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Kirstin Bratt

Susan B. Anthony Award for Celebrating Strong Female Characters - 13 views

Good work! Thank you -- Kirstin kate1510 wrote: > This award will be given to a picture book that features a strong and empowered female character. Many children's books show girls who are passiv...

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started by kate1510 on 25 Jan 08 1 follow-up, last by Kirstin Bratt on 25 Jan 08
kate1510

AWARD WINNER - Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch for the Susan B. Anthony Award for... - 0 views

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  • kmc359 on 03 Feb 08
     
    This is a story about a little girl who likes to be unique. She wears a pony tail in her hair even though the rest of the girls at school wear their hair different. The girls in her class make fun of her, but she does not care. The next day they will come into school wearing their hair the exact same way that Stephanie does. She feels very angry that the girls are copying her, so she changes her hair style. No matter what silly way she does it , they always copy. In the end it doesn't end up so good for the "copy cats".
  • kate1510 on 07 Mar 08
     
    Katherine Imler 1399 Lafayette Road New Enterprise, PA 16664 March 7, 2008 Robert Munsch 15 Sharon Place Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 7V2 Dear Mr. Munsch, I am pleased to announce that you have won the Susan B. Anthony Award for Celebrating Strong Female Characters for your book Stephanie's Ponytail. The award was created for a class project in my children's literature class. I am a junior at Penn State Altoona who is majoring in elementary and kindergarten education. I am in my language and literacy education block. Every student in my class created an award that dealt with an aspect of children's literature. Each student nominated books for the other students' awards. Each award had specific criteria that the nominated book had to meet. My award was to be given to a picture book that featured strong and empowered female characters. Many children's books show girls who are passive and dependent. Also, children's books usually show males as the problem solvers. This is disturbing considering the day and age we live in. Shirley B. Ernst author of the article "Gender Issues in Books for Children and Young Adults" said, "I would like to see more books with strong female characters who are active, inventive, and in charge of their own destinies." Nominations for this award had to show independent and non-stereotypical female characters. The book also had to be a picture book for children in kindergarten through second grade. I chose Stephanie's Ponytail for my award because the book features a strong female character that stands up to group conformity. She does not want to look like everyone else, but instead be her own individual person. Your book teaches children the importance of liking who they are. Another reason I picked your book is that its message is universal. The theme could be the same regardless of what time period or location the book was written about. Many children can relate to this book. Chi
taryn86

Winner of the Bernard D. Carroll Award - 19 views

Dear Heinz Janish Congratulations! Your children's book, "Heave Ho!" is being awarded the Bernard D. Carroll Award for Teamwork and Sportsmanship. This award was created by me, Taryn Carroll, for...

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started by taryn86 on 07 Mar 08 no follow-up yet
taryn86

The Bernard D. Carroll Award for Teamwork and Sportsmanship - 4 views

The Bernard D. Carroll Award for Teamwork and Sportsmanship is to be given to the book in which the characters develop by putting aside differences and work together to accomplish a common goal. T...

taryn

started by taryn86 on 29 Jan 08 no follow-up yet
kayla8

The Kayla Davis award for excellence in putting a different spin on a traditional fairy... - 4 views

This award will be given to a children's book that switches up the story or the roles of the characters in a traditional fairy tale. These type of books are often referred to as fractured fairy ta...

kayla

started by kayla8 on 25 Jan 08 no follow-up yet
cay142

The Coco Award for Excellence in Children's Literature showing non-stereotypical gender... - 3 views

The Coco Award is being given to books that show genders acting in non-stereotypical ways. For example, depicting girls doing something other than being the saved princess, or boys being depicted a...

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started by cay142 on 25 Jan 08 no follow-up yet
sja5078

The Tortoise Award for Excellence in Children's Literature celebrating the struggle, ha... - 3 views

The Tortoise Award for Excellence in Children's Literature celebrating struggle, hard work, and perseverance is to be given to the picture book that best portrays a character who never gives up, wh...

samantha

started by sja5078 on 28 Jan 08 no follow-up yet
childtherapist

Effective Therapy for My Daughter - 1 views

I am worried with my youngest daughter. After my husband and I have finally filled a divorce her character has changed. She is not the witty and bubbly little girl we used to know anymore. She does...

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started by childtherapist on 18 Jun 12 no follow-up yet
carlivs

Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson - 0 views

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  • carlivs on 25 Feb 08
     
    Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson is an excellent book. This book is about a families struggle through a workers strike. Rosa, one of the main characters, lives at home with her mother, sister, baby brother and another immigrant family.  Bread and Roses,Too portrays her emotions about the strike and her families involvement.  It also tells the story of a homeless boy who works in the mill where the workers are striking.  Both these children leave to go to Vermont until the strike is over. There they learn alot about life and family.  This book well suites the award becase both of the main characters are from single-parent homes and this issue is addressed many times.  A weakness of the book is that children may not relate to that specific issue becasue there iare so many other issues being addressed. Overall, this is a great book for the Aiden Jacob Lewis award because it portrays many single-parent families and all the families are not the sterotypical perfect family.
Kirstin Bratt

The Aiden Jacob Lewis Award for excellence in Children's Literature about Children who ... - 5 views

Looks great, Tania. Thank you -- Kirstin tml5025 wrote: > The Aiden Jacob Lewis award for excellence in Children's Literature about Children who grow up in a single parent home will be awarded to t...

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started by tml5025 on 23 Jan 08 1 follow-up, last by Kirstin Bratt on 24 Jan 08
Kirstin Bratt

The Higher Power of Lucky - 5 views

Lucky is a wonderful child whose mother has died and father has abandoned her. She now lives with a guardian, but she worries constantly that the guardian, whom she admires very much, will not love...

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started by Kirstin Bratt on 28 Oct 07 no follow-up yet
klb5140

MANDY SUE DAY by Roberta Karim - 0 views

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  • klb5140 on 13 Feb 08
     
    This is a great book about a young girl who lives on a farm with her family, but is blind.  Each child has a chore that they attend to on a daily basis, but on her day off she goes off to be with her horse.  The author doesn't say that Mandy is blind, but gives hints that she has a disability.  I like this book because with her disability not mentioned, the reader can form a relationship with the character without any judgement.  It teaches children a really great lesson about not judging people and that all people are the same with or without a disability.  The pictures are great and the author's use of the different senses gives a real insight to what Mandy's life is like.  This book could be used for a lesson on the five senses or giving children insight to different disabilities.
adb244

Molly Bang: When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry - 0 views

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  • adb244 on 26 Feb 08
     
    When Sophie Gets Angry-- Really, Really Angry.. is written by Molly bang. The book demonstrates a young girl becoming very upset and being able to control her temper. The words are simple to read for the younger school age children and the illustrations are very bright and colorful. The book has a wonderful dynamic character named Sophie who will allow the students to see an example of how young children with a temper can be able to control their temper. This book does not lack anything. I would greatly encourage teachers to use this book in their classroom. This book can be found at your local Altoona Library.
cay142

Award Winner: William's Doll - 0 views

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  • cay142 on 07 Mar 08
     
    March 5, 2008 Carrie Frederick 376 Harrieta Lane Bedford, Pa 15522 Dear Mrs. Charlotte Zolotow, I am sending you this letter to inform you that you are the winner of The Coco award. I am a student attending Pennsylvania State University, Altoona. I am majoring in elementary education and preparing to become a school teacher. This semester I am learning about and discussing children's literature the other future teachers in the Language and Literacy Education block of our major. We were assigned a project that involved inventing our own award for outstanding children's literature. We made a name for our award, described the criteria needed for nominations, and we all had to nominate a book for each person's award. My award is called The Coco award, and it is given for excellence in children's literature featuring non-stereotypical gender roles. Criteria for Coco award nominations were books with characters playing roles not associated with their gender or books confronting gender stereotypes that exist in our culture. There were ten nominations for the Coco award and William's Doll was chosen by me as the winner. I had ten books nominated for my award and I was only allowed to choose one winner. Of the ten books I had to choose from, I have decided that the most deserving of my award is William's Doll. This book has everything that my Coco award stands for. William and his father are equally important in the story. Even though William expresses that he wants a doll, his father, who cares more about gender stereotypes, gets him a train set and a basketball set. At the end, William's father eventually reveals that he did want William to have a doll because dolls are for girls. Sadly, this is how many parents, not just fathers, would react if their son wanted a doll. Adults who react like this way are the reason there are "boy toys" and "girl toys." If a doll was not labeled a girls toy, boys would not feel wrong for wanting to play with o
hheld1

Judy Schachner - Skippyjon Jones - 0 views

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  • hheld1 on 04 Feb 08
     
    Skippyjon Jones is the first in a series of books about a Siamese cat who thinks he is anything but! The cat's name is Skippyjon Jones. In this book, he goes into his closet and make believes he is in Mexico. When Skippyjon Jones gets to Mexico, he encounters many Chihuahuas whom he plays and sings with. This book has a lot of Spanish words and phrases and also features a lot of rhyming. The illustrations are fantastic and support this imaginative character very well. Skippyjon Jones has previously won the E.B. White Read Aloud Award; after reading the book, it is evident to see why. Overall, this is an extremely funny book and students will love it!
Kirstin Bratt

Meet Danitra Brown, by Nikki Grimes - 0 views

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  • Kirstin Bratt on 30 Jan 08
     
    Danitra and her friend Zuri are persevering characters. When life gets hard for one of these friends, the other one helps her keep going.
Kirstin Bratt

Willie's Not the Hugging Kind, by Pat Cummings - 0 views

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  • Kirstin Bratt on 30 Jan 08
     
    Willie has decided that hugging is for sissies because that's what his friend Jo Jo always says. But his family likes to hug, and it's hard for Willie to be hug-free. This book is a wonderful children's story about families who love each other and don't mind showing it. Willie's sadness about giving up hugs becomes apparent to the reader even before Willie understand it himself. The sister who teases with love is also a very kind and sweet character for children to relate to. As a teacher, I can see this book being useful in community development; while students like Jo Jo need to be allowed to keep their personal space, students like Willie should be allowed to show their affection for their loved ones: at home and at school.
cds5001

Mary Hoffman - Amazing Grace - 0 views

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  • Kirstin Bratt on 30 Jan 08
     
    Amazing Grace is a wonderful picture book about an African American girl who wants to perform in the school play. The problem is that her classmates do not believe that Grace should play the part of Peter Pan because she is neither a boy, like Peter Pan, nor white, as they imagine Peter Pan to be. Well, with strength and determination, Grace not only gets the part, but shines. This book is particularly good for children because of its strong female character. Most children, no matter their ethnicity and gender, can relate to Grace's disappointment. All children can learn from Grace how to use disappointment to fuel their determination to succeed. The book might also bring confidence to children who are shy or lack confidence. This would be an excellent book to share with children who are about to begin a performance project.
carlivs

The Jason Baker award for children's books that accurately portray children identifying... - 4 views

The Jason Baker award is to be given to books that portray children effectively dealing with their emotions. When children do not understand why they feel the way they do and do not learn how to ma...

carli

started by carlivs on 30 Jan 08 no follow-up yet
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