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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:50:11 -0600
Anyone interested in seeing the list of 2006 ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Books can go to http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecbooklist/currentnotable.htm
As one of the eleven ALSC members appointed to serve on this committee for the past two years, I, too, have opinions about exactly what you and Ruth Gordon have already observed, Melody.
The ALSC Board conducted an extensive, fair discussion of this issue a year ago. Most certainly the question can be raised once again. I suggest that the ALSC listserv is a better venue for such a discussion.
People who go to the website (noted above) will find that the list will note whether or not a book is an ALSC award winner or honor book. What the general public and the Notable Books Committee itself will never know is whether or not some of these books would have been voted onto the Notables list if they hadn't been named ALSC award/honor books by separate ALSC book award committees.
Notable Children's Book Committee members do know if anyone on the committee ever nominated each of these books and also whether or not a nominated book was voted onto a discussion list for the Annual or Midwinter ALA Conference.
The final Notables ballot is a secret ballot, so even those ALA attendees who observe the Notables discussions - and the discussions are open to the public - can never be certain from hearing the lively discussion of this or that nominated book whether or not it'll be voted onto the final list.
There are rational reasons for each position on this somewhat heated issue arising almost annually either on CCBC-Net or the ALSC Listserv, or both. And there are also good reasons to continue reviewing the guidelines. After reading this long message, probably few of you - if you read it at all - now remember the actual question Melody raised. I've kept her original message here (below) so you can remind yourself about the issue, if you're at all interested in it.
Peace, Ginn
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
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>>> "Melody Allen" <melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us> 01/30/06 9:29 AM
>>>
What I find intriguing is that Criss Cross won the children's award (I know it is up to 14 yrs. for the audience) and received no recognition under Printz, the YA award. Also, Show Way, which many people saw as a Caldecott contender, was honored for the writing, but received no recognition under Coretta Scott King for writing. I respect the discussions and criteria of different award committees. It just makes me wonder why so many award winners need to appear on the Notable Children's Book list when committees who consider overlapping titles make individual and varying decisions. I'd like to see what the Notables committee selects on their own. Melody Allen melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
>>> "Kathleen Horning" <horning at education.wisc.edu> 01/27/06 04:22PM
>>>
Karen, we've got "Criss Cross" and the Newbery Honor books scheduled for discussion for Feb 15-21, to give people who haven't yet read this year's Newbery and/or Newbery honors a chance to track them down and read them. I'm glad you're enjoying the book and hope you will join in the more in-depth discussion in a few weeks
>From now to the end of January, we're offering a chance for people to
five initial reactions and talk about the awards in general. On Feb 1, we'll begin discussing the books that won ALA's newest award, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608-263-3721 Fax: 608-262-4933 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
>>> "Karen Vollmar" <KVOLLMAR at waukesha.lib.wi.us> 01/27/06 2:56 PM >>>
I would like to see the discussion thread on Criss Cross change from a discussion of the publishing/advertising/awards committee aspect of Newberys, although interesting, to an actual discussion of the book. I am about halfway through (it took me by pleasant surprise, too) and very much enjoying the funny, quirky, philosophical, stream of consciousness aspects of the book. The scene where Debbie and her father are trying to fix the plumbing using had me laughing out loud. And other parts seem so poignant. "Criss-crossing" between the mundane and the sublime, deep parts of the character's lives seems to typify the adolescent experience. This unique, touching writing style is certainly deserving of the award. I am so glad it won or I may have missed it! I'm wondering what others think of the book itself, and, to what audience (older?) the rest of you think it will appeal. Off the topic, I think (Caldecotts will be discussed later?), I am also delighted that Chris Raschka won the Caldecott with such a vibrant accessible book.
Karen Vollmar Waukesha Public Library Any opinions expressed herein are my personal opinions and not necessarily those of Waukesha Public Library.
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Received on Mon 30 Jan 2006 02:50:11 PM CST
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:50:11 -0600
Anyone interested in seeing the list of 2006 ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Books can go to http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecbooklist/currentnotable.htm
As one of the eleven ALSC members appointed to serve on this committee for the past two years, I, too, have opinions about exactly what you and Ruth Gordon have already observed, Melody.
The ALSC Board conducted an extensive, fair discussion of this issue a year ago. Most certainly the question can be raised once again. I suggest that the ALSC listserv is a better venue for such a discussion.
People who go to the website (noted above) will find that the list will note whether or not a book is an ALSC award winner or honor book. What the general public and the Notable Books Committee itself will never know is whether or not some of these books would have been voted onto the Notables list if they hadn't been named ALSC award/honor books by separate ALSC book award committees.
Notable Children's Book Committee members do know if anyone on the committee ever nominated each of these books and also whether or not a nominated book was voted onto a discussion list for the Annual or Midwinter ALA Conference.
The final Notables ballot is a secret ballot, so even those ALA attendees who observe the Notables discussions - and the discussions are open to the public - can never be certain from hearing the lively discussion of this or that nominated book whether or not it'll be voted onto the final list.
There are rational reasons for each position on this somewhat heated issue arising almost annually either on CCBC-Net or the ALSC Listserv, or both. And there are also good reasons to continue reviewing the guidelines. After reading this long message, probably few of you - if you read it at all - now remember the actual question Melody raised. I've kept her original message here (below) so you can remind yourself about the issue, if you're at all interested in it.
Peace, Ginn
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
y
>>> "Melody Allen" <melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us> 01/30/06 9:29 AM
>>>
What I find intriguing is that Criss Cross won the children's award (I know it is up to 14 yrs. for the audience) and received no recognition under Printz, the YA award. Also, Show Way, which many people saw as a Caldecott contender, was honored for the writing, but received no recognition under Coretta Scott King for writing. I respect the discussions and criteria of different award committees. It just makes me wonder why so many award winners need to appear on the Notable Children's Book list when committees who consider overlapping titles make individual and varying decisions. I'd like to see what the Notables committee selects on their own. Melody Allen melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
>>> "Kathleen Horning" <horning at education.wisc.edu> 01/27/06 04:22PM
>>>
Karen, we've got "Criss Cross" and the Newbery Honor books scheduled for discussion for Feb 15-21, to give people who haven't yet read this year's Newbery and/or Newbery honors a chance to track them down and read them. I'm glad you're enjoying the book and hope you will join in the more in-depth discussion in a few weeks
>From now to the end of January, we're offering a chance for people to
five initial reactions and talk about the awards in general. On Feb 1, we'll begin discussing the books that won ALA's newest award, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608-263-3721 Fax: 608-262-4933 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
>>> "Karen Vollmar" <KVOLLMAR at waukesha.lib.wi.us> 01/27/06 2:56 PM >>>
I would like to see the discussion thread on Criss Cross change from a discussion of the publishing/advertising/awards committee aspect of Newberys, although interesting, to an actual discussion of the book. I am about halfway through (it took me by pleasant surprise, too) and very much enjoying the funny, quirky, philosophical, stream of consciousness aspects of the book. The scene where Debbie and her father are trying to fix the plumbing using had me laughing out loud. And other parts seem so poignant. "Criss-crossing" between the mundane and the sublime, deep parts of the character's lives seems to typify the adolescent experience. This unique, touching writing style is certainly deserving of the award. I am so glad it won or I may have missed it! I'm wondering what others think of the book itself, and, to what audience (older?) the rest of you think it will appeal. Off the topic, I think (Caldecotts will be discussed later?), I am also delighted that Chris Raschka won the Caldecott with such a vibrant accessible book.
Karen Vollmar Waukesha Public Library Any opinions expressed herein are my personal opinions and not necessarily those of Waukesha Public Library.
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