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From: Hendon, Alison <A.Hendon>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:32:59 -0500
Hi Meghan - I might agree with you except for My Friend Rabbit which seemed
(at least to me) to come out of left field. The trend that I'm deploring is the very high-end Newbery titles that (to me) are really YA. This will occur as long as Newbery goes to age 14 and YALSA starts at age 12...
Alison
Alison M. Hendon Youth Selection Team Leader Brooklyn Public Library a.hendon at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
(718) 230-2744
-----Original Message----- From: Meghan McCarthy [mailto:meghanmccarthy007 at yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:59 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] Newbery vs. Caldecott
I'm going to post an observation about the Newbery and Caldecott picks. I'm wondering what you all think of this.
>From what I've noticed this year and from past years,
the Newbery winner always seems to be a bit obscure. The Caldecott winner and honor books are usually books done by illustrators and author-illustrators who have already had previous recognition throughout the year. I've noticed the Caldecott picks are usually illustrated by the big names. Oftentimes the winner is done by a popular illustrator who has tried something a bit new for him/her.
I'm wondering why this is. My point, to some degree, can be proven by going to a large chain such as B&N. At the B&N I work at, we never seem to have the Newbery winners when they're announced but always have at least a few copies of the Caldecotts on hand. Do the Caldecott winners usually have a bit more marketing muscle? It seems that many of the Newberys never have that same popularity prior to being picked.
meghan
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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:32:59 -0500
Hi Meghan - I might agree with you except for My Friend Rabbit which seemed
(at least to me) to come out of left field. The trend that I'm deploring is the very high-end Newbery titles that (to me) are really YA. This will occur as long as Newbery goes to age 14 and YALSA starts at age 12...
Alison
Alison M. Hendon Youth Selection Team Leader Brooklyn Public Library a.hendon at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
(718) 230-2744
-----Original Message----- From: Meghan McCarthy [mailto:meghanmccarthy007 at yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:59 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] Newbery vs. Caldecott
I'm going to post an observation about the Newbery and Caldecott picks. I'm wondering what you all think of this.
>From what I've noticed this year and from past years,
the Newbery winner always seems to be a bit obscure. The Caldecott winner and honor books are usually books done by illustrators and author-illustrators who have already had previous recognition throughout the year. I've noticed the Caldecott picks are usually illustrated by the big names. Oftentimes the winner is done by a popular illustrator who has tried something a bit new for him/her.
I'm wondering why this is. My point, to some degree, can be proven by going to a large chain such as B&N. At the B&N I work at, we never seem to have the Newbery winners when they're announced but always have at least a few copies of the Caldecotts on hand. Do the Caldecott winners usually have a bit more marketing muscle? It seems that many of the Newberys never have that same popularity prior to being picked.
meghan
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