Children's Book and Media Review Volume 16 Issue 1 Article 2 1995 Beyond the Caldecott and Newbery Rachael Williams Marsha D. Broadway Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Williams, Rachael and Broadway, Marsha D. (1995) "Beyond the Caldecott and Newbery," Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 16: Iss. 1, Article 2. Available at: http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol16/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Children's Book and Media Review by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact scholarsarchive@byu.edu.
Williams and Broadway: Beyond the Caldecott and Newbery Beyond the Caldecott and Newbery by Rachael Williams, Juvenile Literature Library Assistant and Marsha D. Broadway, Juvenile Literature Librarian Harold B. Lee Library The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are so wen-known and well-respected that both children and adults consider them to be indicators of quality children's literature. Winners of these awards are sought and read by young and old. Both medals are sponsored by the Association of Library Services to Children Division of the American Library Association. The Caldecott Medal is given to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture book published in the United States during the previous year. The Newbery Medal is given to the most distinguished contribution to children's literature published during the preceding year. Recipients must be residents or citizens of the U.S. Although these two awards are highly recognized, other literary awards, both national and international, can help guide children and adults to quality literature for young people. Parents, teachers, and librarians who are aware of these awards are better able to identify and to share quality children's books. Selected children's literary awards that have gained recognition among writers, publishers, and readers of children's literature are discussed below. The most recent award winners are included with the descriptions. The sources listed at the end of this article will be helpful in identifying prior award winners. NATIONAL AWARDS American Institute of Physics Children's Science-Writing Award Recognizes distinguished writing and illustration that improves children's understanding and appreciation of physics and astronomy. First awarded in 1988. 1995: The Third Planet: Exploring the Earthfrom Space by Sally K. Ride and Tam O' Shaughnessy. Crown, 1994. ISBN 0-517-59362-9 $15.99. Mildred L. Batchelder Award Awarded to a publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently published in the U.S. Established in 1966. Named after the former Executive Director of the Association for Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 1995 1
Children's Book and Media Review, Vol. 16 [1995], Iss. 1, Art. 2 2 Brigham Young University Library service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). 1995: The Boys From St. Petri by Bjarne B. Reuter. E.P. Dutton, 1993. ISBN 0-525-45121-8 $14.99. Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Awards are given in three categories: Outstanding Fiction or Poetry, Outstanding Nonfiction, and Outstanding Illustration. Awarded annually since 1967 by The Boston Globe and The Hom Book Magazille. 1994 Fiction: Scooter by Vera B. Williams. Greenwillow, 1993. ISBN 0-688-09377-9 $14.93. 1994 Non-fiction: Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery by Russell Freedman. Clarion, 1993. ISBN 0899198627 $17.45. 1994 Picture Book: Grarulfather's Journey by Allen Say. Houghton Mifflin, 1993. ISBN 0-395-57035-2 $16.95. Christopher Awards Given by The Christophers to works "of professional excellence that affirm the highest values of the human spirit." Awards are given to books, motion pictures, and television specials. Books for young people were first honored in 1970. 1995 Ages 4-6: I'll See You Whell the Mooll is Full by Susi Gregg Fowler. Greenwillow, 1994. ISBN 0-688-10831-8 $13.93. 1995 Ages 6-8: Prize ill the SIIOW by Bill Easterling. Little, Brown, 1994. ISBN 0-316-22489-8 $15.95. 1995 Ages 8-12: The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle by Jewel H. Grutman and Gay Matthaei. Thomasson-Grant, 1994. ISBN 1-56566-063-3$17.95. 1995 Ages 12 and up: Takillg Hold: My Journey /lito Blindlless by Sally Hobart Alexander. Macmillan, 1994. ISBN 0-02-700402-3 $13.95. Golden Kite Award Presented by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) to members of SCBWI whose award-year books of fiction, nonfiction, and picture-illustration "best exhibit excellence in writing or illustration and genuinely appeal to the interests and concerns of children. " First awarded in 1973. 1994 Fiction: Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. Clarion, 1994. ISBN 0-395-68186-3 $14.95. 1994 Nonfiction: Kids at Work: Lewis Hille and the Crusade Agai1lSt Child Labor by Russell Freedman. Clarion, 1994. ISBN 0-395-58703-4$16.95. 1994 Picture: Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker. Harcourt Brace, 1994. ISBN 0-15-292869-3 $13.95. http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol16/iss1/2 2
Williams and Broadway: Beyond the Caldecott and Newbery Children's Book and Play Review 3 Coretta Scott King Award Awarded to African-American authors and illustrators of books that promote the cause of peace and brotherhood through their work, and inspire children and youth to dedicate their talents and energies to help achieve these goals. Commemorates the life and works of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. King. Established in 1969 and awarded by the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. In 1974, an additional award for illustration was added. 1995: Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Pat McKissack. Scholastic Hardcover, 1994. ISBN 0-590-43027-0 $15.95. 1995 Illustration: Creation by James Weldon Johnson. Holiday House, 1994. ISBN 0-8234-1069-2 $15.95. New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year Selection of best illustrated children's books of the year. Initiated in 1952. 1994: My House by Lisa Desimini. Henry Holt, 1994. ISBN 0-8050-3144-8 $15.95. The Boy Who Ate Around by Henrik Drescher. Hyperion Books, 1994. ISBN 0786800143 $14.45. Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs. E.P. Dutton, 1994. ISBN 0-525-45271-0 $14.99. The Boy mul the Cloth of Dreams by Jenny Koralek. Candlewick Press, 1994. ISBN 1-56402-349-4 $14.95. Ship of Dreams by Dean Morrissey. Harry N. Abrams, 1994. ISBN 0-8109-3848-0 $17.95. The Sunday Outing by Gloria Jean Pinkney. Dial, 1994. ISBN 0-8037-1119-9 $14.89. A Teeny, TillY Baby by Amy Schwartz. Orchard Books, 1994. ISBN 0-531-08668-2 $15.99. How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball by David Shannon. Blue Sky Press, 1994. ISBN 0-590-47410-3 $14.95. The Three Golden Keys by Peter Sis. Doubleday, 1994. ISBN 0-385-47292-7 $19.95. The Wave of the Sea-Wolfby David Wisniewski. Clarion Books, 1994. ISBN 0-395-66478-0 $16.95. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Awarded to a distinguished work of historical fiction set in the New World, and published by a U.S. publisher in English. The award was established and donated by Scott O'Dell in 1981, and the winners are selected by an advisory board of the Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books. Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 1995 3
Children's Book and Media Review, Vol. 16 [1995], Iss. 1, Art. 2 4 Brigham Young University Under the Blood-Red SUII by Graham Salisbury. ISBN 0-385-32099-X $15.95. 1995 : Delacorte, 1994. Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honors distinction in nonfiction for children. The committee considers "accuracy, organization, design, writing style, and usefulness for classroom teaching in grades K-8." The award commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Commenius, whose book Orb is Pictus (The World ill Pictures) is historically considered to be the first work created exclusively for children. It is administered by the Committee on Using Nonfiction in the Elementary Language Arts Classroom of the National Council of Teachers of English. 1995: Safari Beneath the Sea: The Wonder World of the North Pacific Coast by Diane Swanson. Sierra, 1994. ISBN 0-87156-415-7 $16.95. Edgar Allan Poe Awards Honors the best work in the mystery, crime, suspense, and intrigue fields in several media each year. An award for "Best Juvenile Novel" has been awarded since 1962, and "Best Young Adult Novel" was added in 1989. Awarded by the Mystery Writers of America. 1995 Juvenile: The Absolutely True Story... How I Visited Yellowstone Park With the Terrible Rubes by Willo Davis Roberts. Atheneum, 1994. ISBN 0-689-31939-8 $14.95. Toughing It by Nancy Springer. Harcourt Brace, 1994. 1995 YA: ISBN 0-15-200008-9 $10.95. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Phoenix Award Awarded to "a book for children published twenty years earlier which did not win a major award at the time of its publication but which, from the perspective of time, is deemed worthy of special recognition for its literary quality. The book must have been originally published in English, but not necessarily in the U.S. Awarded by the Children's Literature Association since 1985. 1995 : Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. HarperCollins, 1975. ISBN 0-06-026738-0 $14.89. Canada Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Medal Awarded by the Canadian Library Association to an illustrator (must be a Canadian citizen) for the most distinguished illustrations in a children's http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol16/iss1/2 4
Williams and Broadway: Beyond the Caldecott and Newbery Children's Book and Play Review 5 book published in Canada during the preceding year. Awarded annually since 1971. 1994: Last Leaf, First Snowflake to Fall by Leo Yerxa. Orchard Books, 1994. ISBN 0-531-08674-7 $14.99. Canadian Children's Book of the Year Award Given by the Canadian Library Association to the Canadian author of a children's book of outstanding literary merit. Awarded annually since 1947. There is now an award given for a YA Canadian Book. 1994: Some of the Kinder Plallets by Tom Wynne-Jones. Douglas & McIntyre, 1994. ISBN 0888992076 $4.95. 1994 YA: Nobody's SOli by Sean Stewart. Macmillan, 1994. ISBN 0029541603 $15.95. Great Britain Carnegie Medal Given by the British Library Association for a children's book of outstanding merit written in English and first published in the U. K. in the preceding year. Awarded annually since 1937. 1994 : Stone Cold by Robert Swindells. Hamish Hamilton, 1994. ISBN 0241134943 $19.95. Kate Greenaway Medal Given by the British Library Association to the illustrator of the most distinguished work in illustration in a children's book first published in the U.K. during the preceding year. Awarded annually since 1957. 1994: Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff. Delacorte, 1993. ISBN 0-385-31069-2 $19.95. Sources for further infonnation on children's book awards: Childrell's Books Awards & Prizes. New York: The Children's Book Council, 1992. Jones, Dolores Blythe. Children's Literature Awards & Willners. Detroit, MI: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1983. Lynch-Brown, Carol. Essemials of Children's Literature. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993. Smith, Laura. Children's Book Awards Imernalional. McFarland & Company, 1992. Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 1995 Jefferson, NC: 5