Please excuse my very short post. I am in the midst of a reading frenzy to prepare for the 2008 Mock Sibert, Mock Newbery, Mock Caldecott and Mock Geisel programs presented and hosted by the children’s librarians of the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
The mere thought of being on an actual award committee intimidates me, but the mock elections are, for me, great professional development tools. If you are involved with a mock election program, I would love to hear about it.
So, happy new year! Now I have to get back to my stack of books.
debrickb
Johnson County (KS) Library had three mock elections.
Caldecott:
Medal — I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Honor — Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, illus by Kadir Nelson
Honor — Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian
Newbery:
Medal – Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Honor – Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Printz:
Medal – The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Honor – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Honor – Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande
Honor – Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Honor – Freak Show by James St. James
Teresa Walls Post author
The ACPL Mock Newbery winner we selected for 2008 was FEATHERS by Jacqueline Woodson.
Our group selected three Mock Honor books. They are:
BONE BY BONE BY BONE by Tony Johnston
CRACKER by Cynthia Kadohata
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznick
The ACPL Mock Sibert winner we selected for 2008 was THE WALL: GROWING UP BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN by Peter Sis.
Our group selected five Mock Honor books. They are:
ARTIST TO ARTIST: 23 MAJOR ILLUSTRATORS TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR ART
A SEED IS SLEEPY by Dianna Hutts Aston
EMI AND THE RHINO SCIENTIST by Mary Kay Carson
DOGS AND CATS by Steve Jenkins
1607: A NEW LOOK AT JAMESTOWN by Karen E. Lange
Teresa Walls Post author
And, the folks at ACPL are gearing up for the 2009 Mock Award Election programs. They have moved to a blog format to share commentary about titles throughout the year. If you are interested, check out:
http://acplmocknewbery.blogspot.com/
http://acplmockgeisel.blogspot.com/
http://acplmocksibert.blogspot.com/
Let the reading begin , well, continue.