From: Kathleen T. Horning <horning>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:23:52 -0500

It's been great to hear from past members of the Odyssey Award Committee. The amount of listening time the committee members have to put into their year is truly astonishing. So my question is about logistics: how much of an audiobook do you have to listen to before you know it's not award-worthy? Can you tell in the first 15 minutes? Are there fatal flaws? Or do you feel compelled to listen to all six hours of an audiobook you don't find distinguished?

Second, are there audiobooks you have admired, even if you didn't like the print version of the book? In other words, are there books you feel are improved in audio?

Thanks!

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/
Received on Mon 13 Apr 2009 10:23:52 AM CDT