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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse_at_wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:00:56 -0600
Any time is an outstanding time to look for, read and encourage others to read the books formally acknowledged by the annual Coretta Scott King Awards. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day seems to be an especially good time to look (again?) at the list of books honored in 2011 (see below). These books were announced only one week ago. Put them on reserve at your public library, or if your public library doesn't have all of them yet, request that they be ordered.
There's one other award to which to pay attention, as well. It's the new award named after the splendid late author Virginia Hamilton. A year ago Walter Dean Myers was named the first recipient of the Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award for authors and/or artists. Just last week, it was announced that Dr. Henrietta M. Smith is the recipient of the first Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement. Professor Smith is editor of the book "The Coretta Scott King Awards: 1970 - 2009 (4th ed: American Library Association, 2009). This is the place to find many other excellent books by African American book creators, books to read all year round, not only during Black History Month. And it's another book to ask your public library to order, if it isn't already available.
Peace, Ginny Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse_at_wisc.edu
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults
“One Crazy Summer,” written by Rita Williams-Garcia is the 2011 King Author Book winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Three King Author Honor Books were selected: “Lockdown,” by Walter Dean Myers and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Ninth Ward,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.; and “Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty,” written by G. Neri, illustrated by Randy DuBurke and published by Lee Low Books Inc.
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults
“Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave,” illustrated by Bryan Collier, is the 2011 King Illustrator Book winner. The book was written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. One King Illustrator Honor Book was selected: “Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix,” illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, written by Gary Golio and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award
“Zora and Me,” written by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon, is the 2011 Steptoe author winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Illustrator) Award
“Seeds of Change,” illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler, is the 2011 Steptoe illustrator winner. The book is written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and published by Lee Low Books Inc.
Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith is the winner of the 2011 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton’s contributions through her literature and advocacy for children and youth .
Received on Mon 17 Jan 2011 05:00:56 PM CST
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:00:56 -0600
Any time is an outstanding time to look for, read and encourage others to read the books formally acknowledged by the annual Coretta Scott King Awards. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day seems to be an especially good time to look (again?) at the list of books honored in 2011 (see below). These books were announced only one week ago. Put them on reserve at your public library, or if your public library doesn't have all of them yet, request that they be ordered.
There's one other award to which to pay attention, as well. It's the new award named after the splendid late author Virginia Hamilton. A year ago Walter Dean Myers was named the first recipient of the Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award for authors and/or artists. Just last week, it was announced that Dr. Henrietta M. Smith is the recipient of the first Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement. Professor Smith is editor of the book "The Coretta Scott King Awards: 1970 - 2009 (4th ed: American Library Association, 2009). This is the place to find many other excellent books by African American book creators, books to read all year round, not only during Black History Month. And it's another book to ask your public library to order, if it isn't already available.
Peace, Ginny Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse_at_wisc.edu
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults
“One Crazy Summer,” written by Rita Williams-Garcia is the 2011 King Author Book winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Three King Author Honor Books were selected: “Lockdown,” by Walter Dean Myers and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Ninth Ward,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.; and “Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty,” written by G. Neri, illustrated by Randy DuBurke and published by Lee Low Books Inc.
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults
“Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave,” illustrated by Bryan Collier, is the 2011 King Illustrator Book winner. The book was written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. One King Illustrator Honor Book was selected: “Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix,” illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, written by Gary Golio and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award
“Zora and Me,” written by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon, is the 2011 Steptoe author winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Illustrator) Award
“Seeds of Change,” illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler, is the 2011 Steptoe illustrator winner. The book is written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and published by Lee Low Books Inc.
Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith is the winner of the 2011 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton’s contributions through her literature and advocacy for children and youth .
Received on Mon 17 Jan 2011 05:00:56 PM CST
