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LIS 481 Children's Literature and Media Collections: Fall 2008'


LIS 481 examines techniques and philosophical aspects of critical evaluation and selection of material for collections serving children from birth through age 12, in public libraries and school settings. Emphasis is on the literary, artistic, and physical characteristics of children’s books and non-print materials and the identification of items to satisfy the educational, recreational, informational and developmental needs of children. Attention is given to aspects of contemporary culture, including social trends and new technologies affecting children and library practices


Contents

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[edit] Overview of Children's Literature

[edit] Class Schedule, Readings and Assignments

Please click on the section “About You”. Select your name- introduce yourself to the class and give some background details about your interests and where you are in the program; tell us about your earliest experiences with reading and perhaps one or more of your favorite books (children or other). What made them memorable? Please post this on the class Wiki by the Friday before our first class. Don’t forget to save your remarks. Your comments will become a permanent part of our class wiki. Please note: there is a range of readings in the supplementary section. These are there for you to dip into and possibly return to at a later date. By no means are you required to read all of them!

[edit] About You

Please click on About You above and write a short description of yourself, your place in the GSLIS program and add anything else about yourself and your interests in this section.

[edit] September 6, 2008 Trends in Children's Books; review of selection tools; Developmental and learning characteristics of children; Sharing early reading experiences; using the Class Wiki

Prior to our first class on Saturday Sept. 6, 2008

Required Reading:

Sutherland, Zena. Children and Books. Chapter One “Children and Books Today” and Chapter Three “History of Children’s Books”.

Natalie Babbitt: The Purpose of Literature and Who Cares? http://www.thencbla.org/boardspeeches/babbittmoorelec.html

"The Lion and the Mouse", New Yorker article on History of Children's Services in Libraries http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/21/080721fa_fact_lepore

Class Assignment: Read, review and BRING TO CLASS three of the following: an alphabet book, a Mother Goose/nursery rhyme book and a concept book (shapes, colors, counting) found in the preschool section of any public library or from your personal collection.


Websites for review:

[edit] Class Readings in Development and Learning of Young Children

Please post your reading response by clicking on the above link

[edit] September 13, 2008 Emergent Literacy; Books for the Youngest Child; Introduction to Picture Books

[edit] Required Reading:

Sutherland, Zena, 9th Edition. Children and Books. Chapters 1 & 2 and "Chapter 4: Books for the Very Young"

Hearne, B. Choosing Books for Children. Chapters 2&3

Diamant-Cohen, Betsy "Make Way for Dendrites: How Brain Research Can Impact Children's Programming". Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children,, Spring 2004. pp. 11-18.

Byrne, Marci. “Book a Play Date; The Game of Promoting Emergent Literacy” American Libraries. 34:8 (September 2003) p 42-44


[edit] Supplementary Readings:

(Read and comment on at least ONE of these articles on class wiki Arnold. Renea. "Public Libraries and Early Literacy: Raising a Reader. "American Libraries, Sept 2003 v34 p48(3)

Diamant-Cohen, Betsy " Mother Goose on the Loose: Applying Brain Research to Early Childhood Programs in the Public Library". Public Libraries, January/February 2004. pp. 41-45.

Engelfield, Steven. "The ABCs of ABCs." School Library Journal, January '01, pp. 32-3.

Ford, Bernette. "Publishing Books for the Very Young," Children's Book Council Perspective, October 2002.

Horning, Kathleen T. "Board Books Go Boom," in Horn Book, Mar./April 1997, pp. 155-160.

Selection Tools:

Examine, if you can find: Odean, Kathleen. Great Books for Babies and Toddlers: More Than 500 Recommended Books for Your Child's First Three Years. Ballantine. 2003 (available in most public libraries)

Cooperative Center for Children’s Books. Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailLists.asp?idBookListCat=1

[edit] Class Assignment

Picture Books: Carefully examine two picture books that have been awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm


Please select books from TWO different decades. As soon as you select your titles please post your choice on the class wiki so that we may have as representative a selection of titles as possible. Bring your books to class for discussion. Based on your reading, consider the literary/artistic aspects of each book -- style, layout, use of color, the way the illustration conveys story. Think about appeal of the book and its value for children. Please post your comments.

[edit] Sept 13 Class Assignment: Evaluation of Selected Caldecott Books

Select two Caldecott winning books one newer (within the past 15 years and one older title from before 1992) post the titles and bring them to class.


Websites for review:

[edit] Sept 13 Class Readings in Emergent Literacy

Please click on above link and post your response

[edit] September 20, 2008 Artistic and Literary Components of Picture Books

[edit] Selected Painting for Review from Eric Carle Museum Visit

  • Please post your short analysis of your selected painting here

[edit] Required Readings:

  • Sutherland, Z. Chapter 5 "Artists and Children’s Books" Children and Books.
  • Horning, Kathleen T. From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books, Harper/Collins, 1997 "Picture Books" p. 87.
  • Read all: Bang, Molly. Picture This (on reserve in GLSIS office)

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

(Read and comment on at least one of these articles on class wiki)

  • Cooney, Barbara. “Making Picture Books: The Pictures” Horn Book. March/April 1998. p 190-4. This is a special issue of Horn Book. See also articles by Charlotte Zolotow, Barbara Bader.
  • Elleman, Barbara. Series of articles on "Illustration as Art," Booklinks May 1994; Sept. 1994; Jan. 1995; May 1995; Sept. 1995. (You may need to look for these back issues not available online in larger public libraries)
  • Lambert, Megan. “InFORMed Reading: Evaluating and Using Picture Books, Beginning Reader Books, and Illustrated Books” Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, 4 no3 31-4, 54 Winter 2006.
  • Lane, Heather “Don't Judge the Art by Its Medium” Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, Spring 2006, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p28-29, 2p.
  • Horne, Jackie. “Six Decades of Picture Book Illustration: The Art Barbara Cooney. Children’s Literature in Education. Jun 2001, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p91-109, 19p (available from Ebsco)
  • Menand, Louis. “Cat People What Dr. Seuss really taught us”. The New Yorker, December 23, 2002.
  • Piro, Joseph. “The Picture of Reading: Deriving meaning in literacy through image”. The Reading Teacher. 56 no 2 126-24. October 2002.
  • Ball, Sherry. "Creating Pop-ups," and "Robert Sabuda on the Art of the Pop-up," Booklinks, June/July 2003, pp. 21-27.
  • Robinson, Lolly. "The Newest Medium: Illustrating With Save and Undo," Hornbook Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2000, pp. 667-680.
  • Sendak, Maurice, "Descent into Limbo" Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, Summer/Fall2003 pp. 17-23.
  • Silvey, Anita. "Pigs in Space," School Library Journal, November 2001, pp. 48-50.

[edit] Sept 20 Class Readings Artistic and Literary Components of Picture Books

Please click on above link and post your response

  • Artistic and Literary Components of Picture Books
  • Visual Literacy
  • Analysis of a Picture Book
  • Design
  • Artistic Media
  • Style
  • Books for the Youngest Child
  • Mother Goose and Nursery Tales
  • Alphabet Books
  • Counting Books
  • Concept Books
  • Wordless Books
  • Selected examples of Mother Goose books, Alphabet and Counting Books

[edit] Sept 28, 2008 Folklore Myth and Oral Literature

[edit] Required Readings:

Read: Sutherland, Z. Children and Books. Chapters 6&7 "Folktales" and "Fables, Myths and Epics" Hearne, Betsy. Cite the Source: Reducing Cultural Chaos in Picture Books, Part One. http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~ehearne//cite.html

Hearne, Betsy Cite the Source: Reducing Cultural Chaos in Picture Books, Part Two. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~hearne/respect.html


Hearne, B. Choosing Books for Children. Chapter 8 "Folklore" Horning, K From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books. "Traditional Literature" pg. 22

Review Sur la Lune fairytales website: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/. This is a labor of love for the author who created this portal into the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies. It features 27 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,000 illustrations. You may use this site or select your books from a review of many traditional tales available in your local library.

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Bettelheim, Bruno. (1976). The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. New York: Knopf. Read the nineteen-page introduction to this work; it is widely available at most public and academic libraries. Bettelheim is a controversial figure but this introduction makes an important case for the value of fairy tales.

Del Negro, Janice. "A Change of Storyteller: Folktales in Children and Books, from Arbuthnot to Sutherland ", Library Trends, winter 1999 v47 i3p579.

Hearne, Betsy. "Swapping Tales and Stealing Stories: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Folklore in Children's Literature".Library Trends, Winter 1999v47 i3 p509.

Hearne, Betsy. “Once There Was and Will Be: Storytelling the Future”. Horn Book Magazine, Nov/Dec2000, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p712-719, 8p

Walsh, Jill Paton "The Family Drama" Hornbook Magazine; Jan/Feb 2003, Vol 79 Issue 1, p 19, 11 p.

Yep, Laurence. “The Outsider in Fiction and Fantasy”. English Journal; Jan2005, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p52-54, 3p (In Proquest)


Zelinksy, Paul. O "Artist’s Notes on the Creation of Rapunzel" Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 11 no3 214-17 Spr "98.

Booklinks has an interesting review of the many versions of the Cinderella story. Of the 500 or so versions, the tale as we know it may date back to a Chinese story from the ninth century, "Yeh-Shen."Charles Perrault is believed to be the author, in the 1690s, of our "modern" 300-year-old Cinderella, the French Cendrillon. http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/multicultural.htm

Another site with curriculum material and assorted links to other fairy tale sites http://www.picadome.fcps.net/Lab/currl/language_arts/reading/fairytales.htm


Carol Hurst links to some of the great tongue in cheek versions of Folk and Fairy Tales http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/fairytongueincheek.html

Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/

[edit] Class Assignment

Examine two different versions of a favorite traditional folk, fairy tale, myth or legend (at least one of them should be in picture book format, but look for the other in a collection of tales, myths or legends). Bring both books to class and be prepared to discuss them. Write two annotations (complete with bibliographic information) and compare them for language, reading level, with special attention to the "authenticity" of each tale. Please post these on the wiki before class.

[edit] Types of Traditional Literature

[edit] Sept 28 Class Readings Folklore, Myth and Oral Literature

Please click on above link and post your response and also post the names of your two folktale selections here

[edit] October 4, 2008 Fantasy and Science Fiction; Class discussion of Pullman's The Golden Compass

[edit] Required Readings:

Everyone should come prepared to discuss Pullman’s The Golden Compass for class.

Sutherland, Z. Children and Books. Chapter 8 "Modern Fantasy"

Cart, Michael "What Rowling Hath Wrought" Booklist April 15, 2004. Vol 1 100 Issue 16, p. 243-8.

Cooper, Susan Unriddling the World. Horn Book Magazine, May/Jun2008, Vol. 84 Issue 3, p271-281, 11p.

Goldsmith, F. Ursula Major [Interview with U. Le Guin]. School Library Journal v. 50 no. 6 (June 2004) p. 52-4

Estes, Sally. A Century of Books: Looking Back at SF/Fantasy for Youth. Booklist. Chicago April 15, 2005. Vol. 101, Iss. 16 pg. 1470, 1p.


[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Black, Sharon "The Magic of Harry Potter: Symbols and Heroes of Fantasy". Children's Literature in Education; Sept 2003, Vol 34, Issue 3 pg. 237 11p.

Farah Mendelssohn. Is There Any Such Thing as Children's Science Fiction? A Position Piece. The Lion and the Unicorn 28.2 (2004) 284-31

Gish, Kimbra Wilder. "Hunting down Harry Potter: an Exploration of Religious Concerns about Children's Literature," Horn Book Magazine, May/June 2000, pp.262-271.

Hearn, Michael Patrick. "Toto, I've a Feeling we’re Not in Kansas City Anymore or Detroit...or Washington, DC!" Horn Book Magazine, Jan. /Feb. 2001, pp.16-34.

Egoff, Sheila. "The Matter of Fantasy," in her book, Worlds Within, Chicago ALA, l988. pp. 1-20

Jones, Diana Wynne "Birthing a book" Hornbook Magazine, July-August 2004 v80 i4 p379(15)

Pierce, Tamora. "Fantasy: Why Kids Read It, Why Kids Need It," In: Egoff, Only Connect, pp. 179-183.

Steen, Rachel. “The Rise of Canadian Fantastical Fiction”. Canadian Children’s Book News, Spring 2008.

Browse the website http://www2.ku.edu/~sfcenter/young-SF.htm and select one of the essays to read.

Check out this important reference source: Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults a Comprehensive Guide Fifth Edition (2004) annotated bibliography by Ruth Nadelman Lynn. This reference book is indispensable for maintaining a strong fantasy collection; this classic guide features more than 7,400 novels and story collections for grades 3 through 12. The older edition is still valuable and may be available in many public library reference collections. Ten topical chapters range from Allegorical Fantasy and Literary Fairy Tales to Witchcraft and Sorcery. Each annotated title includes extensive bibliographic references, along with reading level, major awards won, recommendation symbols, and review citations.

[edit] Class Assignment:

Select a favorite fantasy or science fiction title (for children up to grade 8). Please post your title on this section of class wiki. Bring the book to class and identify how it fits within the genre. For the rest of class we will break into groups to discuss Pullman’s The Golden Compass as a prototype of fantasy writing.

  • Hans Christian Andersen- original "fairy stories" that were authored by the great Danish writer

http://hca.gilead.org.il/

Science Fiction writing for children offers literature where science and technology interacts with everyday life. Mary Shelley's Frankestein (1817) is often considered one of the first works of science fiction. Other popular authors include Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. While not written for children, their works were often read by older students. After World War I and with the advent of a rapidly developing technology, more writers began creating science fiction stories for children. Places to begin. Linda Day at the University of Guelph in Canada has published an outstanding annotated bibliography of fantasy and science fiction authors for children http://sfbib.lib.uoguelph.ca/ Writing Young Adult and Children's Science Fiction & Fantasy: Make the Impossible Possible, an article by Marnie Brooks from February 2002 issue of Children's Writer, a publication of the Institute for Children's Literature http://www.underdown.org/sffantasy.htm Seminal Authors Madeline L'Engle Robert Heinlein William Sleator Lois Lowery Anne McCaffrey

[edit] Oct. 4 Class Readings in Fantasy and Science Fiction

[edit] October 4, 2008 Picture Book Analysis Due

Please post your choice of illustrator on the above link as soon as you have decided.

[edit] October 11, 2008 Columbus Day Weekend- No Class

[edit] October 18, 2008 Fiction: Literary Components; exploring the elements of narrative

[edit] Children's Book Publishing; Visit from Children’s editor/author, Barbara Elleman

[edit] Required Readings:

Sutherland, Z. Children and Books. Chapter 10 "Modern Fiction"

Horning, Kathleen T. From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books, Harper/Collins, 1997. "Fiction," pp.; 149-175. and chapter six: “Easy Readers and Transitional Books”.

Gauch, Patricia. "In the Belly of the Whale," Hornbook, May/June 1997, pp. 94-99.

Kiefer, Barbara “Understanding Reading” School Library Journal. Feb. 1, 2001 p. 49-52.


[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Chatton, Barbara. "Ramona and Her Neighbors: Why We Love Them," Horn Book May/June 1995, pp. 297-364.

Francis, Christine Doyle. "Notable Novels in the Classroom: Helping Students to Increase Their Knowledge of Language and Literature," In: McClure and Kristo. Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play, pp. 78-91.

Peck, Richard. "Writing in a Straight Line," Hornbook, Sept./Oct. 1997, pp.529-533.

Rockman, Connie. "Give Them Wings," School Library Journal, December 2001, pp. 42-3.

Smith, Robin , Too Easy? Too Hard? Finding the Right Easy Reader: Booklist; 7/1/2003, Vol. 99 Issue 21, p1902, 2p

[edit] Class Assignment:

Please select ONE modern fiction title published within the past 30 years. You may choose an older title, if it is still in print. These may be considered modern classics. Review them for their appeal. Comment on style, strength of writing and what makes them a “good read“. Prepare a written book review for each title using the School Library Journal online guide for writing a book review.

This is found at: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/info/CA452758.html

Bring your books and the reviews to class; be prepared to discuss why you chose them. Please post these reviews on the class wiki.

In addition to authors suggested by Sutherland, you may choose from works written by: Joan Aiken, Lloyd Alexander, Avi, John Bellairs, Betsy Byers, Natalie Babbitt, Eleanor Estes, Beverly Cleary, Eleanor Estes, Elizabeth Enright, Jean George, Virginia Hamilton, E.L. Konigsburg, Robert Lawson, Kathryn Lasky, Madeline L’Engle, Katherine Patterson, Richard Peck, Patricia MacLaughlin and E.B. White. You may choose from favorite European, British, Canadian or Australian authors such as William Mayne, Alan Garner, Kevin Major, Diana Wynne Jones, Eric Kästner, Tove Jansson or Astrid Lindgren. You may also search some of any of the Children’s Literature Databases for suggestions: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/

Don’t see a favorite childhood author on these lists? You may choose it as long as it is still in print.

Fiction writing

  • Plot
  • Characterization
  • Setting
  • Point of View refers to the narrator who tells the story. If related from an omniscient narrator who is all seeing or all knowing this person will describe the character's thoughts and action through dialog with others or through "thinking out loud".
  • The Protagonist is the leading character about whom the story centers, or the story may be told from the point of view of another character or observer. In this view the feelings of other characters are limited to what is revealed in dialog. In some narratives, the story is told by alternating characters e.g. Sharon Creech, Walk Two Worlds.
  • Theme
  • Classic Literature

[edit] Oct. 18 Class Readings Fiction

[edit] October 25, 2008 Realistic Fiction; Award winning literature for children; the role of Newbery and other awards and notable lists

[edit] Required Readings:

Read: Sutherland "Children’s Book Awards" in Children and Books and visit websites for Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpré Award. (see class wiki)

“2008 Notable Children's Books”. Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, Spring2008, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p56-63, 8p;

Parravano, Martha V. "Questioning the Newbery," Horn Book July/Aug. 1999, pp. 434-444

Lathey, Jonathan. Challenges “Then and Now: A Survey of Protagonists in Newbery Award Books, 1950s and 1990s. “ Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, Winter 2005, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p20-24.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. “Awards that Stand on Solid Ground” Horn Book. 77:5 (September/October 2001) p.535-40.

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Faust, Susan. “In Quest of Excellence”. School Library Journal; June 2001. Vol 47 Issue 6 p. 42.

Friedman, Audrey A.; Cataldo, Christina A. “Characters at crossroads: Reflective decision makers in contemporary Newbery books.” Reading Teacher, Oct2002, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p102, 11p.

Hade, Daniel. “Storytelling: are publishers changing the way children read? “Horn Book Magazine. September/October 2002, pp. 509-17.

Allen, Ruth. “Did the Right Book Always Win?” Chapter Twelve in Children's book prizes: an evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world. Brookfield, Vt.: Ashgate, c1998.

Marcus, Leonard. "Interview with Susan Hirschman: Part I," Horn Book Magazine Mar./Apr. 1996, pp. 155-165. "Part II," Horn Book Magazine May/June 1996, pp. 282-294.

Marcus, L. S. "An Interview with Phyllis Fogelman," Horn Book Magazine Mar./April 1999, pp. 148-163.

Stevenson, Deborah. “Finding Literary Goodness in a Pluralistic World.” Horn Book Magazine, Sep/Oct2006, Vol. 82 Issue 5, p511-517, 7

Coretta Scott King Award Information about current and past medal/award winners. http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/winnersa/cskawardwinners.htm

[edit] Class Assignment:

Select and read one Newbery winning title from the past 15 years. Everyone should choose a different title. Read reviews and background material about the award title and come prepared to discuss what made your selection the winner. Identify and read reviews about the honor book titles for that year (runners-up). Please note that The Horn book publishes an interview with the award winner every year. Post your response to this book on the class wiki.

ALA Newbery Medal: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberymedal.htm

Issues in Contemporary Realistic Fiction Contemporary Realistic Fiction include stories that are grounded in the real world which deal with everyday problems or issues that children must confront incuding family pressures, self image, school and personal relationships. Realistic stories allow children to identify with the problems and issues of the central characters. They learn that they are not alone in confronting these feelings or concerns.

Favorite Authors

[edit] Oct. 25 Class Readings Realistic Fiction

[edit] Oct. 25 Class Assignment Newbery Medal Book

Please post your chosen selection on the above link

[edit] November 1, 2008 Historical Fiction; class discussion of Lowry’s Number the Stars

[edit] Required Readings:

Sutherland, Z. Chapter 11 "Historical Fiction"

MacLeod, Anne Scott. “Writing Backward: Modern Models in Historical Fiction.” Horn Book; Magazine. Jan/Feb98, Vol. 74 Issue 1, p26, 8p.

Paterson, Katherine. “Historical fiction: Some whys and hows.” Booklist 04/01/1999

“The Bones beneath the Flesh of Historical Fiction. Book Links, Nov98, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p30, 5p.

[edit] Supplementary Readings

Aronson, Marc. “Boy Were We Wrong.” School Library Journal; Jul2006, Vol. 52 Issue 7, p29-29, 1p, 1bw

Macleod, Anne Scott. “Rewriting history”. Teacher Magazine, 10466193, Apr98, Vol. 9, Issue 7

Rochman, Hazel. “Top 10 Historical Fiction For Youth.” Booklist; 5/15/2005, Vol. 101 Issue 18, p1675-1675, 2/3p.

“Why and How I Teach With Historical Fiction” http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/social1.htm The Fascination of Other Pasts, from the Five Owls http://www.fiveowls.com/fascination.htm

[edit] Class Assignment:

Select TWO works of historical fiction to bring to class for discussion. Select one title published within the past ten years and then look for an older title (within the past 20 years that may still be found in a local children’s collection). Think about this book in terms of language, story, prose style, characterization and qualities of appeal. Based on class readings consider how writing historical fiction for children has changed in the past few decades? Come prepared to discuss the two titles. Post your reading response on the class wiki. Number the Stars Pathfinder http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/numberthestars/


  • Value of Historical Fiction
  • Literary Elements
  • Changing Genre: Authenticity
  • Historical Eras
  • Ancient Times
  • Middle Ages
  • Renaissance
  • The New World
  • American History
  • American Revolution
  • Civil War
  • Westward Expansion and the Frontier
  • Coming to America :New Immigrants
  • America in the 20th Century
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • The Holocaust
  • Internment of the Japanese
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Vietnam
  • Contemporary Society
  • The Global Community

[edit] Nov 1 Class Assignment Historical Fiction Readings

[edit] November 8, 2008 Biography/Autobiography

[edit] Nov 8 Class Readings Biographies/Autobiographies

Evolving Genre Criteria for Evaluation Significant Authors

[edit] Required Reading

Sutherland, Z. Chapter 12 "Biography"

Cart, Michael "To write a good life" (literary biographies and biographies for children). Booklist. June 1, 2004 v100 i19-20 p1717

Carter, Betty. "Reviewing Biography." Horn Book Magazine v. 79 no. 2 March/April2003. pp. 165-74.

Elleman, Barbara. "Writing Biography: How a Biographer Archives "Luminous Interpretation,'", Children's Book Council Perspective Series, June 2003. http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/perspectives/writing_biography.html

[edit] Class Assignment:

Evaluating Biographies for Children. Select TWO children's biographies, one written within the past ten years and an older title that is still in print. Ideally, they should be about the same subject. Or you may choose a subject found in collective biography. Based on your readings, how accurate are these works? What are some of the issues presented to the librarian in selecting biography for children? Post your observations on the class wiki. Nice links from the John F. Kennedy Library to bibliographies of outstanding biographies in American History http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education+and+Public+Programs/For+Teachers/Materials+Resources+and+Activities+for+Teachers/Historical+Literature+Resources+for+Elementary+and+Middle+Grades.htm

[edit] Visit from Jeanne Birdsall, Author of The Penderwicks, and Penderwicks on Gardam Street

Check out Jeannie's website for more information! http://www.jeannebirdsall.com

[edit] November 8, 2008 Issues Paper/Pathfinder Due

Please post topic or title of paper or pathfinder above ==November 15, 2008 Informational Books; Collection Development Assignment Resources. Reference and Information Sources; Evaluating the Children's Collection== Note two assignments- see below!

[edit] Required Readings:

Sutherland, Z. Chapter 13 "Informational Books" in Children and Books.

Hearne, B. “Fact/Non Fiction Chapter 9” in Choosing Books for Children

Horning, "Books of Information" in From Cover to Cover 22-45.

Bush, Margaret. "Information Books", pp. 217-221 in: The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

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Gilbin, Jim (2000) “More Than Just the Facts: A Hundred Years of Children’s Nonfiction” Horn Book Magazine 76 (4) 413-425.

Examine the following websites:

Siebert Award from ALA/ALSC http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/sibert_medal.cfm


Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award (NCTE) http://www.ncte.org/elem/awards/orbispictus


The Giverny Book Award http://www.15degreelab.com/award.html

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Bamford, Rosemary A. & Kristo, Janice V., eds. Making Facts Come Alive: Choosing Quality Nonfiction Literature K-12. Christopher Gordon 1998. Many good readings in this volume see especially the first four chapters.

Bamford, Rosemary. “Facing Facts: Nonfiction in the primary classroom” New England Reading Association Journal. Portland: 2002 vol 38, Iss 2; p. 8, 8 pgs.


Carter, Betty "A Universe of Information: The Future of Nonfiction". Horn Book Magazine, Nov/Dec2000, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p697-707, 11p.

"Choosing Award-winning Nonfiction for Children: Three Perspectives,"Children's Book Council Perspective, February 2002. http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/perspectives/choosing_award-winning_nonfict.html

Giblin, James Cross. "More Than Just the Facts: A Hundred Years of Children's Nonfiction," Horn Book Magazine. July/August 2000, pp. 413-424.

Lempke, Susan Dove. Top 10 Nonfiction Series for Young Readers. Booklist, 10/15/2003. Vol. 100 Issue 4, p432-432, 1p

Livingston, Nancy and Kurkjian, Catherine. “Nonfiction as Literature: An untapped goldmine.” Reading Teacher. March 2004. Vol 57. Issue 6 p. 582-584.

Raymo, Chet. "Dr. Seuss and Dr. Einstein: Children's Books and Scientific Information," Horn Book Magazine. Sept./Oct. 1992, pp. 560-567.

Royce, Christine Anne. "Science, Trade Books & Natural Curiosity," Children's Book Council Perspective, August 2001. http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/perspectives/science_trade_books_natural.html

Other Resources: Elisabeth C Miller Library, Univ. of Washington has an extensive bibliography useful for collection development Children and Nature http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/resources/booklists_data/children_and_nature.pdf

[edit] Class Assignment: Informational Books/Non Fiction

1) Become familiar with BOTH of the following lists: "Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies," published annually in the April issue of Social Studies Education. The 2000-2008 lists are available online. http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/notable Also check out: "Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children," published annually in the March issue of Science and Children. Lists from the late l990's-2008 are http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/

Select one children’s book from each list for any recent year since 2000 and evaluate each book briefly in light of your reading and using the following worksheet. Please bring these books to class for discussion and post your written evaluations for each book on the class wiki. Please use the following for your posts:

[edit] WORKSHEET FOR EVALUATION OF NON-FICTION

  • External features: Connotation of Title? Choice of visual material for jacket? Content of printed information? Content: What is the subject? The central concept? Major ideas, themes, topics?
  • Focus/Organization of material: Major emphasis? Ultimate message? Clarity, logic, cohesiveness?
  • Authority: What is the author's experience of involvement with the subject matter? What is the actual source of the information? What are the author's credentials? Is the author's point of view objective? Is factual material presented accurately?
  • Style/Presentation: What is the author's attitude towards the subject? What is the author's stance towards the reader? What is the author's purpose in writing the book? What literary or stylistic modes or devices are used? Is the narrative original writing or a collection of previously written items? Is there a skillful use of language? How are major premises introduced or amplified? Are speculations or allegations identified, supported, of explained?
  • Visual Material: How does the choice of visual material affect the presentation of the subject matter? Is the visual material accurate, clear, the overall design attractive and useful in developing the ideas of the book? Have the illustrations been developed specifically for the book or selected from other sources?
  • Bibliographic features: Is there adequate provision of index, captions, diagrams, glossary, maps? Has there been careful editing? Does the bibliography (if any) contain generally accessible to children?
  • Audience: Who is the intended audience for the book? The actual audience? What is the likely appeal and usefulness?
  • Comparison with other items: How does the book compare with other books on the subjects? How does it compare with other work or the author (or artist)? Would it have been a more successful work in some other medium (i.e. video/dvd magazine article, etc.)? Other considerations: Price. Any unique features?

[edit] Nov 15 Class Readings Informational Books

[edit] Collection Development

[edit] Required Readings:

Please read the section Collections from the Standards for Public Library Service to Children in Massachusetts. (revised 2006) http://www.masslib.org/yss/YSSStandardsforChildren.pdf

If you do not live in MA, please become familiar with the Curriculum Frameworks published on the website of your own state Department of Education. You will need to refer to these standards for your collection development assignment.

Please note that at the end of every chapter in Sutherland there is a section on Adult References and Book Selection Aids. You should review these, especially in light of the collection development paper.

Bibel, Barbara and Shauna Yusko. Encyclopedia Update, 2007. Booklist, Sept, 15, 2007.

“The best, notable, & recommended from 2007. Teacher Librarian, Apr2008, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p8-22, 15p. A great resource for those with limited budgets. Check out this yearly review of a broad range of recommended resources for school and public libraries.

Become familiar with these titles which should be placed on reserve- they are for browsing only:

Hoffmann, Frank W and Richard j. Wood . Library Collection Development Policies: School Libraries and Learning Resource Centers, Scarecrow Press. 2007.

Matthew, Kathryn and Joy L. Lowe. Neal-Schumann Guide to Recommended Children’s Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject, 2001.

Gillespie, John T. and Ralph J. Folcarelli. Guide to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults 1998. 191 pp. Libraries Unlimited.

Van Orden, Phyllis. The Collection Program in Schools. Libraries Unlimited 2002. This book is filled with practical information Chapters 2, 3, 9, &13 are all important. Chapter 17 is titled, "Evaluating the Collection." Note carefully the scope of the book and the wealth of other sources she cites. Reading Management Programs-now popular in some schools-also raises collection development issues.

[edit] Class Assignment

1) Visit a local school or public library and request a copy of their Collection Development Plan. We will be using this later in the course. Review the plan and compare it to one of the collection development plans mentioned on the class wiki under Collection Development section. http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/coldev2.html How does the library add materials to its collection? What, if any, is the policy for discarding materials from the collection? Is there a provision for challenged materials? We will be using this plan again when we look at challenged materials,

2) While at the library, examine one print encyclopedia for children (no more than 4 years old). Try to determine what makes it easy or hard to use this resource for its intended audience. What do you like about this encyclopedia? What don’t you like? What do you like about the format? If there is an online version of this encyclopedia? Spend time making a comparison with the print version. How are they different? Do they both work equally well? Important: ask the children’s librarian for feedback on how kids are using both the print and online versions \ For example, some encyclopedias to examine are: Colliers Encyclopedia, Comptons Encyclopedia, World Book, World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places World Book Student Discovery and Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia. You may also have access to other sets at your public or school library. Ask the children’s librarian to show you a collection of any specialized encyclopedias they carry e.g. those put out by Gale, Marshall Cavendish or others. If they have a particular recommendation please note the title so that you can share with the class.

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Achterman, Doug. Surviving Wikipedia. Knowledge Quest; May/Jun2005, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p38-40, 3p Aresenault, Rochelle and Penny Brown. The Case for Inclusive Multicultural Collections in the School Library. CSLA J 31 no 1 Fall 2007

Colburn, Nell. "10 Tips for an Outstanding Children's Collection," School Library Journal. Sept. 1994, pp. 130- (n.b. an older article that still has useful information)

Durusau, Carol. "Collection Development and Maintenance," Georgia Library Quarterly, 37, no. 2, pp. 36-37, Summer 2000.

Gallagher, Genevieve . “Untangling the Cobwebs Choosing Great Web Sites for Kids.” Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children; Spring2004, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p41, 2p, 2bw

Hudson, Kathy. “Evaluation of the Juvenile and Young Adult Collection of the Scott Branch of the Lafayette Public Library”. PNLA Q 71 wint 2007.

“Is your Library Kid Friendly?” Library Media Collection ,March 2008. Kovarik, Madeline. Selecting Books for a Multiracial Audience. Florida’s Libraries, Spring, 2004.

“Magazines for Children: An Awareness List for Elementary and Middle School Librarians” . School Libraries in Canada 23 no 2 46-7 2003.

Minkel, Walter. “Searching for kids’ sites: Walter Minkel looks for the best way to locate appropriate web resources for young people.” Library Journal, Net Connect, summer 2002 p30(2).

Ostergard, Maren and Yusko, Shauna. “Children's Reference Sources” Booklist; 1/1/2005-1/15/2005, Vol. 101 Issue 9/10, p904-905, 2p, 1c

Patron, Susan. “The Scoop on Children’s Magazines: Children’s Magazines and Collection Development,” Children and Libraries, Winter, 2006.

“Teacher Librarians, Teachers and Children as Co builders of School Libraries“ Teacher Librarian 33 No 5 June 2006. pp. 24-9

Willcoxon, Wanda Odom. "Collection Evaluation in a Georgia Elementary School." Knowledge Quest, May/June 2001, pp. 23-29

The following resource from the California Dept. Of Education is a useful tool.

California Curriculum links: The California Dept. of Education has a searchable, annotated site for "Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve.” Search categories include grade level, language (includes English, Spanish, Hmong, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Filipino), Culture, Genre, Classification (such as alphabet book, easy reader, picture book), Awards, Author/Title, and Keyword. http://www.clrn.org/search/


[edit] November 15 Collection Development Assignments

Please click on above and post your responses

[edit] November 22, 2008 Popular Reading Materials: Trends, Fads and issues. Dealing with Censorship

This week, in addition to reading widely about censorship issues, please find one article of your own choosing (newspaper or journal citation) and post the citation with a two sentence description on the Class Wiki the day before class so everyone can have time to read it. Internet filtering is a big issue concerning children's access to materials/information. And as always, other concerns and incidents are plentiful. We will also be participating in a short "role-playing" assignment dealing with censorship. Please become familiar with the picture book The Halloween ABC" available in many public libraries. You will either be assigned a "role" or be the "audience".

The American Library Association established its Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967. The office is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights. It has the goal of educating librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries. http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/Default622.htm Banned Books Week-ALA celebrates the freedom to read by promoting books that have received challenges. This year, Banned Books Week (BBW) will take place from September 27–October 4, 2008 . ALA has teamed up with google to allow readers to explore "banned books" . According to the ALA website, "starting today, readers can visit http://www.google.com/bannedbooks, a new site created by Google Book Search that lets users explore 42 of the banned or challenged books that appear on the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century. Interested readers can search or see basic information about these books and can then check for them in their local library or buy them online." http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/bbwwebbadges.htm Teaching Tolerance (also listed under diversity issues) is an excellent place to begin with information about fighting hate in the community. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp Tolerance Religion & Ethics Newsweekly maintains a list of 17 "Web sites focused on ethics, moral/character education, general spirituality and religion. "Explores various aspects of religious practice across religions, as well as religion's negative and positive influences." http://www.religioustolerance.org/aboutus.htm Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia has been frequently challenged. Read the NCTE's reasons to use this excellent book with younger children. http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/censorship/resources/113744.htm (Please note- these are divided into two sections)

[edit] Required Readings:

  • Graham, Alberta. "Should Kids Read Goosebumps?" No. (fiction series) (Debate) NEA Today, October 1997 v16 n3 p43(1)

paired with Wargo, Suzanne. “Should Kids Read Goosebumps? Yes.” (fiction series) (Debate) . NEA Today October 1997 v 16 n3 p 43(1).

  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. “To Be Continued…” Horn Book Magazine. Jan/Feb. 2006. Vol. 82 Issue 1/ p/ 41-44.
  • Ujiie, J and Krashen, S. “Is Acclaimed Children’s Literature Popular Among Children?” Knowledge Quest 34 (1) 39-40.
  • Sullivan, Michael. "Why Johnny Won’t Read”. School Library Journal; Aug 2004, Vol 50 Issue 8, p. 36 4p.

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

  • Carter, Betty. "Formula for Failure," School Library Journal, July, 2000,pp. 34-7.
  • Egoff, Sheila. "If That Don't Do No Good, That Won't Do No Harm: The Uses and Dangers of Mediocrity in Children's Reading," in Issues in Children's Book Selection, pp. 3-10.
  • Genco, Barbara A., Eleanor K. MacDonald and Betsy Hearne. "Juggling Popularity and Quality," School Library Journal, March 1991, pp. 115-119.
  • Greenlee, Adele A. "The lure of series books: Does it affect appreciation for recommended literature? "Reading Teacher Nov 96, Vol 50 Issue 3, p. 216 10 p.
  • Ross, C.S. "If They Read Nancy Drew, So What?" Library and Information Science Research, Summer 1995, pp. 205-236. A shorter version of this study appears under the title "Reading Series Books -- What Readers Say," School Library Media Quarterly, Spring 1996, pp. 165-171.

[edit] Section 2: DEALING WITH CENSORSHIP

[edit] Required Reading:

  • Read : Sutherland, Z. Children and Books " Censorship: Issues and solutions" pp 599-602.
  • Hearne, B. Choosing Books for Children. Chapter 10 "Censorship"

Borrow and become familiar with Eve Merriman The Halloween ABC. This will be used for a class assignment.

Become familiar with the ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual, 6th ed., 2002. Especially pay attention to Library Bill of Rights. at the beginning of the manual and also sections 2.1 , 2.2 and 2.4 Consider the many other materials which are included in this important volume. http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/librarybillrights.htm <--Shelley This is a broken link. Do you mean: [1] I'm not sure. Meg


  • Conable, Gordon. “Public Libraries and Intellectual Freedom” Intellectual Freedom Manual. 5th ed Chicago, ALA. (On ALA website).
  • Hopkins, Dianne McAfee. “School Library Media Centers and Intellectual Freedom”. Chicago. ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom.

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/iftoolkits/ifmanual/fifthedition/schoollibrary.htm

  • Sutton, Rodger . “Here's Why It's Censorship” Horn Book Magazine; May/Jun2007, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p228-228, 1p.

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

  • "Alice series tops ALA's 2003 Challenged LIST." Teacher Librarian, June 2004 v31 i5 p55(2)
  • Blume, Judy. "Places I Never Meant To Be, A Personal View," American Libraries, June/July 1999, pp. 49-53.
  • Colaric, Susan. "Children, Public Libraries and the Internet: Is It Censorship or Good Service?" North Carolina Libraries (Online) 61 no 1 Spr 2003.
  • Fine, Sara. "How the Mind of the Censor Works," School Library Journal, Jan. 1996.
  • Peck, Robert S. Libraries, The First Amendment and Cyberspace. ALA, 2000. Chapters 2, 8, and 9 and browse others that interest you.
  • Van Orden, Phyllis. The Collection Program in Schools, 3rd ed. Chapter 4. pp. 35-58.
  • Walter, Virginia A. "Becoming Digital: Policy Implications for Library Services," Library Trends, Spring 1997, pp. 585-601.
  • Two Especially Worthwhile Tools: Hit List, Frequently Challenged Books for Children, ALA 1996.
  • Intellectual Freedom for Children: the Censor is Coming, ALA, 2000.

[edit] Class Assignment One:

Please examine one book selected from any popular series (try your local public library and post your selection on the Class Wiki The American Girl Babysitters Club Hardy Boys Lemony Snicket (any title) Nancy Drew (more recent editions) Sweet Valley Twins any fiction by Patricia Reilly Giff any by R. L. Stine Goosebumps

Questions to answer: What are the critical strengths and/or weaknesses of the books? What are the elements that make the books appealing? Are series books ones we would promote? Why or why not? Where did you find them shelved within the library? What kind of condition are these books in? Please bring them to class.

[edit] Class Assignment Two:

This week, in addition to reading widely about censorship issues, please find one article of your own choosing (newspaper or journal citation) and post the citation with a two sentence description on the Class Wiki the day before class so everyone can have time to read it. Internet filtering is a big issue concerning children's access to materials/information. And as always, other concerns and incidents are plentiful.

We will also be participating in a short "role-playing" assignment dealing with censorship. Please become familiar with the picture book The Halloween ABC" on reserve in MH college library or available in many public libraries. You will either be assigned a "role" or be the "audience".

[edit] Genre Fiction

Consider popular genres as: Animal Stories Sports Stories Mysteries Humorous Stories Family Stories Adventure Stories (also Fantasy and Science Fiction that have been examined separately)

[edit] Nov 22 Class Readings in Popular Materials

Please post your response to readings here

[edit] Nov 22 Class Readings in Censorship; please post selected article on censorship here

[edit] November 29, 2008 Thanksgiving Recess No Class

[edit] December 6, 2008 Serving Diversity: Issues and Materials

[edit] Required Readings:

Ching, Stuart H. D. Multicultural Children's Literature as an Instrument of Power. Language Arts, Nov 2005, Vol. 83 Issue 2, p128-136, 9p;

Horning, Kathleen. An Interview with Rudine Sims Bishop. Horn Book Magazine, May/Jun2008, Vol. 84 Issue 3, p247-259, 13p, 5 illustrations, 6bw; Become familiar with: East, Kathy and Rebecca Thomas. Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children. Libraries Unlmited, 2007. (This is a new title that I hope to put on reserve)

[edit] Supplementary Readings:

Cai, Mingshui "Multiple Definitions of Multicultural Literature: Is the Debate Really Just `Ivory Tower" Bickering?" The New Advocate, fall, 1998, pp. 311-324.

Encisco, Patricia E. et al. "Historical Facts and Fictions: Representing and Reading Diverse Perspectives on the Past," The New Advocate, summer 2000, pp. 279-296.

Hirano, Cathy. "Eight Ways to Say You: The Challenges of Translation," Hornbook Magazine, Jan. /Feb. 1999. pp. 34-41.

Khan, Rukhsana. “Muslims in Children’s Books” School Library Journal; Sep2006, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p36-37, 2p

Horn Book Magazine. March/April 1995 is a themed issue. Read Anita Silvey’s editorial and an assortment of articles the following are only some of the articles: Rochman, Hazel. "Against Borders" Bruchac, Joseph. "All Our Relations" Aronson, Marc. "A Mess of Stories" Seto, Thelma. "Multiculturalism is not Halloween" Willett, Gail Pettiford. "Strong, Resistant, Capable, and Confident"

Lempke, Susan Dove. "The Faces in the Pictures Books," Horn Book Magazine , March/April 1999, pp. 141-147

Mora, Pat. "Confessions of a Latina Author." The New Advocate, vol. 11, 1998, pp. 279-290.

Sutton, Roger, Editorial: "Now, Why’s He got to Come Back to That?" Horn Book, May/June 1999, pp. 260-261.

[edit] Serving Children with Special Needs:

Supplementary Readings: Arnold, M. "Adapting Library Services at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind -or- Special Collections for Special Kids," Colorado Libraries, Winter 2002, pp. 25-7.

Banks, Carrie "All Kinds of Flowers Grow Here: The Child's Place for Children with Special Needs at Brooklyn Public Library." Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children; spring 2004, Vol.2 Issue 1, p5, 6p.


Demetrulias, Diana Mayer. "The Depiction in Juvenile Literature of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder," Journal of Youth Services, Winter 2000, pp. 36-42.

Morgan, Julia. "Who's Not Invited? Collection Development for the Enlightened School Library?" School Libraries in Canada, 21no. 4, pp. 15-16, 2002. State of New Jersey An Extensive Bibliography about Children with Special Needs http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/publications/Master%20Biblio-childrens%20disabilitybooks.pdf

[edit] Class Assignment:

Select a book from EACH category a) multicultural literature and b) special needs. Examine each using the criteria presented in the readings for this topic. Choose at least one fiction title- the other may be a non- fiction title (but two fiction books are also acceptable). Bring these books to class and be prepared to discuss their strengths and/or weaknesses . Post your selections and a short annotation of your selected titles on the class wiki.

Rise of Multicultural Literature Sterotypes in Children's Literature Racisim,

  • Sexism, Gender Bias African American Literature

*Library of Congress African American Mosaic http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

*Africa Access review http://www.africaaccessreview.org/db/db.cfm

  • Native American Literature

*American Indians in Children's Literature http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com *Latino Literature *Barahona Center http://www.csusm.edu/csb/

*Asian American Literature

*Islamic Traditions and Muslim Culture Gender Issues in Children's Books: Link to an interesting article http://www.bookstove.com/Children/Effects-of-Gender-Stereotypes-in-Childrens-Picture-Books.34180/2 *Female Voices *Issues for Boys

http://www.talestoldtall.com/BooksforBoys.htmlBooks for Boys

*GLBT *Blended Families *Selected Links

[edit] Dec 6 Class Readings in Diversity

Please post your response here

[edit] December 6, 2008 Collection Development Project Due

Please post the school/public library you will be studying and general topic area to be examined

[edit] December 13, 2008 Poetry and Non-print Formats; Discussion of collection development assignment

[edit] Required Readings:

Sutherland, Z. Children and Books. "Chapter 9 – Poetry”

Larson, Jeanette. What's New in Audiobooks ? Library Media Connection, Aug/Sep2006, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p40-44, 4p. Check out this resource frequently for up-to-date articles of interest to school and public librarians.

“Audiobooks for Children: Is This Really Reading?” Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children; Spring2007, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p49-50, 2p Some suggested choices:

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Bud not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Inkheart or other titles by Cornelia Funke A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Harry Potter (any title) or ask a public or school librarian for a suggestion of a title popular with children

[edit] Non Print Supplementary Readings:

Beers, Kylene, "Listen While You Read, Struggling Readers and Audiobooks," School Library Journal, April 1998, pp. 30-35.

“The Far-from-complete Guide to DVD.” Teacher Librarian 30 no4 66-8 Ap 2003.

Hearne. Betsy Disney Revisited, Or, Jiminy Cricket, It's Musty Down Here! Horn Book Magazine. March/April 1997 (pp.137-146). Also available on Betsy Hearne’s website: http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~ehearne//disney.html

Heppermann, Christine. Reading in the Virtual Forest. Horn Book Magazine; Nov/Dec2000, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p687-692, 6p, 4bw.

Metz, Gail Junion. “Where in the world?” School Library Journal, July 2001 v47 i7 p. 26.

Minkel, Walter. "The Once and Future Video," School Library Journal, January 2003, p. 52-3.


Varley, Pamela. As Good as Reading? Kids and the Audiobook Revolution. Horn Book Magazine. 78 no 3 251-62 My/Je 2002.

[edit] Poetry Supplementary Readings:

"Any time is rhyme time: poets and editors speak about ways to share and promote poetry for kids year-round." (children's books) Publishers Weekly, March 29, 2004 v251 i13 p24 (3)

Engbert, Gillian. “ Core Collection: Laugh-along Poetry for the Young “. Booklist; 6/1/2006-6/15/2006, Vol. 102 Issue 19/20, p92-92, 1p

"Fresh picks for kids: new titles and promotions from a variety of publishers call attention to children's poetry." Publishers Weekly, March 31, 2003 v250 i13 p33 (2)

Hoffert, Barbara “Poetry Aloud Here! Sharing Poetry with Children in the Library.“ Library Journal; 7/1/2006, Vol. 131 Issue 12, p112-112.

"How a Haiku Project Stimulated Poetry Reading Among Elementary Students” Library Media Connection. 22 no 4 41-2 Ja 2004.

Koertge, Ron. "Tell the Truth, but Tell It Slant“. Hornbook Magazine, Sep/Oct 2006, Vol. 82 Issue 5, p535-539.

Schneider, Dean "A Normal Thing to Read" Booklinks. Chicago: May 2004. Vol 13 Iss 5 pg 47 3pgs.

Schertle, Alice "Up the Bookcase to Poetry" Hornbook Magazine. July/Aug 96, Vol. 72, Issue 4, p430, 6p.

"Top 10 youth poetry. (Spotlight on Poetry)". Booklist, April 1, 2003 v99 i15, p1407(1)

Vardell, Sylvia “A Place for Poetry”. Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children; Summer/Fall2006, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p35-41, 7p

[edit] Class Assignment One:

Select any children’s audio book from the collection of a school or public library . Try to choose an author with whom you are unfamiliar. Listen to at least two chapters to get a sense of the story (or read the whole book!). Note the experience of listening to a book as compared with reading it; how important is the role of the narrator? Are there any special features of this book such as additional music, multiple narrators? Please post your comments to the wiki.

[edit] Class Assignment Two:

Bring a favorite collection of poetry to class and select at least one poem to share with the class. Please post your selection on the class wiki.

[edit] Dec 13 Class Readings in Poetry

[edit] Dec 13 Class Readings on Non Print Formats

Please post the title of the Children's audio book that you read with short evaluation

[edit] The Boneyard

This is the place for links that do not yet "have a home"


The website I did on Michael Hague's books & artwork for LIS 467 (Website development and Information Architecture):

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Meg Wow, Meg! Very impressed... Shelley

11/01/08 Saw this on the electoral-vote.com website:

http://www.nyupress.org/littlerebels/ Tales for Little Rebels edited by Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel

From the books website: "Rather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, twentieth-century leftists encouraged children to question the authority of those in power. Tales for Little Rebels collects forty-three mostly out-of-print stories, poems, comic strips, primers, and other texts for children that embody this radical tradition....Some of the authors and illustrators are familiar, including Lucille Clifton, Syd Hoff, Langston Hughes, Walt Kelly, Norma Klein, Munro Leaf, Julius Lester, Eve Merriam, Charlotte Pomerantz, Carl Sandburg, and Dr. Seuss."

Sounds interesting!

Meg

10/27/08 AUTHOR TOUR WEBSITES

http://www.booktour.com/ BookTour:Where Authors And Audiences Meet

http://www.authorstrack.com/ AuthorsTrack.com seems to be be broken at the moment

http://www.acqweb.org/ Mostly for aquisitions, but a wonderful list of publishers, geographically, alphabetically, and by subject.


SOME OF MY MISC. ChildLit Bookmarks

http://www.googlelittrips.org/ A wonderful mashup of Google Maps and books.

http://www.lexile.com/findabook/Librarians.aspx

http://www.getemreading.com/index.html Get 'em Reading!

http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do Teacher Book Wizard

http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/Read+Alikes Read alikes

http://librarybooklists.org/ Read alikes blog

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/cgsite/teacheracttime.shtml Teacher activity page from Houghton Mifflin

http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com/ The Art of Story Telling- awesome site!

http://www.notoagebanding.org/index.php?home A website that disagrees with age banding

http://delicious.com/OceanGal all of my bookmarks ( a lot of YA stuff)

Meg


10/21/08 Launch Plan for J.K. Rowling's Beedle the Bard is announced http://www.zibb.com/article/4196991/Scholastic+Announces+The+Tales+of+Beedle+the+Bard+Launch+Plans+for+December

10/21/08 Getting Ready for Halloween? A nice link to some Ghost Stories from Hornbook Magazine http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/monthly/oct08.asp

10/20/08 National Book Award for Children. Here is a link to the titles under consideration and reviews from Hornbook http://www.hbook.com/magazine/reviews/group/nba08_revs.asp

10/20/08 This is a link to the 2008 Boston Globe-Hornbook Award Ceremony that has video of the acceptance speeches of the picture book, fiction and nonfiction category including an hysterically funny speech by Sherman Alexie who won both the National Book Award and the Globe Hornbhook award for the Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian http://www.hbook.com/bghb/video08.asp (Shelley)

10/11/06 Children's author Jeanne Deprau's dystopic Children's story The City of Ember has been turned into a film that was released yesterday. Read the review here http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=10499 (Shelley) Update!!! Read a great review of the film here http://www.hbook.com/resources/films/ember.asp

10/06/08 Here is a link to an interesting article on using video games to hook kids on reading in today's New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/books/06games.html?ref=todayspaper (Shelley)


10/3/08 This is a link to details about the wonderful child. lit. fair that comes to the University of Connecticut each November. Even though we can't attend Saturday's events, we can do Sunday. This fair is organized by Terri Goldich, who I am currently doing an internship with and who will also be speaking with our class on 12/6: http://bookfair.uconn.edu/ (Nicole)


09/20/08 [3] Study published by the Guardian regarding reading to children and all of the modern day distractions that inhibits this.

Meg


09/15/08 Lots of Media related news this weekend re Children's Books. A major film about Louisa May Alcott will be released within the next few weeks. Read about it here http://www.alcottfilm.com/real.php

This coming Sunday, PBS (check your local public television station) will be airing the first of two stories based on the work of Golden Compass author, Philip Pullman. Both stories are about the intrepid Sally Lockhart. The first on 9/21 is Ruby in the Smoke and the next one is on 9/28 Shadow of the North http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ruby/

At the end of Sept. the New England Reading Association is meeting. Even though the focus is on reading, there will be a number of children's authors present. Check out their calendar http://www.nereading.org/nera.php?id=4

And finally, for a treat... this is a link to Massachusetts artist Jan Brett.. I defy you to spend less than one half hour exploring her beautiful website! http://www.janbrett.com/


09/06/08 I heard this great program on NPR about reading.. Shelley

08/24/08 Nancy Pearl recommends some great summer reads of Children's Books. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4646599


The book mentioned in class that discusses the teaching of evolution vs. "intelligent design" in schools is Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande. It's technically a YA (it was a YALSA Best Book for 2008) but I really liked the handling of religion. You can visit Robin's website here http://www.robinbrande.com here].

http://www.bookwink.com LibriVox: Wiki for Book Resources http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/book_resources Database of Award Winning Children's Literature http://www.dawcl.com/introduction.html Childhood Favorites from Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19993 Children's Books Online http://childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project http://www.mainlesson.com/main/displayarticle.php?article=christmas Archival History of Children's Literature located in the British Library includes many valuable digitized works such as Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland http://www.bl.uk/collections/britirish/chilhist.html#fair Link to Boston Arts Academy/Fenway High School pathfinder link :http://fenway.boston.k12.ma.us/library/Pathfinders/pathfinders.htm

Sunlink Weed of the Month - Sunlink maintains a great site with suggestions for weeding by Dewey classification.

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11/12 http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/ dont forget about this link from the boneyard for your collection development projects!

11/8 http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~ehearne//disney.html Disney isn't the devil, its not like they are the only ones revising children's stories. Besides I feel like they might be inspiring a few children to pick up a book if they liked the movie or at least providing another outlet for the telling of these stories.

10/29 http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/11/06/books/20081109ILLUSTRATEDBOOKS_index.html?8bu&emc=bub1 check out this one it looked neat The Black Book of Colors By Menena Cottin. Illustrated by Rosana Faría

10/24 http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com/ I love the feature where you can download a podcast of a story. Now if only I could figure out what to do with a podcast!

10/7 www.bookitprogram.com My school is starting the book it program where you can get free pizza for completing a book report. (if you happen to be in K-6th grade or are willing to lie about it) Its pretty neat check it out!

10/3 http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/ Im amazed at how many classics are on this list! I wonder what future classics will be "banned"?

9/23 http://www.clrn.org/search/ I love the feature where you can search by standards. If only Massachusetts had a website like this!

9/17 http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/UFDC.aspx?c=juv This is a digital library of classic childrens books. Isnt technology great?

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