My experience with the ALSC seals goes back 30 years to my time as a primary grade teacher in Macon, Georgia. I had a professor at the University of Florida, Dr. Linda Leonard Lamme, who turned me on to books—picturebooks especially—and so I incorporated children’s literature into my kindergarten, first, and second grade classrooms. I remember sharing picturebooks such as King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood, Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack and Jerry Pinkney, and Truck by Donald Crews with the Caldecott Award seals on them during readalouds and explaining that these books had won for outstanding artwork. At that time, I had no idea that ALSC sponsored the awards or how the Randolph Caldecott Award Selection Committees functioned. I never could have imagined that one day I would be serving as a member of the 2019 Randolph Caldecott Award Selection Committee.
Author: ALSC Budget committee
Budgeting for the Banquet
As we look forward to the celebratory events of ALA Annual, the topic on many people’s minds will soon be trip planning. And for many of you, this also means planning outfits and considering tickets and tables for the Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet. We all love celebrating the authors, illustrators, and publishing folks who were awarded so many shiny medals at the Youth Media Awards. I know I do!
Three Things You May Not Know About the Budget Committee
I joined the Budget committee about one year ago as Chair and I’ve learned a lot since then. Here are a few things you may not know: