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Picture Books to be Honored for Superb Writing: 10/29
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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 13:39:19 -0500
Please join us to celebrate outstanding writing in picture books with the presentation of the 4th annual Charlotte Zolotow Award to Kate Banks for "The Night Worker" (Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux) and the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Citation to Christopher Myers for "Wings" (Scholastic Press).
This event will be held in New York City at the University Club (6th Ave. and 54th St.) on Monday, October 29, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. The presentations will begin at 6:00 p.m.
All who are interested are welcome to attend this event sponsored by the Cooperative Children's Book Center and the UW - Madison Foundation with the Friends of the CCBC, Inc. We're serious about saying that anyone who wishes to come to this event is most welcome, regardless of whether or not you're a member of the Friends of the CCBC or someone who has supported the Charlotte Zolotow Award/Lecture Events in previous years.
We hope you will seriously consider being with us to celebrate with Kate Banks and Christopher Myers, and with the creators of Highly Commended Books - and with Charlotte Zolotow herself, who plans to be with us.
RSVPs are absolutely necessary. From everyone. So if you plan to join us, please send in your reply card. If you didn't receive a printed invitation, don't despair. We want you to be there, if you can make it. All you need to do is contact Ruth Olstadt, the assistant of our UW Foundation colleague Jane Urbaska who is implementing some of the plans. Please either write your RSVP via e-mail to Ruth ruth.olstadt at UWFoundation.wisc.edu , or phone her at 608&3g83.
Established in 1998, this annual book award was named to honor Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children's book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and author of more than 65 picture books, including such classic works as "Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present"
(Harper, 1962) and "William's Doll" (Harper, 1972). She attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship between 1933 and 1936 where she studied with Professor Helen C. White. The writing in Charlotte Zolotow's books is so strong and enduring that during these years many of her books are being published with new illustrations. Her most recently newly illustrated books include
"Sleepy Book" with illustrations by Stefano Vitale (HarperCollins, c2001), and also "Do You Know What I'll Do?" illustrated by Javaka Steptoe and "My Friend John" illustrated by Amanda Henry (both: HarperCollins, c2000).
For more information about the Zolotow Award, previous recipients, and/or Charlotte Zolotow herself, visit the CCBC web site: http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/zolotow.htm . You'll also find a great article about Charlotte Zolotow in The Riverbank Review (Sept, 2001)
Questions in general about the event? Contact Coordinator Kathleen Horning horning at education.wisc.edu or phone her _at_ 608&3930. Katy will be there, too, on Oct. 29 !
To remind yourselves about the 2001 winner and honor book recipients, here are excerpts from the press release issued 1/9/01: "Kate Banks, author of The Night Worker published by Frances Foster Books, an imprint of Farrar Straus Giroux, and edited by Frances Foster, is the fourth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book for young children, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
"Banks creates a mesmerizing story that builds on a young boy's fascination with his father's work on a night-time construction project. When little Alex's dad gives him his very own hardhat and lets him come to work with him one night, it's a dream come true for him. Some readers, in fact, may surmise that Alex's night on the construction site is indeed a dream, and that Alex's own "night work" is that of all young children -- to get a good night's sleep. The lyrical text uses concrete child?ntered imagery that ingeniously captures the subtle interplay of dream and reality that both shape a
"midnight mountain." The Night Worker is the fourth picture book in which author Kate Banks has been paired with illustrator Georg Hallensleben.
"The award committee named one Honor Book, Wings by Christopher Myers, edited by Tracy Mack and published by The Scholastic Press. In this self-illustrated story, the eloquent voice of a sympathetic young narrator details the distinctive nature of a new neighborhood boy, Ikarus Jackson, who has wings. Rather than being lauded for his ability to fly, Ikarus is ridiculed for being different, until the narrator finds the courage to speak out on his behalf...
"The award committee also cited six books as Highly Commended for their writing: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
(Simon & Schuster); The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo (Harcourt); If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian (Harcourt); Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney (Scholastic); When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan (Anne Schwartz / Atheneum); and Yoshi's Feast by Kimiko Kajikawa (Melanie Kroupa / DK Ink).
"Members of the 2001 Award Committee were: Tana Elias, chair
(librarian, Madison Public Library, Wisconsin); Amy Brandt librarian, Sun Prairie Public Library, Wisconsin); Ginny Moore Kruse (director, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin); Merri Lindgren (Baraboo, Wisconsin); George Theoharis (principal, Falk Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin); and Kathleen T. Horning, ex officio (librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin), all members of the Friends of the CCBC, Inc.
"The Cooperative Children's Book Center is a noncirculating library for adults with a professional, career or academic interest in children's and young adult literature. The Friends of the CCBC, Inc., is a nonprofit organization offering lectures, speaker receptions, book sales and other benefits for Friends members, as well as assistance to the CCBC. As a library of the School of Education at the UW - Madison, the CCBC is also supported annually by a contract from the Division for Library, Technology, and Community Learning of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction."
END OF PRESS RELEASE EXCERPTS
We'll hope to see and greet many of you during this grand occasion !
- Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Mon 01 Oct 2001 01:39:19 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 13:39:19 -0500
Please join us to celebrate outstanding writing in picture books with the presentation of the 4th annual Charlotte Zolotow Award to Kate Banks for "The Night Worker" (Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux) and the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Citation to Christopher Myers for "Wings" (Scholastic Press).
This event will be held in New York City at the University Club (6th Ave. and 54th St.) on Monday, October 29, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. The presentations will begin at 6:00 p.m.
All who are interested are welcome to attend this event sponsored by the Cooperative Children's Book Center and the UW - Madison Foundation with the Friends of the CCBC, Inc. We're serious about saying that anyone who wishes to come to this event is most welcome, regardless of whether or not you're a member of the Friends of the CCBC or someone who has supported the Charlotte Zolotow Award/Lecture Events in previous years.
We hope you will seriously consider being with us to celebrate with Kate Banks and Christopher Myers, and with the creators of Highly Commended Books - and with Charlotte Zolotow herself, who plans to be with us.
RSVPs are absolutely necessary. From everyone. So if you plan to join us, please send in your reply card. If you didn't receive a printed invitation, don't despair. We want you to be there, if you can make it. All you need to do is contact Ruth Olstadt, the assistant of our UW Foundation colleague Jane Urbaska who is implementing some of the plans. Please either write your RSVP via e-mail to Ruth ruth.olstadt at UWFoundation.wisc.edu , or phone her at 608&3g83.
Established in 1998, this annual book award was named to honor Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children's book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and author of more than 65 picture books, including such classic works as "Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present"
(Harper, 1962) and "William's Doll" (Harper, 1972). She attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship between 1933 and 1936 where she studied with Professor Helen C. White. The writing in Charlotte Zolotow's books is so strong and enduring that during these years many of her books are being published with new illustrations. Her most recently newly illustrated books include
"Sleepy Book" with illustrations by Stefano Vitale (HarperCollins, c2001), and also "Do You Know What I'll Do?" illustrated by Javaka Steptoe and "My Friend John" illustrated by Amanda Henry (both: HarperCollins, c2000).
For more information about the Zolotow Award, previous recipients, and/or Charlotte Zolotow herself, visit the CCBC web site: http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/zolotow.htm . You'll also find a great article about Charlotte Zolotow in The Riverbank Review (Sept, 2001)
Questions in general about the event? Contact Coordinator Kathleen Horning horning at education.wisc.edu or phone her _at_ 608&3930. Katy will be there, too, on Oct. 29 !
To remind yourselves about the 2001 winner and honor book recipients, here are excerpts from the press release issued 1/9/01: "Kate Banks, author of The Night Worker published by Frances Foster Books, an imprint of Farrar Straus Giroux, and edited by Frances Foster, is the fourth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book for young children, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
"Banks creates a mesmerizing story that builds on a young boy's fascination with his father's work on a night-time construction project. When little Alex's dad gives him his very own hardhat and lets him come to work with him one night, it's a dream come true for him. Some readers, in fact, may surmise that Alex's night on the construction site is indeed a dream, and that Alex's own "night work" is that of all young children -- to get a good night's sleep. The lyrical text uses concrete child?ntered imagery that ingeniously captures the subtle interplay of dream and reality that both shape a
"midnight mountain." The Night Worker is the fourth picture book in which author Kate Banks has been paired with illustrator Georg Hallensleben.
"The award committee named one Honor Book, Wings by Christopher Myers, edited by Tracy Mack and published by The Scholastic Press. In this self-illustrated story, the eloquent voice of a sympathetic young narrator details the distinctive nature of a new neighborhood boy, Ikarus Jackson, who has wings. Rather than being lauded for his ability to fly, Ikarus is ridiculed for being different, until the narrator finds the courage to speak out on his behalf...
"The award committee also cited six books as Highly Commended for their writing: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
(Simon & Schuster); The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo (Harcourt); If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian (Harcourt); Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney (Scholastic); When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan (Anne Schwartz / Atheneum); and Yoshi's Feast by Kimiko Kajikawa (Melanie Kroupa / DK Ink).
"Members of the 2001 Award Committee were: Tana Elias, chair
(librarian, Madison Public Library, Wisconsin); Amy Brandt librarian, Sun Prairie Public Library, Wisconsin); Ginny Moore Kruse (director, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin); Merri Lindgren (Baraboo, Wisconsin); George Theoharis (principal, Falk Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin); and Kathleen T. Horning, ex officio (librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin), all members of the Friends of the CCBC, Inc.
"The Cooperative Children's Book Center is a noncirculating library for adults with a professional, career or academic interest in children's and young adult literature. The Friends of the CCBC, Inc., is a nonprofit organization offering lectures, speaker receptions, book sales and other benefits for Friends members, as well as assistance to the CCBC. As a library of the School of Education at the UW - Madison, the CCBC is also supported annually by a contract from the Division for Library, Technology, and Community Learning of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction."
END OF PRESS RELEASE EXCERPTS
We'll hope to see and greet many of you during this grand occasion !
- Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Mon 01 Oct 2001 01:39:19 PM CDT
