buena" (Christmas Eve) when families head home for a traditional Christmas supper, and opening of gifts for the children. December 25th is set aside as a day to rest and enjoy the holiday -- "el Recalentado." (Celebrated every year from December 16-24.)
21 Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year (can occur on the 20th, 21st, or 22nd day of December). It is the first day of Winter. www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0907866.html
22-29 Chanukah or Hanukkah (Begins at Sundown) A Jewish holiday lasting eight days, but not one of the Jewish High Holy Days, www.interfaithcalendar.org/2007.htm, for additional information on Hanukkah see www.ou.org/chagim/chanukah/
25 Christmas, a major Christian holy day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
26-January 1, 2008 Kwanzaa, a seven-day African-American celebration, www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org or www.factmonster.com/spot/kwanzaa1.html
TBA
Hand Washing Awareness Week www.henrythehand.com
2008 Award Winning Books, Media, and Other Awards
2008 Randolph Caldecott Medal www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Caldecott Winner
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
Hugo is a young orphan secretly living in the walls of a train station where he labors to complete a mysterious invention left by his father. In a work of more than 500 pages, the suspenseful text and wordless double-page spreads narrate the tale in turns. Neither words nor pictures alone tell this story, which is filled with cinematic intrigue.
Caldecott Honor Books
"Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad" illustrated by Kadir Nelson written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
Kadir Nelson has created dramatically luminous illustrations that portray Henry "Box" Brown's ingenious design to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom.
"First the Egg" by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
Seeger's innovative concept book on transformations uses strategically placed die-cuts to provide an astonishing visual explication of the word "then." Her richly textured brushstrokes creatively reveal the process of metamorphosis for young readers.
"The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtin" by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
Sís's graphic memoir of his youth in Prague brilliantly weds artistic and design choices to content. He uses tight little panels with officious lines and red punctuation, and full-bleed line-and-watercolor spreads of nightmares and dreams.
"Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity" by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
Masterful photo collages take Trixie and her daddy through their now-familiar Brooklyn neighborhood to the Pre-K class where Trixie discovers that her beloved Knuffle Bunny is not "so one-of-a-kind anymore." This is one of the most dramatic double-paged spreads in picture-book history.
2008 John Newbery Medal
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Newbery Winner
"Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candlewick)
Thirteenth-century England springs to life in Schlitz's book in which she uses 21 dramatic individual narratives that introduce young inhabitants of village and manor; from Hugo, the lord's nephew, to Nelly, the sniggler.
Newbery Honor Books
"Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic/Scholastic Press)
With masterful storytelling, vibrant humor, and poignant insight into the realities of slavery and the meaning of freedom, Curtis takes readers on a journey that transforms a fragile 11-year-old boy into a courageous hero.
"The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion)
Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood is convinced his teacher hates him. Through their Wednesday afternoon Shakespeare sessions she helps him cope with events both wildly funny and deadly serious.
"Feathers" by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam/GP Putnam's Sons)
The story of how a new boy's arrival in a sixth-grade classroom helps Frannie recognize the barriers that separate people, and the importance of hope as a bridge.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/geiselaward/GeiselAward.htm
The Geisel Award is given 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.
Geisel Winner
"There Is a Bird on Your Head!" by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
In this humorous account of Elephant Gerald and Piggie's ongoing friendship. Gerald learns that there is something worse than having a bird on your head. While trying to help her friend, Piggie ends up with a problem of her own.
Geisel Honor Books
"First the Egg" by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
Simple words and paintings create a jewel-like package in a stylish yet unpretentious book.
"Hello, Bumblebee Bat" written by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne (Charlesbridge)
Nine questions and answers introduce the world's smallest bat, in this informational book for emerging readers.
"Jazz Baby" by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Harcourt)
Bebop rhyme and repeated stanzas are just the right rhythm for young readers in this nostalgic celebration of dancing, singing, and playing music.
"Vulture View" by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Holt)
Rhyming lyrical text, juxtaposed with dramatic textured collage come together in an innovative combination of science and poetry for new readers.
2008 Pura Belpré Award Winners www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/belpremedal/belprecurrent/belprmedalcurrent.cfm
The Pura Belpre Award is given 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.
Pura Belpré Winner
"The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano" by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Holt).
Engle's collection of haunting poems, uses multiple voices to illuminate the daily terror and hypocrisy of the slave system. The book is based on Manzano's autobiographical notes and poems.
Pura BelpréHonor Books
For illustration:
"Los Gatos Black on Halloween," illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Marisa Montes (Holt).
A rhyming text describes spooky monsters of many types gathering for a ball. However, the rollicking fun is interrupted by the scariest creatures of all in a surprise ending that will delight readers of all ages.
For narrative:
"Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life!" written and illustrated Carmen T. Bernier-Grand (Marshall Cavendish).
Grand's book uses lyrical free-verse poems which comprise the heart of a well rounded biographical work for older children. The poems, written in impassioned first-person voice, follow the art of Frida Kahlo's life from birth to death
"Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale" retold by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Michael Austin (Peachtree).
Deedy's lively and humorous retelling of this classic Latino folktale sparkles with wit as well as aspects of the Cuban culture. Martina is 21 days old and ready to give her leg in marriage. With the help of her Abuela's shocking advice, she interviews a cast of unlikely suitors to find her true love.
"Los Gatos Black on Halloween" by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Holt)
From brujas on broomsticks to clattering esqueletos the rhyming text captures a spooky mix of English and Spanish in this humorous tale. The story integrates the traditions of two cultures into a lively tale with a surprise twist
For illustration:
"My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márque" illustrated by Raúl Colón, written by Monica Brown (Luna Rising)
Colón's evocative, tropical illustrations pull the eye into Márquez's imaginative world, introducing children to the early life of this celebrated Colombian author.
"My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo" written and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez (Children's Book Press)
This book invites children to a visual feast of vibrant colors and magical realism as they follow young Maya on her journey from sand-covered surroundings to a world overflowing with rich violet and pink hues.
ALSC Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year.
Winner
"The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain" by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
Sís contrasts the constrictive walls of the communist state with his personal quest for artistic freedom as he takes the reader from his childhood, when fear, suspicion and lies permeated everyday life, to the "Prague Spring" of 1968 and beyond, a time when "everything seemed possible."
2008 Honor Books
"Lightship" written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Simon & Schuster/Richard Jackson)
In simple, stately prose Floca introduces the lightship "Ambrose," its crew, and cat. Masterful use of the historical present tense, deft, humorous touches engage young children while acknowledgments and notes in the book, fore and aft, provide context.
"Nic Bishop Spiders"written and illustrated by Nic Bishop (Scholastic Nonfiction, an imprint of Scholastic)
Even the squeamish will be awed by Bishop's oversized, dramatic and vibrant up-close color photographs of more than a dozen types of spiders. His compelling, conversational and knowledgeable text provides basic information and startling facts which all ages will relish.
2008 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winner
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/carnegiemedal/carnegieterms/carnegiemedal.htm
The Carnegie Medal is presented annually to an American producer for the outstanding video production for children (up to age 14) released in the United States in the previous calendar year.
Winner
Producer Kevin Lafferty along with executive producer John Davis, and co-producers, Amy Palmer Robertson and Danielle Sterling, are the 2008 Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners for the production of "Jump In!: Freestyle Edition."
The video, originally aired on the Disney Channel, features Corbin Bleu of "High School Musical" fame. Pulled in two directions, Izzy Daniels must find a balance between his passion for boxing and his promise to help his friends with an intense Double Dutch competition. The story combines themes of friendship, hard work and individuality with energizing hip-hop and impeccable choreography.
20008 Odyssey Award
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/odysseyaward/Odysseyaward.htm
The Odyssey Award was given for the first time in 2008 to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Odyssey Winner
"Jazz" produced by Live Oak Media
Original music enhances each poem performed by James "D-Train" Williams and Vaneese Thomas in Walter Dean Myers' rhythmic tribute to jazz.
Odyssey Honor Audiobooks
"Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky' Faber, Ship's Boy," produced by Listen & Live Audio
Katherine Kellgren's vocal athleticism takes listeners from the filthy streets of eighteenth century London to the high seas in Meyer's fast-paced novel about a girl who stows away as a cabin boy.
"Dooby Dooby Moo," produced by Scholastic/Weston Woods
Music and barnyard chatter enhance Randy Travis' performance of Cronin's comic tale of talented farm animals gone wild.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," produced by Listening Library
Jim Dale masters and maintains voices for all genders, ages, species, and emotions created by author J.K. Rowling in this final Harry Potter adventure.
"Skulduggery Pleasant," produced by HarperChildren's Audio
Rupert Degas fleshes out a cast of characters including a "tweenage" girl, nefarious villains, and a skeleton detective. Music and sound effects mirror the mood of this bone-rattling mystery.
"Treasure Island," produced by Listening Library
Stevenson's pirate classic elegantly unfolds as Alfred Molina's panoply of accents and the soundscape of the sea place listeners aboard the Hispaniola.
2008 Mildred L. Batchelder Winner
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/batchelderaward/batcheldercurr/batchelderaward.htm
This is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
Batchelder Winner
VIZ Media for "Brave Story" by Miyuki Miyabe and translated from the Japanese by Alexander O. Smith
"Brave Story" tells the story of a boy named Wataru whose chaotic life leads him to enter the videogame-infused world of Vision to alter his fate. This complicated quest, with a real-world rival, and fierce and friendly creatures, unleashes a future Wataru could not have anticipated. The wisdom and power Wataru gains on his journey enables him to embrace the transformed reality to which he returns.
Batchelder Honor books
Milkweed Editions for "The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity" by Jutta Richter, with illustrations by Rotraut Susanne Berner, and translated from the German by Anna Brailovsky."
"The Cat" is a timeless fable featuring willful young Christine's attempts to understand the nature of true learning and friendship.
Phaidon Press for "Nicholas and the Gang" by René Goscinny, illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé, and translated from the French by Anthea Bell
Goscinny's book is a collaboration with artist Jean-Jacques Sempé. Together they are one of the most famous teams in French children's literature. It was translated into English by Anthea Bell. This companion volume to "Nicholas," a 2006 Batchelder Honor Book, presents the further hilarious escapades of a schoolboy and his classmates in an all-boys school.
2009 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer
www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/arbuthnothonor/arbuthnothonor.htm
The lecturer may be an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children's literature, of any country, who shall prepare a paper considered to be a significant contribution to the field of children's literature.
2009 Lecturer
Walter Dean Myers
ALSC's Notable Children's Books, Recordings, and Videos
Lists of the Notable titles are online at http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/childrensnotable.htm
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2008 CCBC Zolotow Award www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/zolotow.asp
The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for outstanding writing in a picture book written in the previous year.
ZolotowWinner
"Thank You, Bear" by Greg Foley (Viking)
Zolotow Honor Books:
"At Night" written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean, edited by Wes Adams (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
"Dragon Dancing" by Carole Lexa Schaefer, illustrated by Pierr Morgan, edited by Tracy Gates (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group)
"Pictures from Our Vacation," written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins, edited by Virginia Duncan (Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
Zolotow Highly Commended:
"The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll" by Patricia C. McKissack and illustrated by Jerry Pinkey (Schwartz & Wade / Random House)
"The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County" by Janice N. Harrington and illustrated by Shelley Jackson (Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
"A Good Day" written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins)
"Granddad's Fishing Buddy" by Mary Quigley and illustrated by St?phane Jorisch (Dial)
"Jazz Baby" by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Harcourt)
"Only You" by Robin Cruise and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt); /Pierre in Love, /written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Petra Mathers (Orchard / Scholastic)
"Those Shoes" by Maribeth Boelts and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones (Candlewick Press)
"The Trouble with Dogs Said Dad" written and illustrated by Bob Graham (U.S. edition: Candlewick Press)
"What Happens on Wednesdays" by Emily Jenkins and illustrated by Lauren Castillo (Frances Foster Books/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
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