The Notables Children’s Recordings Committee is pleased to announce this year’s first set of public discussion meetings. The NCR committee’s charge is to develop a list of the most notable recordings of audiobooks and music of interest for children ages 0-14 produced in 2023. The committee will meet two times during the year for public discussion meetings, this year’s first set of two discussions will occur on Monday, July 17, 2023 from 4-6 PM and from 7 -9 PM Central time.
Category: Audio books
Notable Children’s Recordings Committee – November 2022 Discussions
Jessica Gillis, chair of the 2023 Notable Children’s Recordings committee, and the entire NCR committee, will host a series of online discussions open for all to attend and observe. They invite you to join them the following days and times: Monday, November 7, 2022 – 3:30 to 5:30 EST Tuesday, November 15, 2022 – 3:30 to 5:30 EST Wednesday, November 16, 2022 – 3:30 to 5:30 EST
Notable Children’s Recordings – Call for Suggestions
The 2023 Notable Children’s Recordings committee invites all ALSC members to submit suggestions of titles to be considered for the 2023 Notable Children’s Recordings list. This annual list includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of especially commendable quality.
Suggestions Needed for the 2023 Odyssey Award
Hi ALSC Personal Members! Have you listened to a truly outstanding audiobook this year? If the answer is “YES!” then please consider suggesting it to the Odyssey Award Committee for consideration.
Notable Children’s Recordings Discussion – August 2022
The Notables Children’s Recordings Committee is pleased to announce this year’s first set of public discussion meetings. The NCR committee’s charge is to develop a list of the most notable recordings of audiobooks and music of interest for children ages 0-14 produced in 2022. The committee will meet three times during the year for public discussion meetings, the first set will occur over 3 days on August 29-31 from 3:30-5:30 EST. The following recordings of books, some new and some older books with new productions of audiobooks, will be discussed: Title Author A is for Oboe: The Orchestra’s Alphabet Lera Auerbach, Marilyn Nelson Ain’t Burned All the Bright Jason Reynolds Alias Anna Susan Hood, Greg Dawson Apple Crush Lucy Kinsley Falling Short Ernesto Cisneros Gallant V.E. Schwab Good Job George Jane O’Conner Hilo Book 1 Judd Winick Honest June: The Show Must Go On Tina Wells In the Key of…
Free Audiobooks with SYNC
Do you know about SYNC? Each summer, AudioFile Magazine partners with over a dozen publishers and with Overdrive Education to offer free audiobooks to listeners. Starting this week, SYNC is back for 2022! Each week, they make two free audiobooks available for download.
My experience on the 2022 ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings Committee
Congratulations to all involved in the YMA Awards– writers, artists, publishers, committee members, and everyone it took to create this year’s canon of beautiful stories. Let us also remember the stories and creators that weren’t recognized and the stories yet to come. They matter. Awards are a huge honor, but they are also just awards and not a measure of a story’s worth or a creator’s talent. This year, I was on the ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings Committee. What an honor it was. Training for a half marathon was a helpful activity to complete the over 1,000 listening hours each member was assigned this year!
2022 Notable Children’s Recordings Discussion List
Round 2 – January 2022 The 2022 Notable Children’s Recordings committee will be meeting via Zoom on January 13, 14, and 17 for their Round 2 discussions and YOU are invited to listen in! Audience members do not contribute to the discussion, but listen as the committee members debate each of the items on the discussion lists in their search for the materials that best meet the Notable criteria. This is an opportunity to hear about audio books and music that have been published in 2021. It is also an opportunity to learn about the evaluation process.