New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books winners 2012 — The Horn Book

New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books winners 2012 — The Horn Book

Bear Despair written and illustrated by Gaëtan Dorémus (Enchanted Lion)
The Beetle Book written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Houghton)
House Held Up by Trees written by Ted Kooser; illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press)
The Hueys in the New Sweater written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel)
Infinity and Me written by Kate Hosford; illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (Carolrhoda)
Little Bird written by Germano Zullo; illustrated by Albertine (Enchanted Lion)
One Times Square: A Century of Change at the Crossroads of the World written and illustrated by Joe McKendry ( Godine)
Red Knit Cap Girl written and illustrated by Naoko Stoop (Tingley/Little)
Stephen and the Beetle written by Jorge Luján; illustrated by Chiara Carrer (Groundwood)
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad written and illustrated by Henry Cole (Scholastic)

Fair Skin Black Fella

This is the story of Mary, a young Aboriginal girl who lives on a red and dusty cattle station. Shunned by the other girls because of her fair skin, Old Ned, one of the community elders, finally speaks up. With words full of knowledge and wisdom, he teaches the girls that Aboriginal identity transcends skin colour and that family, community, country, culture and spirituality is what being Aboriginal is really about.

Renee Fogorty shows that prejudice has no boundaries and that it occurs within and between cultural groups. Her personal perspective makes Fair Skin Black Fella a tale of universal experience that many young readers will identify with. Renee’s contemporary artwork is both whimsical and streetwise, and her colourful characters will appeal to readers of all ages.

from

http://www.magabala.com/product_info.php?cPath=150&products_id=119&
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Additional information for this title

Main Title: Fair skin blackfella / Renee Fogorty. Author: Fogorty, Renee Imprint: Broome, W.A. : Magabala Books, 2010. Collation: 1 v. Audience: For primary school age. ISBN: 9781921248146 (pbk) Dewey Class: A823.4 305.8 Language: English Subject: Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction Racism -- Juvenile fiction Average Rating: No reviews available as yet Add your review BRN: 242339 More Information: More about this book in Google Book Search View more information in LibraryThing - 1 entries

THE QUIET BOOK
By Deborah Underwood.
http://www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com/index.html

http://www.books4yourkids.com/2010/05/quiet-book-by-deborah-underwood.html
at this site you can glimpse something of the book by seeing some of the pages.


This looks delightful. How refreshing is this -- yum!
Another favorite by Deborah Underwood which is in our library----

Main Title:		Pirate Mom / by Deborah Underwood ; illustrated by Stephen Gilpin.
Author:		Underwood, Deborah Gilpin, Stephen, ill
Edition:		1st ed.
Imprint:		New York : Random House, 2006.
Collation:		48 p. ; 23 cm.
Series Title:		Step into reading. Step 3 book
Summary:		When a hypnotist convinces Pete's mother that she is a pirate, Pete tries to find a way to turn her back into a regular parent.
ISBN:		0375933239 (lib bdg) 0375833234 (pbk)
Dewey Class:		[E] UNDE
LC Class:		PZ7.U4193
Language:		English
Subject:		Pirates -- Fiction Hypnotism -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction Humorous stories -- Fiction
Average Rating:		No reviews available as yet Add your review
BRN:		174631
More Information:		More about this book in Google Book Search View more information in LibraryThing - 40 entries, 1 reviews

Guardian Children's fiction prize 2010 - the shortlist

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/29/guardian-childrens-fiction-prize/print
-for details of each book on longlist and shortlist

• Bernard Beckett - Genesis
• Siobhan Dowd - Solace of the Road **** shortlisted
• Sally Gardner - The Silver Blade
• Morris Gleitzman - Then **** shortlisted
• Julie Hearn - Rowan the Strange
• Mal Peet - Exposure **** shortlisted
• Terry Pratchett - Nation **** shortlisted
• Marcus Sedgwick - Revolver

Children's Book Council of Australia------

http://cbca.org.au/news.htm - -for more details

NZ Children's Book AWards 2010

http://www.booksellers.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-post-childrens-book-awards/winners-2010

Old Hu-Hu

Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. This is a beautiful story of death and the celebration of life, with powerful, evocative illustrations by Rachel Driscoll.

Siobhán Parkinson first children's laureate Ireland

Ireland names Siobhán Parkinson first children's laureate

Award-winning Irish author and publisher Siobhán Parkinson becomes Ireland's first laureate for children's literature

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/11/booksforchildrenandteenagers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29

We have three of her books in our library:
The Moon King, Kathleen: The Celtic Knot; Cows are Vegetarians.

Childrens and Teens: another great resource: IBBY

http://ibbyaustralia.wordpress.com/about/

http://www.ibby.org/

What is IBBY
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together. Mission to promote international understanding through children's books to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards to encourage the publication and distribution of quality children's books, especially in developing countries to provide support and training for those involved with children and children's literature to stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children's literature

Please check out this site for a wonderful list of Australian and International authors and illustrators.

Examples---
Ena Noël award. Founding President of IBBY Australia.

The award winners:

• 1994 Arone Raymond Meeks, won for his third picturebook, Enora and the Black Crane (1991)
• 1996 Sonya Hartnett, won for Wilful Blue (1994)
• 1997 Steve Woolman, won a special award for his body of work
• 1998 Tohby Riddle, for The Tip at the End of the Street (1996)
• 2000 Catherine Jinks for Piggy in the Middle (1998)
• 2002 Beth Norling, for Cherryblossom and the Golden Bear (2000)
• 2004 Alyssa Brugman, for Walking Naked
• 2006 Anthony Eaton, for Fireshadow and The girl in the cave
• 2008 Markus Zusak for The Book Thief

Puffin Handbook free - list of 70 all time favorites plus

http://www.puffin.co.uk/static/grownups/

From The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the gothic horror Dracula, the publisher Puffin has compiled a list of its 70 best books of all time for children.

The fantasy classics Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, the pirate adventure Treasure Island, and the tear-jerking Watership Down also make the list for young people aged from babies to their teens, marking Puffin's 70th anniversary.

The books are split into categories including best mischief and mayhem, weird and wonderful, sugar and spice, best swashbucklers and derring-do, as well as books to cuddle up with.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/07/puffin-best-childrens-books-list?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29

From the Guardian

Children's stories that can still make you cry

A few of the books I sobbed over in childhood can still raise a tear. Anyone else?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/may/04/childrens-stories-cry?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29

Fetch the handkerchiefs, boy ... a still from the film The Call of the Wild

KIDS BOOK REVIEW blog - excellent source

http://kids-book-review.blogspot.com/search/label/Reviews

This is an excellent children's book blog based here in Canberra with many great links to other sources.

Children Teen Award winners 2010 - more

from Monthly Highlights on Books and Authors website:
http://bna.galegroup.com/bna/monthlyhighlights#award

When You Reach Me (2009) Rebecca Stead

on order for our library

The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award is named for John Newbery, the 18th-century British bookseller. It is bestowed by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. In January 2010, the medal went to Rebecca Stead for her young adult novel When You Reach Me. The novel takes place in New York City in 1978. Sixth-grader Miranda is dealing with the issues of middle school, including changing friendships and first crushes, and living with her single mother who dreams of becoming a contestant on a game show. Miranda is obsessed with Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. She begins receiving mysterious notes that claim to be from someone who wants to save her life, and Miranda believes that the notes are coming from someone who can see the future. She attempts to solve the mystery as she deals with all the other issues in her life. When You Reach Me is author Rebecca Stead's second novel.

AWARD WINNERS: The Caldecott Medal (1938 - 2010)

The Lion and the Mouse (2009) Jerry Pinkney
not in our library but two others of this author are.

The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937 to recognize the most distinguished American picture book for children. The award is named in honor of Randolph Caldecott, the noted nineteenth-century English illustrator. The 2010 Caldecott Medal was presented to author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney for The Lion and the Mouse, his retelling of the classic fable from Aesop. The tale focuses on the unlikely friendship between a lion and a mouse. It is set in the African savannah, which is filled with wild animals and exotic plant life. After the lion shows mercy to a small mouse, he becomes trapped in a net. The mouse then comes to the beast's rescue by chewing through the ropes that have ensnared the creature. The Lion and the Mouse contains very little text, but instead relies heavily on Pinkney's stunning and captivating illustrations of the African landscape and wildlife.