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From: Perry Shapiro <jodyshapiro>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:10:13 +1100
One title by Jen McVeity originally publishing here in Australia as Dream Catcher and in the US as "On Different Shores" (Orchard- why do they do the title change thing anyway???publishers???) resonated with me because it portrayed a story of half-sisters living in two households, the relationship between the girls who share a father, and their mothers who have the potential to be friends. It won the "family" award here in Australia. Hard to find books where a step-parent is portrayed as supportive.
Many children shuttle between two parental households. That was also addressed in Joan Bauer's latest "Stand Tall". In fact most of Bauer's books depict fairly unconventional (but functional) family situations.
The third book is also a "must read" and I suspect you will all be nodding agreement on this is E.L. Konigsburg's "View from Saturday". I used that title in a family book club and it was a universal hit.
The illustrator Frane Lessac (ex-pat. living in Freemantle, Western Australia) depicts a multi-hued world in her art and has illustrated a great new book on Washington, DC coming out this Spring...someone over there in the states who is lurking can fill in the details. I only saw some of the artwork when I was out in Perth.
One question: Is there a listing anywhere of annual or regularly scheduled Children's LIterature Conferences held throughout the United States? I know there are some "big ones" only don't know when, where, and how frequently. The big one here is held bi-annually in Melbourne called "Reading Matters" David Almond from UK and Deb Ellis from Canada will be among the speakers. For more information on that contact www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/acyl/ It will be on May 15 2003 and has the theme "Place - Space- Race What Books are for, what books are about." I am planning to return to Melbourne just to attend as I went two years ago and was blown away by the scope, variety and content. Cheers..Jody Fickes Shapiro (who will be back in California in 6 weeks to resume "real life" again...)
Received on Wed 13 Nov 2002 03:10:13 PM CST
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:10:13 +1100
One title by Jen McVeity originally publishing here in Australia as Dream Catcher and in the US as "On Different Shores" (Orchard- why do they do the title change thing anyway???publishers???) resonated with me because it portrayed a story of half-sisters living in two households, the relationship between the girls who share a father, and their mothers who have the potential to be friends. It won the "family" award here in Australia. Hard to find books where a step-parent is portrayed as supportive.
Many children shuttle between two parental households. That was also addressed in Joan Bauer's latest "Stand Tall". In fact most of Bauer's books depict fairly unconventional (but functional) family situations.
The third book is also a "must read" and I suspect you will all be nodding agreement on this is E.L. Konigsburg's "View from Saturday". I used that title in a family book club and it was a universal hit.
The illustrator Frane Lessac (ex-pat. living in Freemantle, Western Australia) depicts a multi-hued world in her art and has illustrated a great new book on Washington, DC coming out this Spring...someone over there in the states who is lurking can fill in the details. I only saw some of the artwork when I was out in Perth.
One question: Is there a listing anywhere of annual or regularly scheduled Children's LIterature Conferences held throughout the United States? I know there are some "big ones" only don't know when, where, and how frequently. The big one here is held bi-annually in Melbourne called "Reading Matters" David Almond from UK and Deb Ellis from Canada will be among the speakers. For more information on that contact www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/acyl/ It will be on May 15 2003 and has the theme "Place - Space- Race What Books are for, what books are about." I am planning to return to Melbourne just to attend as I went two years ago and was blown away by the scope, variety and content. Cheers..Jody Fickes Shapiro (who will be back in California in 6 weeks to resume "real life" again...)
Received on Wed 13 Nov 2002 03:10:13 PM CST
