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From: Bowen, Brenda <Brenda.Bowen>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:02:10 -0500
Ginny and Jane have been good enough to provide us with a great deal of information about the awards committees, who make their brave and deeply thoughtful decisions every year. Though of course I think that books published by the company I work for should sweep EVERY prize, EVERY year, I am grateful to the ALA for its commitment to these awards and to the high standards they set.
Here's my question (since I'm too impatient to wait till the March 9 issue of CCBC Choices to find out the answer): Can the Batchelder committee not consider picture books? There are some extraordinary translations of picture books (poetry especially) published in the US. Do the Batchelder rules specifically preclude texts that are short? I've quoted from Ginny's recent posting, below.
[Ginny states: "For example, the Batchelder Committee has the flexibility to decide not to name an award winning publisher/book in any given year. Why? Because - regrettably - there are so few books of substantial length published and eligible for this significant award each year. See the essay
"Observations about Publishing..." in each issue of "CCBC Choices" for details each year."]
Hoping for some illumination -- Brenda Bowen, Simon & Schuster
Received on Wed 23 Jan 2002 01:02:10 PM CST
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:02:10 -0500
Ginny and Jane have been good enough to provide us with a great deal of information about the awards committees, who make their brave and deeply thoughtful decisions every year. Though of course I think that books published by the company I work for should sweep EVERY prize, EVERY year, I am grateful to the ALA for its commitment to these awards and to the high standards they set.
Here's my question (since I'm too impatient to wait till the March 9 issue of CCBC Choices to find out the answer): Can the Batchelder committee not consider picture books? There are some extraordinary translations of picture books (poetry especially) published in the US. Do the Batchelder rules specifically preclude texts that are short? I've quoted from Ginny's recent posting, below.
[Ginny states: "For example, the Batchelder Committee has the flexibility to decide not to name an award winning publisher/book in any given year. Why? Because - regrettably - there are so few books of substantial length published and eligible for this significant award each year. See the essay
"Observations about Publishing..." in each issue of "CCBC Choices" for details each year."]
Hoping for some illumination -- Brenda Bowen, Simon & Schuster
Received on Wed 23 Jan 2002 01:02:10 PM CST
