>Date: Friday, December 14, 2007
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Place: Upper Hudson Library System
Take this chance to sharpen your book discussion and evaluation skills. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the United States during the preceding year. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the illustrator for the most distinguised American picture book for children. Both awards are restricted to authors/illustrators who are citizens or residents of the United States. After award and discussion introductions, we will break up into groups to discuss the mock nominees, then ballot for our winners.
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Billy Creekmore by Tracey Porter
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
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Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis
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Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
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First Light by Rebecca Stead
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Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
And for the Mock Caldecott:
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The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson, ill. by Jonathan Bean
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Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug by Mark Newgarden and Megan Montague Cash
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Catching the Moon by Myla Goldberg, pictures by Chris Sheban
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The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrington, pictures by Shelley Jackson
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Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
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Cowboy and Octopus by John Sciescza, ill. by Lane Smith
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First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
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Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine, ill. by Kadir Nelson
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I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
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Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems
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Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals by Ashley Bryan
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Little Red Riding Hood by Jerry Pinkney
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Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose by Leo and Diane Dillon
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Pictures From Our Vacation by Lynne Rae Perkins
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Psst! by Adam Rex
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Punk Farm on Tour by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
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The Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen, retold by Stephen Mitchell and ill. by Bagram Ibatoulline
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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis
While you’re reading, think about:
- Characters
- Setting
- Pros (Thumbs up!)
- Reservations (Thumbs to the side or down)
- Criteria: (1-5, 5=Newbery/Caldecott quality)
- Interpretation of the theme or concept
- Presentation of information (accuracy, clarity, organization)
- Development of plot
- Representation of characters
- Representation of setting
- Appropriateness of style
- Appropriateness of tone
Sue has these titles available at the MVLS office if you would like to stop by or request! Let her know if you are able to attend one or both Mock sessions by December 10 at srokos@mvls.info.
