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From: Cynthia Grady <gradyc>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:29:46 -0500
I don't remember if I said this in an earlier discussion, but what impressed me most about The Surrender Tree is the control Engle has over the piece. Each speaker's voice is just distinctive enough, but not so distinct that the narrative voice of the poem as a whole is lost. How lucky we are to have Margarita Engle to tell us the story of Cuba and her people.
Cynthia Grady, Head Librarian Sidwell Friends Middle School 3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
(202) 537 - 8157 gradyc at sidwell.edu
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen T. Horning Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:59 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] Pura Belpre Award winners
It is now time to turn out attention to the books that won Pura Belpre Awards and Honors. The Belpre Award, co-sponsored by ALSC and REFORMA, recognizes outstanding books by Latino/a authors and illustrators. You can find out more about at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremeda l/belpreabout/index.cfm
This year's winners are:
Author: Margarita Engle for "The Surrender Tree:Poems of Cuba's Struggle
for Freedom" (Henry Holt)
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales for "Just in Case" (Neal Porter/Roaring Brook)
The 2009 Belpre Honor Books are:
Author Honors: Lucia Gonzales for "The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos"
(Children's Book Press) Francisco Jimenez for "Reaching Out" (Houghton Mifflin) Yuyi Morales for "Just in Case" (Neal Porter/Roaring Brook)
Illustrator Honors: Amy Cordova for "What Can You Do with a Rebozo?" written by Carmen Tafolla (Tricycle Press) Lulu Delacre for "The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos" written by Lucia Gonzalez (Children's Book Press) Rudy Gutierrez for "Papa and Me" written by Arthur Dorros
(Rayo/HarperCollins)
A couple of things are worth noting right off the bast. This year for the first time, there was a Belpre winner ("The Surrender Tree") that was also honored by the Newbery Committee. There were also two Belpre-winning picture books ("Just in Case" and "The Storyteller's Candle" that were recognized both for writing and illustration.
Please share your experiences and thoughts about the 2009 Belpre winners.
KT
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:29:46 -0500
I don't remember if I said this in an earlier discussion, but what impressed me most about The Surrender Tree is the control Engle has over the piece. Each speaker's voice is just distinctive enough, but not so distinct that the narrative voice of the poem as a whole is lost. How lucky we are to have Margarita Engle to tell us the story of Cuba and her people.
Cynthia Grady, Head Librarian Sidwell Friends Middle School 3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
(202) 537 - 8157 gradyc at sidwell.edu
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen T. Horning Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:59 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] Pura Belpre Award winners
It is now time to turn out attention to the books that won Pura Belpre Awards and Honors. The Belpre Award, co-sponsored by ALSC and REFORMA, recognizes outstanding books by Latino/a authors and illustrators. You can find out more about at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremeda l/belpreabout/index.cfm
This year's winners are:
Author: Margarita Engle for "The Surrender Tree:Poems of Cuba's Struggle
for Freedom" (Henry Holt)
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales for "Just in Case" (Neal Porter/Roaring Brook)
The 2009 Belpre Honor Books are:
Author Honors: Lucia Gonzales for "The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos"
(Children's Book Press) Francisco Jimenez for "Reaching Out" (Houghton Mifflin) Yuyi Morales for "Just in Case" (Neal Porter/Roaring Brook)
Illustrator Honors: Amy Cordova for "What Can You Do with a Rebozo?" written by Carmen Tafolla (Tricycle Press) Lulu Delacre for "The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos" written by Lucia Gonzalez (Children's Book Press) Rudy Gutierrez for "Papa and Me" written by Arthur Dorros
(Rayo/HarperCollins)
A couple of things are worth noting right off the bast. This year for the first time, there was a Belpre winner ("The Surrender Tree") that was also honored by the Newbery Committee. There were also two Belpre-winning picture books ("Just in Case" and "The Storyteller's Candle" that were recognized both for writing and illustration.
Please share your experiences and thoughts about the 2009 Belpre winners.
KT
-- Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-263-3721 FAX: 608-262-4933 horning at education.wisc.edu http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Wed 04 Mar 2009 12:29:46 PM CST
