From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 08:57:33 -0600

March 2001 Annual Book Awards III: We'll conclude our discussion of the annual award winners this month with a discussion of the Robert F. Sibert Award winner and honor books for outstanding nonfiction from March 1. This is the first year the newest ALA/ALSC award will be given. We'll close out the month with a discussion of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for outstanding translated book of the year.

For information about the Sibert Award, please see: http://www.ala.org/alsc/sibert.html

For information about the Batchelder Award , please see: http://www.ala.org/alsc/batch.html


April 2001 Marc Simont has been illustrating picture books since 1939, and he is still going strong with the publication of his latest book, "The Stray Dog" (HarperCollins, 2001). In April, we'll discuss his newest book, as well as the body of his work consisting of more than 100 books, including "The 13 Clocks" by James Thurber; "The Philharmonic Gets Dressed" by Karla Kuskin; the Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat; and the 1957 Caldecott Medal winner "A Tree Is Nice" by Janice May Udry. Later in the month, we'll take a look back at some of the books of Robert Cormier, author of young adult classics such as
"The Chocolate War," "I Am the Cheese," and "After the First Death."

For information about Marc Simont, please see: http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/authorPage/Index.asp?authorId734


For information about Robert Cormier, please see: http://ccpl.carr.org/mae/cormier.htm

May 2001 In May we'll discuss the works of British author Philip Pullman, including his works for younger readers such as "Clockwork" and "I Was a Rat!," as well as his highly acclaimed fantasy trilogy, "His Dark Materials" which includes "The Golden Compass" (called "Northern Lights" in the original British edition), "The Subtle Knife," and "The Amber Spyglass." For additional information about the author please see:

"The Story Master," an interview by Kathleen Odean which appeared in School Library Journal, October 1, 2000: http://www.slj.com/articles/articles/20001001_9064.asp

"The Achuka Interview: Philip Pullman" by Michael Thorn: http://www.achuka.co.uk/ppint.htm





Kathleen T. Horning (horning at education.wisc.edu) Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706 608&3930 FAX: 608&2I33
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