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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 01:25:42 -0500
Three books published in the United States have been selected for international recognition within a biennial program of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) during 2004. These three books will be featured in IBBY's overview of the best in publishing for children and young adults worldwide. IBBY will publish the complete Honour Book List in 2004, and an international exhibit of the books selected by each national section will be hosted by IBBY during the coming year, as well.
"The Three Pigs" by David Wiesner (Clarion Books) will represent the U.S. in the Illustrator Category. Dinah Stevenson edited "The Three Pigs. Everything changes immediately after the wolf completes his first huffing and puffing in this bold and brilliantly conceived, humorous expansion of the traditional tale. He really does blow the pigs right out of the story and into a visual escapade in which each child who sees this book is invited to complete the pigs' adventures. Experienced readers will observe that the handsome, multi-layered, visual treat offers a commentary on children's book illustration and on bookmaking in general.
Virginia Euwer Wolff's "True Believer" (Simon and Schuster) is the IBBY Honour Book in the Author Category. Brenda Bowen is the editor of the novel "True Believer." Fifteen-year-old LaVaughn has grown apart from girlfriends who have become actively evangelical. She develops a passionate crush on a boy who lives in the same housing project, but girls aren't for him. Her mother struggles to support the two of them, but now she's seeing a man LaVaughn views with suspicion. Afer moving into an after-school enrichment class where students from lower income homes are exhorted to
"Rise to the occasion, which is life," LaVaughn finds her way. The central and secondary characters are expertly crafted, as are references with intriguing layers of meaning. With stunning economy of language, Wolff shaped an emotionally stirring free verse narrative sequel to "Make Lemonade."
The third category honors the translator of a book first published in a language other than English. The book to be honored in 2004 is Gillian Rosner's translation from the French of "A Book of Coupons" (Viking / Penguin Putnam) written by Susie Morgenstern, illustrated by Serge Bloch, and edited in the U.S. by Jill Davis. "A Book of Coupons" is a humorous, fresh, full-hearted and very brief novel involving a new teacher, Monsieur No?l, who surprises his French students by distributing a gift-wrapped package to each child on the first day of school. The package contains coupons: one for being late, another for losing homework, and others for behaviors usually not allowed at school. Reluctant to use these astonishing coupons, the children save them and thus exhibit exemplary behavior as they slowly realize that their lively, unconventional teacher is actually giving them gifts of attention, knowledge and experience.
The members of the committee appointed by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) to select three books to honor out of the thousands published in this nation during 2001 and 2002 are Oralia Garza de Cortes (Pasadena, California); Barbara Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Ginny Moore Kruse, chair (Madison, Wisconsin); Dean Schneider (Nashville, Tennessee); Jewell Stoddard (Chevy Chase, Maryland); and Judith Zuckerman (Brooklyn, New York). Kathleen T. Horning (Madison, Wisconsin) is the USBBY president during 2003.
For more information about IBBY, the Honour List, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards, and other projects with an international focus visit the IBBY website http://www.ibby.org/ For more information about USBBY, its forthcoming conference, and other projects, visit the USBBY website http://www.usbby.org/
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
Received on Tue 30 Sep 2003 01:25:42 AM CDT
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 01:25:42 -0500
Three books published in the United States have been selected for international recognition within a biennial program of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) during 2004. These three books will be featured in IBBY's overview of the best in publishing for children and young adults worldwide. IBBY will publish the complete Honour Book List in 2004, and an international exhibit of the books selected by each national section will be hosted by IBBY during the coming year, as well.
"The Three Pigs" by David Wiesner (Clarion Books) will represent the U.S. in the Illustrator Category. Dinah Stevenson edited "The Three Pigs. Everything changes immediately after the wolf completes his first huffing and puffing in this bold and brilliantly conceived, humorous expansion of the traditional tale. He really does blow the pigs right out of the story and into a visual escapade in which each child who sees this book is invited to complete the pigs' adventures. Experienced readers will observe that the handsome, multi-layered, visual treat offers a commentary on children's book illustration and on bookmaking in general.
Virginia Euwer Wolff's "True Believer" (Simon and Schuster) is the IBBY Honour Book in the Author Category. Brenda Bowen is the editor of the novel "True Believer." Fifteen-year-old LaVaughn has grown apart from girlfriends who have become actively evangelical. She develops a passionate crush on a boy who lives in the same housing project, but girls aren't for him. Her mother struggles to support the two of them, but now she's seeing a man LaVaughn views with suspicion. Afer moving into an after-school enrichment class where students from lower income homes are exhorted to
"Rise to the occasion, which is life," LaVaughn finds her way. The central and secondary characters are expertly crafted, as are references with intriguing layers of meaning. With stunning economy of language, Wolff shaped an emotionally stirring free verse narrative sequel to "Make Lemonade."
The third category honors the translator of a book first published in a language other than English. The book to be honored in 2004 is Gillian Rosner's translation from the French of "A Book of Coupons" (Viking / Penguin Putnam) written by Susie Morgenstern, illustrated by Serge Bloch, and edited in the U.S. by Jill Davis. "A Book of Coupons" is a humorous, fresh, full-hearted and very brief novel involving a new teacher, Monsieur No?l, who surprises his French students by distributing a gift-wrapped package to each child on the first day of school. The package contains coupons: one for being late, another for losing homework, and others for behaviors usually not allowed at school. Reluctant to use these astonishing coupons, the children save them and thus exhibit exemplary behavior as they slowly realize that their lively, unconventional teacher is actually giving them gifts of attention, knowledge and experience.
The members of the committee appointed by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) to select three books to honor out of the thousands published in this nation during 2001 and 2002 are Oralia Garza de Cortes (Pasadena, California); Barbara Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Ginny Moore Kruse, chair (Madison, Wisconsin); Dean Schneider (Nashville, Tennessee); Jewell Stoddard (Chevy Chase, Maryland); and Judith Zuckerman (Brooklyn, New York). Kathleen T. Horning (Madison, Wisconsin) is the USBBY president during 2003.
For more information about IBBY, the Honour List, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards, and other projects with an international focus visit the IBBY website http://www.ibby.org/ For more information about USBBY, its forthcoming conference, and other projects, visit the USBBY website http://www.usbby.org/
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
Received on Tue 30 Sep 2003 01:25:42 AM CDT
