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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:29:00 -0500
This month: Harry Potter V
June 21 marks the release date for the fifth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Prior to June 21, we'll look again at the unparalleled appeal of the novels, and address some of the unique questions that arise with a main character who is not quite keeping pace with real time. Have some of Harry's original fans outgrown him, or is the appeal of the books as great as ever? Are there concerns about Harry's increasing maturity, and the increasing complexity of the novels, as these issues relate to their popularity among young children? After June 21, we invite responses to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix--but please don't give anything away!
July 2003: Books on the Big Screen
June?s discussion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will lead us to a look at movies that originated as books for children and teenagers. Film versions of the first two Harry Potter books played to enthusiastic audiences, and fans eagerly await the movie of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, scheduled for June, 2004. The recent release of Holes with a screenplay written by Louis Sachar, based on his Newbery Medal-winning novel, was number two in North American box office sales in its second weekend. Stuart Little, Harriet the Spy, Babe the Gallant Pig ? the list of recent movies based on children?s books goes on. Are these films a welcome bridge to the world of literature for children who would otherwise never pick up the book, or a travesty of the written word that stifles imagination? Does watching the film effectively ?spoil the book? or is it simply an alternative means of enjoying a good story? Are films that aim to stay true to the book more acceptable than those that use it as a springboard to a final product that may bear only a passing resemblance to the original work? What have you learned from children?s responses to books made into movies?
August 2003: Lois Lowry and Vera B. Williams: U.S. Nominees for the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Award
In early June, Lois Lowry and Vera B. Williams were chosen by a committee of the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) as the U.S. author and illustrator nominees for the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, given every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The Andersen Awards are given to an author and an illustrator, living at the time of nomination, who, by the outstanding value of the body of their work, are judged to have made a lasting contribution to literature for children. Member nations of IBBY forward nominees in each category for consideration.
In August on CCBC-Net, we'll look at the work of Lois Lowry and Vera B. Williams in light of these nominations, examining each woman's contributions to the field of literature for the young.
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 04 Jun 2003 11:29:00 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:29:00 -0500
This month: Harry Potter V
June 21 marks the release date for the fifth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Prior to June 21, we'll look again at the unparalleled appeal of the novels, and address some of the unique questions that arise with a main character who is not quite keeping pace with real time. Have some of Harry's original fans outgrown him, or is the appeal of the books as great as ever? Are there concerns about Harry's increasing maturity, and the increasing complexity of the novels, as these issues relate to their popularity among young children? After June 21, we invite responses to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix--but please don't give anything away!
July 2003: Books on the Big Screen
June?s discussion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will lead us to a look at movies that originated as books for children and teenagers. Film versions of the first two Harry Potter books played to enthusiastic audiences, and fans eagerly await the movie of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, scheduled for June, 2004. The recent release of Holes with a screenplay written by Louis Sachar, based on his Newbery Medal-winning novel, was number two in North American box office sales in its second weekend. Stuart Little, Harriet the Spy, Babe the Gallant Pig ? the list of recent movies based on children?s books goes on. Are these films a welcome bridge to the world of literature for children who would otherwise never pick up the book, or a travesty of the written word that stifles imagination? Does watching the film effectively ?spoil the book? or is it simply an alternative means of enjoying a good story? Are films that aim to stay true to the book more acceptable than those that use it as a springboard to a final product that may bear only a passing resemblance to the original work? What have you learned from children?s responses to books made into movies?
August 2003: Lois Lowry and Vera B. Williams: U.S. Nominees for the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Award
In early June, Lois Lowry and Vera B. Williams were chosen by a committee of the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) as the U.S. author and illustrator nominees for the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, given every two years by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The Andersen Awards are given to an author and an illustrator, living at the time of nomination, who, by the outstanding value of the body of their work, are judged to have made a lasting contribution to literature for children. Member nations of IBBY forward nominees in each category for consideration.
In August on CCBC-Net, we'll look at the work of Lois Lowry and Vera B. Williams in light of these nominations, examining each woman's contributions to the field of literature for the young.
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 04 Jun 2003 11:29:00 AM CDT
