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Holly Keller Wins 2003 Charlotte Zolotow Award
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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:05:32 -0600
Holly Keller Wins 2003 Charlotte Zolotow Award
Holly Keller, author of Farfallina & Marcel, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books, and edited by Virginia Duncan, is the sixth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The award will be officially presented on Monday, April 28, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Holly Keller's magnificently crafted story about the friendship between a caterpillar and a gosling features beautifully weighted sentences and lyrical turns of phrase. The dramatic physical transformation each character undergoes affects their relationship when they no longer recognize one another. Child listeners hum with anticipation and excitement as they figure out what has happened and wait for Farfallina and Marcel to do the same.
The award committee named one Honor Book, The First Thing My Mama Told Me, written by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Christine Davenier, edited by Jeannette Larson and published by Harcourt. The significance of a child's name and its importance to identity and esteem are the focus of this understated, finely paced story that spans one young girl's first seven years of life. Recognizable experiences and universal emotions transcend the specifics of the little girl's life, giving the story broad resonance and appeal.
Established in 1998, the award honors the work of Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children's book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and author of more than 70 picture books, including such classic works as Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Harper, 1962) and William's Doll (Harper, 1972). Ms. Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship from 1933 to 1936 where she studied with Professor Helen C. White. The award is given for outstanding writing in a picture book for children in the birth through seven age range.
The award committee also cited ten titles as Highly Commended: All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle (Harcourt), Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong
(Harcourt), Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (McElderry), Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks (Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Duck on a Bike by David Shannon (Blue Sky Press/Scholastic), Grandma and Me at the Flea by Juan Felipe Herrera (Children's Book Press), I Stink! By Kate & Jim McMullan (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins), Owen's Marshmallow Chick by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins), The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel (Lee & Low), and The White Swan Express by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki (Clarion).
Members of the 2003 Award Committee were: Megan Schliesman, chair (Librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin); Carole DeJardin (Children's Services Supervisor, Appleton Public Library, Wisconsin); Eric James (Grade 1-2 Teacher, Country View Elementary School, Verona, Wisconsin), Michelle Reis Olson
(Library Media Specialist, Randall Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin), and Marlys Sloup (literacy consultant, retired teacher, Madison, Wisconsin), and Kathleen T. Horning, ex officio (librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin).
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, Wi 53706 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 15 Jan 2003 12:05:32 PM CST
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:05:32 -0600
Holly Keller Wins 2003 Charlotte Zolotow Award
Holly Keller, author of Farfallina & Marcel, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books, and edited by Virginia Duncan, is the sixth annual winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book, given by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, a library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The award will be officially presented on Monday, April 28, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Holly Keller's magnificently crafted story about the friendship between a caterpillar and a gosling features beautifully weighted sentences and lyrical turns of phrase. The dramatic physical transformation each character undergoes affects their relationship when they no longer recognize one another. Child listeners hum with anticipation and excitement as they figure out what has happened and wait for Farfallina and Marcel to do the same.
The award committee named one Honor Book, The First Thing My Mama Told Me, written by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Christine Davenier, edited by Jeannette Larson and published by Harcourt. The significance of a child's name and its importance to identity and esteem are the focus of this understated, finely paced story that spans one young girl's first seven years of life. Recognizable experiences and universal emotions transcend the specifics of the little girl's life, giving the story broad resonance and appeal.
Established in 1998, the award honors the work of Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children's book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and author of more than 70 picture books, including such classic works as Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Harper, 1962) and William's Doll (Harper, 1972). Ms. Zolotow attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison on a writing scholarship from 1933 to 1936 where she studied with Professor Helen C. White. The award is given for outstanding writing in a picture book for children in the birth through seven age range.
The award committee also cited ten titles as Highly Commended: All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle (Harcourt), Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong
(Harcourt), Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (McElderry), Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks (Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Duck on a Bike by David Shannon (Blue Sky Press/Scholastic), Grandma and Me at the Flea by Juan Felipe Herrera (Children's Book Press), I Stink! By Kate & Jim McMullan (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins), Owen's Marshmallow Chick by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins), The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel (Lee & Low), and The White Swan Express by Jean Davies Okimoto and Elaine M. Aoki (Clarion).
Members of the 2003 Award Committee were: Megan Schliesman, chair (Librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin); Carole DeJardin (Children's Services Supervisor, Appleton Public Library, Wisconsin); Eric James (Grade 1-2 Teacher, Country View Elementary School, Verona, Wisconsin), Michelle Reis Olson
(Library Media Specialist, Randall Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin), and Marlys Sloup (literacy consultant, retired teacher, Madison, Wisconsin), and Kathleen T. Horning, ex officio (librarian, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, Wisconsin).
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, Wi 53706 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 15 Jan 2003 12:05:32 PM CST
