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From: Martha Walke <walkem_at_sover.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:00:58 -0500
I agree, but, that said, Diane, I have been on the Belpre twice - once when it was every other year and then when it was given annually. Each time we received a good number of picture books to evaluate. I know there are many excellent Latino/Latina illustrators and authors out there. My question is, how many of these illustrators are being considered to illustrate any author? I was taken by surprise at the lack of titles this year and can only hope it is an anomaly.
Martha Walke Co-Director, Children's Literature New England, Inc. Retired Librarian/Teacher
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 House, 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 their tenth anniversary in 2006, because of the dearth of eligible books at that time. From 2006 until the present the awards have been presented annually, which signalled a major shift in the body of work published. or the past few years there has been a robust (enough) field to select from; hopefully 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
Received on Wed 06 Feb 2013 11:00:58 AM CST
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:00:58 -0500
I agree, but, that said, Diane, I have been on the Belpre twice - once when it was every other year and then when it was given annually. Each time we received a good number of picture books to evaluate. I know there are many excellent Latino/Latina illustrators and authors out there. My question is, how many of these illustrators are being considered to illustrate any author? I was taken by surprise at the lack of titles this year and can only hope it is an anomaly.
Martha Walke Co-Director, Children's Literature New England, Inc. Retired Librarian/Teacher
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 House, 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 their tenth anniversary in 2006, because of the dearth of eligible books at that time. From 2006 until the present the awards have been presented annually, which signalled a major shift in the body of work published. or the past few years there has been a robust (enough) field to select from; hopefully 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
Received on Wed 06 Feb 2013 11:00:58 AM CST
