CCBC-Net Archives
A peaceable kingdom of picture books
- Contemporary messages sorted: [ by date ] [ by subject ] [ by author ]
From: Megan Lambert <lambertmegan>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:45:05 -0800 (PST)
I have been very interested in the current discussion about children's books dealing with war, peace and peace-making.My own six-year-old is filled with questions and concerns, many of which I have sought to address by focusing on what we all can do to make the world a better, safer, more peaceful place for everyone. His suggestio n today as we drove to his school: "We can make the world safe for animals by getting milk from farms that treat their cows nicely."
As I carry out this good, hard work of parenting my own child, I am also fielding many requests at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for bibliogrpahies dealing with these issues. Here is a list that we will post on our website
(www.picturebookart.org) as soon as we formally get our bibliographic research services up and running. We hope that in these times of uncertainty these picture books may help families schools and communities confront current events as they unfold.
Best wishes to all, Megan Lambert, Literature and Outreach Coordinator at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture book Art meganl at picturebookart.org
A Peaceable Kingdom of Picture Books
A third grade teacher from Northampton, MA asked me to compile a list of picture books about peace and peacemaking. My first step was to turn to the official website for the list of winners of the Jane Addams Children?s Book Award,
http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/public/jaddams.htm
which reads in part: ?The Jane Addams Children's Book Award has been presented annually since 1953 by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
(WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association to the children's book of the preceding year that most effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice and world community. Beginning in 1993, a Picture Book category was created. Look to this site for more information about this award and for other valuable resources. In the meantime, here are so me outstanding picture books that speak to the themes of peace and peacemaking, and in some cases, the consequences of not working to resolve conflicts peacefully:
All in a Day by Mitsumasa Anno
Gandhi by Demi
The Big Book for Peace edited by Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox, illustrated by Nicholas Wilton
Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne, illustrated by Bethanne Andersen
Hey Little Ant by Philip & Hannah Hoose, illustrated by Debbie Tilley
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson
Why? By Nickolai Popov
Manneken Pis: The Boy Who Peed on a War by Vladimir Radunsky
The Winner by Kjell Ringi
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Brian Collier
Peace Begins with You by Katherine Scholes, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants by Priscilla Turner, illustrated by Whitney Turner
The War by Anais Vaugelade
Old Turtle by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Cheng-Khee Chee
Received on Thu 20 Mar 2003 10:45:05 AM CST
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:45:05 -0800 (PST)
I have been very interested in the current discussion about children's books dealing with war, peace and peace-making.My own six-year-old is filled with questions and concerns, many of which I have sought to address by focusing on what we all can do to make the world a better, safer, more peaceful place for everyone. His suggestio n today as we drove to his school: "We can make the world safe for animals by getting milk from farms that treat their cows nicely."
As I carry out this good, hard work of parenting my own child, I am also fielding many requests at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for bibliogrpahies dealing with these issues. Here is a list that we will post on our website
(www.picturebookart.org) as soon as we formally get our bibliographic research services up and running. We hope that in these times of uncertainty these picture books may help families schools and communities confront current events as they unfold.
Best wishes to all, Megan Lambert, Literature and Outreach Coordinator at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture book Art meganl at picturebookart.org
A Peaceable Kingdom of Picture Books
A third grade teacher from Northampton, MA asked me to compile a list of picture books about peace and peacemaking. My first step was to turn to the official website for the list of winners of the Jane Addams Children?s Book Award,
http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/public/jaddams.htm
which reads in part: ?The Jane Addams Children's Book Award has been presented annually since 1953 by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
(WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association to the children's book of the preceding year that most effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice and world community. Beginning in 1993, a Picture Book category was created. Look to this site for more information about this award and for other valuable resources. In the meantime, here are so me outstanding picture books that speak to the themes of peace and peacemaking, and in some cases, the consequences of not working to resolve conflicts peacefully:
All in a Day by Mitsumasa Anno
Gandhi by Demi
The Big Book for Peace edited by Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox, illustrated by Nicholas Wilton
Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne, illustrated by Bethanne Andersen
Hey Little Ant by Philip & Hannah Hoose, illustrated by Debbie Tilley
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson
Why? By Nickolai Popov
Manneken Pis: The Boy Who Peed on a War by Vladimir Radunsky
The Winner by Kjell Ringi
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Brian Collier
Peace Begins with You by Katherine Scholes, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants by Priscilla Turner, illustrated by Whitney Turner
The War by Anais Vaugelade
Old Turtle by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Cheng-Khee Chee
Received on Thu 20 Mar 2003 10:45:05 AM CST
