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From: Cassie Wilson <catstaff1>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:58:29 -0600
Well, to me the Printz is more important because it is for a YA book, and I'm a YA librarian. To many, it is important because it should stand shoulder to shoulder with the other "big" awards for literature for young people. The Sibert, probably, yes, should also be a "biggie" and that was an oversight on my part, but I was thinking of fiction, which really goes along with the other thread currently running on this listserv as to why there are few non-fiction winners of the "Newcotts."
I am delighted with the Sibert and think it was long overdue. It has certainly brought to my attention many great non-fiction works for young people. It probably has to bridge too many years in ages to be as effective as it could be, so I'm glad that YALSA has created an non-fiction award for young adult books. Now, I wish that edgelines for the awards would become a bit firmer, so that there would not be such an overlap. Make the Newbery award more definitely for elementary aged children and the Printz for middle school and up. Keep the Caldecotts for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and maybe beginning readers. And keep non-fiction out of all of those categories and in the bounds of the Alex award.
I also would like to see some recognition of good nonfiction that is written just to be informative, series type books. There is so much junk, so many inaccuracies in series that choosing which ones to buy is quite a job, expecially when one also has to consider subject matter and ability level, not to mention material for the price. Reviews help, but almost every series review mentions a weakness or inaccuracy. Pointing out the best ones might encourage publishers to aim higher.
Cassie Wilson
Ruth I. Gordon wrote:
> Why is Prinz more important that Batchelder or Sibert, or....? Big G
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> On Jan 21, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Cassie Wilson wrote:
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>
>> A librarian friend of mine looked at this year's winners of all three
>> biggies (Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz) and commented, "These must be
>> examples of those cases when no one can really agree on the best, so
>>
>> Cassie Wilson
>>
>>
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Received on Mon 21 Jan 2008 01:58:29 PM CST
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:58:29 -0600
Well, to me the Printz is more important because it is for a YA book, and I'm a YA librarian. To many, it is important because it should stand shoulder to shoulder with the other "big" awards for literature for young people. The Sibert, probably, yes, should also be a "biggie" and that was an oversight on my part, but I was thinking of fiction, which really goes along with the other thread currently running on this listserv as to why there are few non-fiction winners of the "Newcotts."
I am delighted with the Sibert and think it was long overdue. It has certainly brought to my attention many great non-fiction works for young people. It probably has to bridge too many years in ages to be as effective as it could be, so I'm glad that YALSA has created an non-fiction award for young adult books. Now, I wish that edgelines for the awards would become a bit firmer, so that there would not be such an overlap. Make the Newbery award more definitely for elementary aged children and the Printz for middle school and up. Keep the Caldecotts for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and maybe beginning readers. And keep non-fiction out of all of those categories and in the bounds of the Alex award.
I also would like to see some recognition of good nonfiction that is written just to be informative, series type books. There is so much junk, so many inaccuracies in series that choosing which ones to buy is quite a job, expecially when one also has to consider subject matter and ability level, not to mention material for the price. Reviews help, but almost every series review mentions a weakness or inaccuracy. Pointing out the best ones might encourage publishers to aim higher.
Cassie Wilson
Ruth I. Gordon wrote:
> Why is Prinz more important that Batchelder or Sibert, or....? Big G
>
>
> On Jan 21, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Cassie Wilson wrote:
>
>
>> A librarian friend of mine looked at this year's winners of all three
>> biggies (Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz) and commented, "These must be
>> examples of those cases when no one can really agree on the best, so
>>
>> Cassie Wilson
>>
>>
>>
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