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From: Kathleen T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:24:30 -0600
We'll close out the last part of annual awards discussion by talking
about the books tht won the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, American
Indian Library Association Awards, and the Asian/Pacific American Awa rd for Literature from the Asian/Pacific Library Association (APALA), as
well as the importance of awards in general from various cultural
perspectives.
This year's winners are:
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson for “Bad News for Outlaws: The Remar kable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal” (Carolrhoda) Author Honor: Tanita S. Davis for "Mare's War" (Knopf) Illustrator: Charles R. Smith Jr. for "My People," written by Langsto n Hughes (Ginee Seo/Atheneum) Illustrator Honor: E. B. Lewis for "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," by
Langston Hughes (Jump at the Sun)
JOHN STEPTOE AWARD FOR NEW TALENT Kekla Magoon for "The Rock and the River" (Aladdin)
More info on the Coretta Scott King Award:
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PURA BELPRE AWARD Author: Julia Alvarez for "Return to Sender" (Knopf) Author Honors: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand for "Diego: Bigger than Life"
(Cavendish); and Georgina Lazaro for "Federico Garcia Lorca" (Lectoru m)
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez for "Book Fiesta" by Pat Mora (HarperCollin s) Illustrator Honors: David Diaz for "Diego: Bigger than Life" by Carme n T. Bernier-Grand (Cavendish; Yuyi Morales for "Mi Abuelita" by Tony
Johnston (Harcourt); and John Parra for "Gracias-Thanks" by Pat Mora
(Lee & Low)
More info on the Pura Belpre Award: edal/belpreabout/index.cfm
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AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD Picture Book: Thomas King and Gary Clement for "A Coyote Solstice Tal e" (Groundwood) Middle Grade: Genevieve Simermeyer for “Meet Christopher: An Osage
Indian Boy from Oklahoma,” (Council Oak Books) Young Adult: Lurline Wailana McGregor for “Between the Deep Blue Se a and Me" (Kamehameha)
More info about the AILA Awards: http://www.ailanet.org/
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ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE
Picture Book Winner: Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore for "Cora Cooks Pancit" (
Shen's Books) Picrure Book Honorable Mention: Iyengar Malathi Michelle Iyengar for
"Tan to Tamarind" (Children's Book Press)
Youth Literature Winner: Sung J Woo for "Everything Asian" (Thomas Du nne) Youth Literature Honorable Mention: Ching Yeung Russell for "Tofu Qui lt" (Lee & Low)
More Info about the Asian/Pacific American Awards:
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One of the things that strikes me in looking over the list of award
winners is how many of them are published by small presses, particula rly with the American Indian and Asian/Pacific American awards. this real ly speaks to the importance and impact of small presses in contemporary
multicultural literature.
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 01 Mar 2010 09:24:30 AM CST
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:24:30 -0600
We'll close out the last part of annual awards discussion by talking
about the books tht won the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, American
Indian Library Association Awards, and the Asian/Pacific American Awa rd for Literature from the Asian/Pacific Library Association (APALA), as
well as the importance of awards in general from various cultural
perspectives.
This year's winners are:
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson for “Bad News for Outlaws: The Remar kable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal” (Carolrhoda) Author Honor: Tanita S. Davis for "Mare's War" (Knopf) Illustrator: Charles R. Smith Jr. for "My People," written by Langsto n Hughes (Ginee Seo/Atheneum) Illustrator Honor: E. B. Lewis for "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," by
Langston Hughes (Jump at the Sun)
JOHN STEPTOE AWARD FOR NEW TALENT Kekla Magoon for "The Rock and the River" (Aladdin)
More info on the Coretta Scott King Award:
****
PURA BELPRE AWARD Author: Julia Alvarez for "Return to Sender" (Knopf) Author Honors: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand for "Diego: Bigger than Life"
(Cavendish); and Georgina Lazaro for "Federico Garcia Lorca" (Lectoru m)
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez for "Book Fiesta" by Pat Mora (HarperCollin s) Illustrator Honors: David Diaz for "Diego: Bigger than Life" by Carme n T. Bernier-Grand (Cavendish; Yuyi Morales for "Mi Abuelita" by Tony
Johnston (Harcourt); and John Parra for "Gracias-Thanks" by Pat Mora
(Lee & Low)
More info on the Pura Belpre Award: edal/belpreabout/index.cfm
***
AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD Picture Book: Thomas King and Gary Clement for "A Coyote Solstice Tal e" (Groundwood) Middle Grade: Genevieve Simermeyer for “Meet Christopher: An Osage
Indian Boy from Oklahoma,” (Council Oak Books) Young Adult: Lurline Wailana McGregor for “Between the Deep Blue Se a and Me" (Kamehameha)
More info about the AILA Awards: http://www.ailanet.org/
****
ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE
Picture Book Winner: Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore for "Cora Cooks Pancit" (
Shen's Books) Picrure Book Honorable Mention: Iyengar Malathi Michelle Iyengar for
"Tan to Tamarind" (Children's Book Press)
Youth Literature Winner: Sung J Woo for "Everything Asian" (Thomas Du nne) Youth Literature Honorable Mention: Ching Yeung Russell for "Tofu Qui lt" (Lee & Low)
More Info about the Asian/Pacific American Awards:
**
One of the things that strikes me in looking over the list of award
winners is how many of them are published by small presses, particula rly with the American Indian and Asian/Pacific American awards. this real ly speaks to the importance and impact of small presses in contemporary
multicultural literature.
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 01 Mar 2010 09:24:30 AM CST
