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From: Deborah Hopkinson <hopkinda>
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 16:06:04 -0800
The timing of this discussion is perfect. I work as an administrator at Whitman College, but since I'm an author and the Educ Dept was short-handed, I was let into the classroom this fall to teach Children's Literature (brave of them!) We've been doing a mock Caldecott with books I managed to beg or buy. Today during our deliberations, I simply could NOT get my four groups of about five students each to stop arguing passionately about their choices.
Of the books we read, their hands-down favorite was NO, DAVID!, followed by Robert Burleigh's HOME RUN. They liked Douglas Florian's INSECTLOPEDIA (one of my favorites), but were decidedly lukewarm about TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON (same goes for ARLENE SARDINE).
I almost wish a "short list" existed, so my students could compare their analyses directly with the final choices. In any case, I'm sure they'll all take a greater interest in the award in the future.
Deborah Hopkinson Whitman College hopkinda at whitman.edu
Received on Tue 01 Dec 1998 06:06:04 PM CST
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 16:06:04 -0800
The timing of this discussion is perfect. I work as an administrator at Whitman College, but since I'm an author and the Educ Dept was short-handed, I was let into the classroom this fall to teach Children's Literature (brave of them!) We've been doing a mock Caldecott with books I managed to beg or buy. Today during our deliberations, I simply could NOT get my four groups of about five students each to stop arguing passionately about their choices.
Of the books we read, their hands-down favorite was NO, DAVID!, followed by Robert Burleigh's HOME RUN. They liked Douglas Florian's INSECTLOPEDIA (one of my favorites), but were decidedly lukewarm about TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON (same goes for ARLENE SARDINE).
I almost wish a "short list" existed, so my students could compare their analyses directly with the final choices. In any case, I'm sure they'll all take a greater interest in the award in the future.
Deborah Hopkinson Whitman College hopkinda at whitman.edu
Received on Tue 01 Dec 1998 06:06:04 PM CST
