THE BOOKS NOT READ

OK, so last year at this time, I was on Cloud Nine. I had read the Newbery. In fact, I was actually one of the few people I knew who had read it. This year, ummm, not soooo much......

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature 0/3:

Dead End in Norvelt,” by Jack Gantos- haven't read this one or even heard much about it.

Newbery Honor books

• Inside Out & Back Again, written by Thanhha Lai- I haven't read this one, but I have seen it mentioned in lots and lots of different places, and it's on my TBR list
• Breaking Stalin’s Nose, written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin- I hadn't heard of this one-- went hunting for reviews, they look great. Also found out that Yelchin illustrated WONTON, which I love.

Randolph Caldecott Medal and Honor books ( 3 out of 4):

• A Ball for Daisy," illustrated and written by Chris Raschka- I'm a long time Chris Raschka fan, and read this one just last wee, in one of my Tattered Cover forays. .

Honor books

• “Blackout,” illustrated and written by John Rocco- Nope, I haven't read this one. Don't even remember seeing it anywhere.
• "Grandpa Green" Loved this. Thought it was unusual enough that maybe it would win.
• “Me … Jane" Loved this one too. I'm planning on using it for a mentor text in a biography unit I will be doing next month

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:

“Where Things Come Back,” by John Corey Whaley- I haven't read this one, but did read a couple of interviews online today, and I'm thinking I might have to hunt it down.

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award (4/4 This was my best category this year!!!!)

“Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans” I love anything Kadir and am actually reading this one to my fourth graders right now.

Honor books (both of these were nominated for the CYBILS poetry category, so I had read both of them several times)

• “The Great Migration: Journey to the North,” illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
• “Never Forgotten,” illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:

• “Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom,” Loved this one, thought the unusual use of light and color might even get Underground looked at for a Caldecott
• “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans,”

Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience (0/3)- haven't read any of these, not even Wonderstruck

• “close to famous,” written byJoan Bauer
• “Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures,”
• “The Running Dream,” written by Wendelin Van Draanen

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States:

• “Soldier Bear” is the 2012 Batchelder Award winner.

Batchelder Honor Book

• “The Lily Pond,” written by Annika Thor, and translated by Linda Schenck.

Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

Pura Belpre

“Diego Rivera: His World and Ours,” illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh- haven't read this, but given that half of my class are ELL (Spanish speakers), it is definitely one I want to hunt down

Belpré Illustrator Honor Books

• “The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred,” illustrated by Rafael López, written by Samantha R. Vamos - haven't read this but I did add it to my list after MaryLee reviewed it last week. That counts, right?
• “Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald no combina,” illustrated by Sara Palacios, written by Monica Brown- another one that I had not heard of, but it looks great

Pura Belpré (Author) Award (0/3)

• “Under the Mesquite,” written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall- no

Belpre Honor

• “Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck,” written by Margarita Engle
• “Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller,”

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children- 0/5- not quite sure how that could have happened, given that I love nonfiction and read tons of it!

• “Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade,” written by Melissa Sweet- not supposed to admit that I haven't read this right, even though everyone has been raving about it for months. I did put it on reserve at the library.

Honor Books

• "Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor," written by Larry Dane Brimner
• "Drawing from Memory," written and illustrated by Allen Saya
• "The Elephant Scientist," written by Caitlin O’Connell and Donna M. Jackson,
• "Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem" written and illustrated by Rosalyn Schanzerand published by the National Geographic Society.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book-- 2/4:

"Tales for Very Picky Eaters," haven't read this, or even seen it.

Geisel Honor Books

• "I Broke My Trunk,” written and illustrated by Mo Willems- love this one
• "I Want My Hat Back," written and illustrated by Jon Klassen- I know everyone in the whole Twitter world loves this one.
• "See Me Run," written and illustrated by Paul Meisel- haven't read this one yet.

Guess I have my work cut out for me!

NEWBERY AND CALDECOTT

I read it! I actually read it!For the first time ever, I think, I had read the Newbery winner! And even blogged about it! See-- right here!

“Moon over Manifest,” written by Clare Vanderpool, is the 2011 Newbery Medal winner. I loved everything about MOON OVER MANIFEST- the story, the characters, the way the book was crafted. I had not, however, seen it mentioned anywhere as a Newbery contender and never occurred to me to suggest it myself.

Newbery Honor Books (have not read any of these yet)

“Turtle in Paradise,” by Jennifer L. Holm

“Heart of a Samurai,” by Margi Preus

“Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night,” written by Joyce Sidman,
“One Crazy Summer,” by Rita Williams-Garcia

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Randolph Caldecott Medal

I have read all three of the Caldecott/Caldecott Honor books.

“A Sick Day for Amos McGee,” illustrated by Erin E. Stead

“Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave,” illustrated by Bryan Collier- This was nominated for the CYBILS nonfiction picture books category, so I read it last month. I thought it was a beautiful book, but wasn't sure about the "kid appeal."

“Interrupting Chicken,” written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein- Every year, I buy myself one new picture (OK, sometimes a few more than that) to start the school year. INTERRUPTING CHICKEN was the book I bought this year. I love it!

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Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults

“One Crazy Summer,” written by Rita Williams-Garcia- I have been trying to get this one in the library for a couple of months now, I may have to go buy it myself.

“Lockdown,” by Walter Dean Myers a

“Ninth Ward,” by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty,” written by G. Neri- I loved this one. I took it to school and it has been making the rounds of sixth grade. The kids love it too, and I have serious doubts as to whether I will ever see it again.

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Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults

“Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave,” illustrated by Bryan Collier,

“Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix” - another CYBILS nonfiction picture book nominee

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award

“Zora and Me,” written by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon, is the 2011 Steptoe author winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Illustrator) Award

“Seeds of Change,” illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler- This was another book we read for the CYBILS. The illustrations are gorgeous.

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Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience. I haven't read any of these.

“The Pirate of Kindergarten,” written by George Ella Lyon

“After Ever After,” written by Jordan Sonnenblick

“Five Flavors of Dumb,” written by Antony John- I have heard lots about this one. I want to read it.

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Pura Belpré (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. I haven't read any of these yet.

“The Dreamer,” written by Pam Muñoz Ryan

“¡Olé! Flamenco,” written and illustrated by George Ancona

“The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba,” written by Margarita Engle

“90 Miles to Havana,” written by Enrique Flores-Galbis

Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

“Grandma’s Gift,” illustrated and written by Eric Velasquez

Fiesta Babies,” illustrated by Amy Córdova, written by Carmen Tafolla

“Me, Frida,” illustrated by David Diaz

“Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin,”

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Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children

“Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot,” written by Sy Montgomery

Sibert Honor Book “Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring,” written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca- Another CYBILS nominee

“Lafayette and the American Revolution,” written by Russell Freedman and published by Holiday House.

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Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book

“Bink and Gollie,” written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

“Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!” written and illustrated by Grace Lin- I have read this one, but I didn't blog about it.

“We Are in a Book!” written and illustrated by Mo Willems- I love, love, love, love this series. THERE IS A BIRD ON MY HEAD is still my favorite though.

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William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens

“The Freak Observer,” written by Blythe Woolston (I want to read this. Blythe is a Poetry Friday contributor and I have looked at this book several times on her website. It looks great.

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YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults during a November 1 – October 31 publishing year.

“Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing,” written by Ann Angel, is the 2011 Excellence winner.