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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:16:40 -0500
Below are the CCBC-Net discussion topics for April.
Please use the next few days for announcements. We will begin our topic for the first part of April on Thursday or Friday of this week.
April Discussion:
*First Two Weeks: Poems in Many Voices: Poetry Anthologies for Children and Teens. *What makes a good poetry anthology for children and teens? How do compilers choose a theme? Where do they turn for potential poems to include? Are there unique challenges in creating an anthology for a young audience? During the first part of April, we?ll hear from noted anthologists Lee Bennett Hopkins and Ruth Gordon, and invite everyone to share some of their own favorite poetry anthologies for children and young adults.
*Second Two Weeks: The Demise of the Picture Book?* In recent years, picture book publishing in the United States has seen declining numbers as publishers take advantage of the big market for fiction, especially young adult and fantasy. Despite this, the 2007 publishing year saw a number of picture books notable for their venturesome creativity. But with the 2008 Caldecott Award for the ?most distinguished American picture book for children? going to a groundbreaking novel, /The Invention of Hugo Cabret /by Brian Selznick/,/ we wonder: are we starting to see the demise of the picture books as a unique art form, or are we simply seeing that art form develop into something new? During the second half of April we?ll talk about this distinct art form and where the future might take it.
Megan
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:16:40 -0500
Below are the CCBC-Net discussion topics for April.
Please use the next few days for announcements. We will begin our topic for the first part of April on Thursday or Friday of this week.
April Discussion:
*First Two Weeks: Poems in Many Voices: Poetry Anthologies for Children and Teens. *What makes a good poetry anthology for children and teens? How do compilers choose a theme? Where do they turn for potential poems to include? Are there unique challenges in creating an anthology for a young audience? During the first part of April, we?ll hear from noted anthologists Lee Bennett Hopkins and Ruth Gordon, and invite everyone to share some of their own favorite poetry anthologies for children and young adults.
*Second Two Weeks: The Demise of the Picture Book?* In recent years, picture book publishing in the United States has seen declining numbers as publishers take advantage of the big market for fiction, especially young adult and fantasy. Despite this, the 2007 publishing year saw a number of picture books notable for their venturesome creativity. But with the 2008 Caldecott Award for the ?most distinguished American picture book for children? going to a groundbreaking novel, /The Invention of Hugo Cabret /by Brian Selznick/,/ we wonder: are we starting to see the demise of the picture books as a unique art form, or are we simply seeing that art form develop into something new? During the second half of April we?ll talk about this distinct art form and where the future might take it.
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 608/262-9503 schliesman at education.wisc.edu www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/Received on Tue 01 Apr 2008 09:16:40 AM CDT
