Class #6, December 19 Lois Lowry, giveaways, bibliography books Christina’s booktalk Lolly on poetry and verse novels Jacqueline Woodson presentation Locomotion book discussionBreak Journals Awards Odds and ends, Q&A What’s next?

Lois LowryReactions? Thoughts?

Did her talk affect how you think of authors and children’s books?

Later will have resources for school visits

Show & Tell Your bibliography topic

The book

Why it’s great

Christina’s booktalk

God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant

Poetry More poets and books Horn Book poetry issue Verse novels Poetry and history

More poetry and verse novels

Jacqueline Woodson presentation

Ellen Kim

Cara O’Reilly

Book discussion

Talk about your bibliographies

Discuss Locomotion What worked best?

(Characterization, poetry, plot, themes…)

What grade would you use this with? How?

Break

Journals and magazines

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Kirkus Reviews Booklist Booklinks School Library Journal Publishers Weekly

The Randolph Caldecott Medal

2005 winner and honor books

2005 Caldecott Committee schedule

June 2002: nominations

Spring 2003: elections

January 2004 (San Diego) 2-hour meeting

June 2004 (Orlando) Sat. 2-4, Sun. 8:30-4

January 2005 (Boston) Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-5, Sun. 8-12:30

Mon. 6:30 a.m. phone calls, 8:15 press conference

June 2005 (Chicago) Sunday p.m. award banquet

2005 Caldecott Committee

Books submitted for Caldecott consideration

Invitations from

publishers

2005 Caldecott Committee

2005 Caldecott Committee

Lolly G., Marie, Marion

2005 Caldecott Committee

Sunday a.m., writing press release

Monday6:30 a.m.

Monday, 8 a.m.

LibrariAnne

Caldecott Medal suggestions

Responses to Caldecott Medal announcement

Responses to Caldecott Medal announcement

Responses to Caldecott Medal announcement

Other awards

ALA awards are most prestigious National Book Award NY Times Best Illustrated Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards

Best-of-the-year lists

Notables and BBYA (ALA) Fanfare (Horn Book) Blue Ribbon (BCCB)

Awards links on Horn Book website

Extreme reactions (June 6, 2006)

Official: http://www.hbook.com/blog/2006/10/oh-what-night.htmlUnofficial: http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=229

Steven Kellogg, Barbara Elleman

James Ransome

Lois Ehlert

Kate DiCamillo

< Nicolas Debon and Roger Sutton

M. T. Anderson >

< Julie Roach (CPL)

Odds and Ends Requests• Getting started in publishing (Heather)• Real-life encounters with authors (Beth)

Writing and getting published Author visits Communicating with authors Q&A—free for all on any topic

Publishing Industry Know your publishers Internships Read Publishers Weekly Collaborative industry (people skills) In Boston, join Bookbuilders

Real-life encounters ??? People read this year (or presented on) include Jacqueline

Woodson, Lynne Rae Perkins, Katherine Paterson, Jack Gantos, Chris Raschka, Mordicai Gerstein, Barbara Lehmann, Mordicai Gerstein, Maurice Sendak, Kevin Henkes, Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, Steve Jenkins, John Steptoe, Vera B. Williams, Peter Sís. Also Kathleen T. Horning and Anita Silvey

Also Elaine Konigsburg, Paula Fox, Arthur Geisert, Maira Kalman, Art Spiegelman, Paul Zelinsky, Eric Rohman, David Weisner, Petra Mathers, Natalie Babbitt, Rachel Isadora, Marc Simont (Robert McCloskey)

Writing and getting published SCBWI Writing group for feedback Agent? Literary Market Place Writers’ Market 2007 Read Publishers Weekly (online) Be patient!

Writing programs

VT Collegehttp://www.tui.

edu/programs/masters_mfawc.asp

Simmons MFAhttp://www.simmons

.edu/gradstudies/liberal-arts/academics/childrens-literature/writing.shtml

Listservs

Child_Lithttps://email.rutgers

.edu/mailman/listinfo/child_lit

Yalsa-bkhttp://lists.ala.org/wws/info/yalsa-bk

Magazines for adolescentsCricket Magazine Group

(http://www.cricketmag.com/) Cricket (9-14) Cicada (14 & up) Dig (archaeology, 9-14) Cobblestone (history, 9-14) Muse (science, history, arts, 10 & up) Faces (world cultures, 9-14) Calliope (world history, 9-14) Odyssey (science, 10-15)

Author visitsRandom House advice (very good)

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/eventkit.pdf

Planning detailshttp://childrensbooks.about.

com/library/howto/htscheduleauthor.htm

Authors collaborativehttp://www.visitingauthors.com/helpful_articles.html

Communicating with authors E-mail from author’s site

read info on site first

US Mail via publisherInclude postage paid envelope

for response

Be considerate

More questions?(General Q&A)

Where to go from here

Thanks

Please keep in touch!