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From: Foote, Diane <dfoote_at_dom.edu>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:20 +0000
Well, for the "losing a tooth" question I can suggest THE TOOTH FAIRY MEETS EL RATON PEREZ by Rene Colato Lainez, illustrated by Tom Lintern (Random H ouse, 2010). It's included in the forthcoming ALSC POPULAR PICKS FOR YOUNG READERS (ALAEditions, 2013), which means it's a proven kid favorite.
Regarding the larger discussion, remember the Pura Belpre Awards were only celebrated every other year beginning with their inception in 1996, until t heir tenth anniversary in 2006, because of the dearth of eligible books at that time. From 2006 until the present the awards have been presented annua lly, which signalled a major shift in the body of work published. or the pa st few years there has been a robust (enough) field to select from; hopeful ly this one year of low output doesn't signal a trend.
Diane Foote Assistant Dean, GSLIS Dominican University 7900 W. Division St. River Forest, IL 60305 http://www.dom.edu/gslis
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:56:31 +0000 To: "ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu "
Subject: RE:
Latino Picture Books
What does the first day of school, getting a new pet, celebrating a birthda y, attending a sleepover, or loosing a tooth look like in a Latino home? I would love to see more picture books that take common childhood experience s and frame them in the Latino culture. Children of all cultures crave the se books.
Angela Leeper Director of Curriculum Materials Center University of Richmond 28 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173 804-289-8433 (office) 804-287-6369 (fax) aleeper_at_richmond.edu
From: Megan Schliesman
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:30 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject:
Latino Picture Books
Let's start our discussion for the first part of February: Latino Picture Books: Where Have They Gone? The number of Latino picture b ooks from U.S. trade book publishers has never been vast, but in 2012 the o utput was notably grim. We first noticed it at the CCBC as we’d look for books to include in our monthly discussions and later as we read and selec ted titles for CCBC Choices, our annual best-of-the-year list. So when the 2013 Pure Belprй Award Illustrator Award had no honor books, we know we were not the only ones unsurprised. It’s hard to find a body of outstandi ng new books to honor when the overall number is so low. What’s happening here? Why isn’t there a constant and steady stream of new Latino pictur e books to not only respond to the changing demographics of our nation but the needs and interests of all children? We invite your thoughts during the first part of February.
We know many others are paying attention to this. We hear all the time fr om Wisconsin librarians and teachers about the need for more Latino literat ure, including books in Spanish.
What is going on? And perhaps just as important, what can we in the library and education and publishing communities do? (I know the answer seems obv ious from publishers, but it seems we all have a role to play when it comes to supporting the need for books like these.) Megan
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:20 +0000
Well, for the "losing a tooth" question I can suggest THE TOOTH FAIRY MEETS EL RATON PEREZ by Rene Colato Lainez, illustrated by Tom Lintern (Random H ouse, 2010). It's included in the forthcoming ALSC POPULAR PICKS FOR YOUNG READERS (ALAEditions, 2013), which means it's a proven kid favorite.
Regarding the larger discussion, remember the Pura Belpre Awards were only celebrated every other year beginning with their inception in 1996, until t heir tenth anniversary in 2006, because of the dearth of eligible books at that time. From 2006 until the present the awards have been presented annua lly, which signalled a major shift in the body of work published. or the pa st few years there has been a robust (enough) field to select from; hopeful ly this one year of low output doesn't signal a trend.
Diane Foote Assistant Dean, GSLIS Dominican University 7900 W. Division St. River Forest, IL 60305 http://www.dom.edu/gslis
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:56:31 +0000 To: "ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu "
Subject: RE:
Latino Picture Books
What does the first day of school, getting a new pet, celebrating a birthda y, attending a sleepover, or loosing a tooth look like in a Latino home? I would love to see more picture books that take common childhood experience s and frame them in the Latino culture. Children of all cultures crave the se books.
Angela Leeper Director of Curriculum Materials Center University of Richmond 28 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173 804-289-8433 (office) 804-287-6369 (fax) aleeper_at_richmond.edu
From: Megan Schliesman
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:30 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject:
Latino Picture Books
Let's start our discussion for the first part of February: Latino Picture Books: Where Have They Gone? The number of Latino picture b ooks from U.S. trade book publishers has never been vast, but in 2012 the o utput was notably grim. We first noticed it at the CCBC as we’d look for books to include in our monthly discussions and later as we read and selec ted titles for CCBC Choices, our annual best-of-the-year list. So when the 2013 Pure Belprй Award Illustrator Award had no honor books, we know we were not the only ones unsurprised. It’s hard to find a body of outstandi ng new books to honor when the overall number is so low. What’s happening here? Why isn’t there a constant and steady stream of new Latino pictur e books to not only respond to the changing demographics of our nation but the needs and interests of all children? We invite your thoughts during the first part of February.
We know many others are paying attention to this. We hear all the time fr om Wisconsin librarians and teachers about the need for more Latino literat ure, including books in Spanish.
What is going on? And perhaps just as important, what can we in the library and education and publishing communities do? (I know the answer seems obv ious from publishers, but it seems we all have a role to play when it comes to supporting the need for books like these.) Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706 608/262-9503 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ ---Received on Wed 06 Feb 2013 03:00:20 PM CST
