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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:16:02 -0600
That writer and book about which Uma wrote are Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji (Dutton). The Newbery year was 1928. Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention, Uma ! Too bad that the various press folks didn't have that information at hand for everyone on Monday.
However, it's accurate to say that Linda Sue Park (A Single Shard) and An Na (Step Toward Heaven) are the first Korean American writers to win major children's and young adult book awards. Congratulations to each of these accomplished writers!
Every announcement at the press conference on Monday was greeted with surprise, huge rounds of applause, shrieks, and cheers. As with the Golden Globes, Emmys, or Grammys, hearing an honor book announcement for one's "favorite" does immediately mean that it didn't win, and there are always disappointed people in the audience after each award is made known. However, within this particular "sweepstakes" I venture to say that "placing," a.k.a. being named an honor book, is a HUGE honor, given the intense competition. Thanks, Marge, for summoning the energy - after participating all of the 2002 Caldecott Committee meetings and discussions - to write such a gracious, graceful and informed message about the awards.
Barbara, you're absolutely right. So many fine equally deserving books aren't brought to that level of visibility. Most "favorites" were probably seriously considered by the committee - and in most instances, they were in the running right up through the final ballot.
- Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Wed 23 Jan 2002 12:16:02 PM CST
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:16:02 -0600
That writer and book about which Uma wrote are Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji (Dutton). The Newbery year was 1928. Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention, Uma ! Too bad that the various press folks didn't have that information at hand for everyone on Monday.
However, it's accurate to say that Linda Sue Park (A Single Shard) and An Na (Step Toward Heaven) are the first Korean American writers to win major children's and young adult book awards. Congratulations to each of these accomplished writers!
Every announcement at the press conference on Monday was greeted with surprise, huge rounds of applause, shrieks, and cheers. As with the Golden Globes, Emmys, or Grammys, hearing an honor book announcement for one's "favorite" does immediately mean that it didn't win, and there are always disappointed people in the audience after each award is made known. However, within this particular "sweepstakes" I venture to say that "placing," a.k.a. being named an honor book, is a HUGE honor, given the intense competition. Thanks, Marge, for summoning the energy - after participating all of the 2002 Caldecott Committee meetings and discussions - to write such a gracious, graceful and informed message about the awards.
Barbara, you're absolutely right. So many fine equally deserving books aren't brought to that level of visibility. Most "favorites" were probably seriously considered by the committee - and in most instances, they were in the running right up through the final ballot.
- Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu Cooperative Children's Book Center www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ A Library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
Received on Wed 23 Jan 2002 12:16:02 PM CST
