From: Stephanie Bange <SBange>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:19:17 -0500

Greetings! My apologies to all, as this is well after the normal announcement period. However with the awards announcements just days away....

 

The Dayton Metro Library children's librarians held a Mock Caldecott at its December Children's Department meeting. Here are the results of our election:

 

Winner: Moses by Carole Weatherford, illus. by Kadir Nelson

Honors: Sea Horse : the shyest fish in the sea by Christ Butterworth, illus by John Lawrence

              John, Paul, George & Ben written & illus. by Lane Smith

              Flotsam written & illus. by David Wiesner

              Theodore by Frank Keathing, illus. by Mike Wimmer

              Brothers by Yin, illus by Chris Soentpiet

 

Although we did not hold a Mock Newbery at this meeting, we heard reviews of over 50 titles that may be considered for the award. Here is a short-list of favorite titles:

 

In alphabetical order: Codell, Esme Raji Vive la Paris

                                Engle, Margarita The Poet Slave of Cuba : a biography of Juan Francisco Manzano

                                Freedman, Russell Freedom Walkers : the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

                                Haydon, Elizabeth The Floating Island : the lost journals of Ven Polypheme

                                Lord, Cynthia Rules

                                Patron, Susan The High Power of Lucky

                                Peters, Julie Ann Between Mom and Jo

                                Rex, Adam Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich

                                Rorby, Ginny Hurt Go Happy

                                Roy, Jennifer Yellow Star

                                Shusterman, Neal Everlost

                                Wait, Lea Finest Kind

                                

 

 

A Mock Sibert was held at the January Children's Department meeting. Here are those results:

 

Winner: 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery by Judith Bloom Fradin

                                                           & Dennis Brindell Fradin

Honors: American Story: 100 True Tales from American History by Jennifer Armstrong

                The Adventures of Marco Polo by Russell Freedman

                Freedom Walkers : the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman

 

 

Posted by:

Stephanie Bange

Children's Librarian

Wilmington-Stroop Branch

Dayton Metro Library (OH)

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