Group items tagged excellence - Children's Literature Awards of Spring 08

Call for nominations: The Gabriel Award for excellence in children's literature about d... - 3 views

I am nominating TAKE CARE, GOOD KNIGHT by Shelley Moore Thomas for the Gabriel Award for excellence in children's literature about dragons and castles. In the story, three dragons are enlisted by t...

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started by Kirstin Bratt on 28 Oct 07 1 follow-up, last by sunridge6 on 11 Nov 07

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

AWARD WINNER:The Tinkerbell Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry goes to...Almost ... - 16 views

Dear Carol Diggory Shields, Congratulations on winning The Tinkerbell Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry. Although this is not a nationally recognized award, this is a very important awar...

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started by klb5140 on 17 Mar 08 no follow-up yet

The Morning Chair: AWARD WINNER of The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literat... - 0 views

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cds5001 on 02 Feb 08

This story is about a boy and his family who immigrated from Holland to America. Once he is in America, it doesn't feel like home to him and it's crowded and busy. Not until his furniture from Holland shows up that he feel like there is still room for Holland in his life. This book is perfect for students who are moving or are getting ready to move. Or it's perfect to learn about what it's like for a child to move to another country.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This story is about a boy and his family who immigrated from Holland to America. Once he is in America, it doesn't feel like home to him and it's crowded and busy. Not until his furniture from Holland shows up that he feel like there is still room for Holland in his life. This book is perfect for students who are moving or are getting ready to move. Or it's perfect to learn about what it's like for a child to move to another country. <br></div>

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hheld1 on 07 Mar 08

Barbara M. Joosse c/o Scott Treimel, STNY 434 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10003 March 6, 2008 Dear Ms. Joosse: My name is Heidi Held and I am currently an elementary education major at Penn State University. I am pleased to announce that your book, The Morning Chair, has been chosen as the winner of The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on the Immigration of Children to the United States! This award was created in one of my language and literacy classes at Penn State. Each member of my class was to create a fictional award and then nominate books for everyone else's awards. You can read more about our class and the nominations at http://kirstinlled.blogspot.com/. My award, The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on the Immigration of Children to the United States, was created to find books that deal with the topic of a child's immigration and the struggles and joys of their journey. With the ever-increasing number of immigrants to the United States, I think that there needs to be attention given to books about this very topic. I received many nominations for my award; however, when I read The Morning Chair, I knew this was the perfect book for my award! I really like how The Morning Chair gives the perspective of a child before, during, and after his immigration. It also shows that just because someone moves to a new country, it does not mean that they will forget their old life and traditions. Congratulations on winning this award and thank you very much for writing this wonderful book! Sincerely, Heidi Held 315 Jackson Avenue Vandergrift, PA 15690 hmh5012@psu.edu Enc: Award Certificate

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Barbara M. Joosse c/o Scott Treimel, STNY 434 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10003 March 6, 2008 Dear Ms. Joosse: My name is Heidi Held and I am currently an elementary education major at Penn State University. I am pleased to announce that your book, The Morning Chair, has been chosen as the winner of The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on the Immigration of Children to the United States! This award was created in one of my language and literacy classes at Penn State. Each member of my class was to create a fictional award and then nominate books for everyone else's awards. You can read more about our class and the nominations at <a href="http://kirstinlled.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kirstinlled.blogspot.com/</a>. My award, The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on the Immigration of Children to the United States, was created to find books that deal with the topic of a child's immigration and the struggles and joys of their journey. With the ever-increasing number of immigrants to the United States, I think that there needs to be attention given to books about this very topic. I received many nominations for my award; however, when I read The Morning Chair, I knew this was the perfect book for my award! I really like how The Morning Chair gives the perspective of a child before, during, and after his immigration. It also shows that just because someone moves to a new country, it does not mean that they will forget their old life and traditions. Congratulations on winning this award and thank you very much for writing this wonderful book! Sincerely, Heidi Held 315 Jackson Avenue Vandergrift, PA 15690 hmh5012@psu.edu Enc: Award Certificate </div>

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The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on the Immigration of Children ... - 3 views

The Sonny Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on the Immigration of Children to the United States should be given to a book about a child's immigration to the United States. The book sho...

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started by hheld1 on 25 Jan 08 no follow-up yet

The Tinkerbell Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry - 6 views

The Tinkerbell Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry is about books that contain stories written through the use of poems. Poetry is not commonly used in classrooms and maintains a negative co...

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started by klb5140 on 31 Jan 08 no follow-up yet

The Kira Elizabeth Award for excellence in Children's Literature about growing up. - 2 views

The Kira Elizabeth Award for excellence in Children's Literature about growing up will be awarded to the author who provides guidance to a child that is going through the trials and tribulations of...

brittney

started by baw273 on 28 Jan 08 no follow-up yet

The Break-A-Leg Award for Excellence in Drama and the Arts - 3 views

The "The Break-A-Leg Award for Excellence in Drama and the Arts" will be awarded to a children's book that highlights some aspect of Drama or the Arts. In Shelby A. Wolf's book, "Interpreting Liter...

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The Anthony Baney Award for excelling in the demonstration of children overcoming reten... - 5 views

The Anthony Baney Award for excelling in the demonstration of children overcoming retention and/or struggling to learn to read and write. Wolf says that "a child will lean on the language of an aut...

anthony

started by adb244 on 28 Jan 08 no follow-up yet

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

The ToryKane Award for excellence in children's literature on freedom and oppression - 6 views

The ToryKane Award for excellence in children's literature on freedom and oppression will be awarded to a children's book that helps children better understand opposing viewpoints, historical relev...

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started by desireesipes on 24 Jan 08 no follow-up yet

The Baker Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on Helping Children Deal with T... - 3 views

The Baker Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on Helping Children Deal with Their Parents Divorce will be awarded to the author who has the best guidance on helping children deal with div...

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started by cgb5012 on 27 Jan 08 no follow-up yet

AWARD WINNER: The Anthony Baney Award for excelling in the demonstration of children ov... - 20 views

Dear Albert Whitman & Company, This letter is for Diane Burton Robb. I was unable to locate her address and contact information. I am a college student at Penn State and did a project with The Alp...

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Winner of the Special Kids Award: Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis - 0 views

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Courtney Sherkel 113 North 14th Avenue Altoona, PA 16601 March 6, 2008 Mary Hoffman c/o Pat White Rogers, Coleridge and White
20 Powis Mews
London
W11 1JN Dear Ms. Mary Hoffman: Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that your book, Amazing Grace, has been chosen as the recipient of The Break-A-Leg Award for Excellence in Children's Literature about Theater, Acting, Singing, and/or Dancing. This award was created in my children's literature education class at <st1:PlaceName w:st=

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> Courtney Sherkel 113 North 14th Avenue Altoona, PA 16601 March 6, 2008 Mary Hoffman c/o Pat White Rogers, Coleridge and White<br> 20 Powis Mews<br> London <br> W11 1JN Dear Ms. Mary Hoffman: Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that your book, Amazing Grace, has been chosen as the recipient of The Break-A-Leg Award for Excellence in Children's Literature about Theater, Acting, Singing, and/or Dancing. This award was created in my children's literature education class at <st1:PlaceName w:st=</div>

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aac5024 on 11 Mar 08

This book is about a girl named Susan. Susan is being described as doing activities such as laughing, swimming, running, etc...Then the last page of the book has Susan sitting in a wheelchair. This book describes the messge that special needs children can do the same activities as the normal children. Ashley Cribbs 124 Indiana Avenue Vandergrift, Pa 15690 aac5024@psu.edu March 4, 2008 Attention: Mrs. Jeanne Willis Books for Young Readers
Henry Holt and Company
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010 Dear Mrs. Willis: My name is Ashley Cribbs and I am a student at Penn State Altoona majoring in elementary education. I am writing to inform you that your book, "Susan Laughs," has won the Special Kids Award for Children Literature. It is a book about children who have special needs or exceptionalities. This award was created in my Language and Literacy Education block. I was to create an award for any topic in children literature. Then, the class had to nominate books for each of the awards that each student created. Once completed, the nominee of the award had to choose only one book that the student felt met the requirements of the award. That is how I chose your book for my Special Kids Award. I have dedicated my award to you because I felt that "Susan Laughs" is an excellent way to portray the message that even though children may have special

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This book is about a girl named Susan. Susan is being described as doing activities such as laughing, swimming, running, etc...Then the last page of the book has Susan sitting in a wheelchair. This book describes the messge that special needs children can do the same activities as the normal children. Ashley Cribbs 124 Indiana Avenue Vandergrift, Pa 15690 aac5024@psu.edu March 4, 2008 Attention: Mrs. Jeanne Willis Books for Young Readers<br>Henry Holt and Company<br>175 Fifth Avenue<br>New York, NY 10010 Dear Mrs. Willis: My name is Ashley Cribbs and I am a student at Penn State Altoona majoring in elementary education. I am writing to inform you that your book, "Susan Laughs," has won the Special Kids Award for Children Literature. It is a book about children who have special needs or exceptionalities. This award was created in my Language and Literacy Education block. I was to create an award for any topic in children literature. Then, the class had to nominate books for each of the awards that each student created. Once completed, the nominee of the award had to choose only one book that the student felt met the requirements of the award. That is how I chose your book for my Special Kids Award. I have dedicated my award to you because I felt that "Susan Laughs" is an excellent way to portray the message that even though children may have special</div>

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Lily and the Mixed-Up Letters by Deborah Hodge - 0 views

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The story is about a little girl who has difficulty reading and dreads reading aloud on Parent Day with the other students. As the story progresses, her mother helps her and gives her tips for reading to ease her undeniable pain. The story line is excellent, but the wording throughout the story lacks the urge to continue reading and the pictures could be better, but it is definitely an excellent book for students struggling with dyslexia and reading in general. It would be great as an introduction to dyslexia or as a way of helping children cope with it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The story is about a little girl who has difficulty reading and dreads reading aloud on Parent Day with the other students. As the story progresses, her mother helps her and gives her tips for reading to ease her undeniable pain. The story line is excellent, but the wording throughout the story lacks the urge to continue reading and the pictures could be better, but it is definitely an excellent book for students struggling with dyslexia and reading in general. It would be great as an introduction to dyslexia or as a way of helping children cope with it.<br></div>

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Winner of the Aiden Jacob Lews Award! "Do I have a Daddy?" By Jeanne Warren Lindsay - 0 views

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cds5001 on 01 Feb 08

This book is a picture book for children about dealing with the absence of a father whether it's due to a death, not knowing, or absent fathers. The story is about a boy who gets picked on about not having a father and the mother explains the many reasons why a dad might not be present. The book also includes a section for teenage parents that consists of quotes, ideas, and how other single-parents dealt with this situation. This book would be a good book to send home to a single-parent family to help the child understand their family situation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This book is a picture book for children about dealing with the absence of a father whether it's due to a death, not knowing, or absent fathers. The story is about a boy who gets picked on about not having a father and the mother explains the many reasons why a dad might not be present. The book also includes a section for teenage parents that consists of quotes, ideas, and how other single-parents dealt with this situation. This book would be a good book to send home to a single-parent family to help the child understand their family situation.</div>

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tml5025 on 07 Mar 08

Dear Ms. Lindsay, My name is Tania Lewis, and I am an Elementary Education major at Penn State- Altoona in Pennsylvania, and I am writing to you today to inform you that you have won the Aiden Jacob Lewis Award for excellence in Children's Literature about children who grow up in a single parent home for your story, "Do I Have a Daddy?" The criteria for this award is that the book should display excellence in the fact that it helps children understand that growing up in a single parent home isn't always as been as it may sometimes seem, and that they are not alone and are not the only child who lives in homes just like they do.This award was created in my LLED 402 class. This class is solely based on analyzing, reading, and working with all types of children's literature. Every student in the class was asked to create an award about something that means a lot to them and also name it after someone special. This award that I created is named after my three month old son, Aiden, and the reason for the category is because I am a single mother and I worry sometimes about questions my son will ask me when he gets older, so I thought if I had books to help him understand, that it wouldn't be as hard. Each student, after creating an award, had to nominate books for their classmate's awards. Once done, we got to pick the winning book, and had an award ceremony for the nominators of the books. I chose your book for many different reasons. I chose it because when Erik's mother is faced with the question, "Do I have a Daddy?" she is very positive and honest with him, thinking about his feelings and saying that not all children liv

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dear Ms. Lindsay, My name is Tania Lewis, and I am an Elementary Education major at Penn State- Altoona in Pennsylvania, and I am writing to you today to inform you that you have won the Aiden Jacob Lewis Award for excellence in Children's Literature about children who grow up in a single parent home for your story, "Do I Have a Daddy?" The criteria for this award is that the book should display excellence in the fact that it helps children understand that growing up in a single parent home isn't always as been as it may sometimes seem, and that they are not alone and are not the only child who lives in homes just like they do.This award was created in my LLED 402 class. This class is solely based on analyzing, reading, and working with all types of children's literature. Every student in the class was asked to create an award about something that means a lot to them and also name it after someone special. This award that I created is named after my three month old son, Aiden, and the reason for the category is because I am a single mother and I worry sometimes about questions my son will ask me when he gets older, so I thought if I had books to help him understand, that it wouldn't be as hard. Each student, after creating an award, had to nominate books for their classmate's awards. Once done, we got to pick the winning book, and had an award ceremony for the nominators of the books. I chose your book for many different reasons. I chose it because when Erik's mother is faced with the question, "Do I have a Daddy?" she is very positive and honest with him, thinking about his feelings and saying that not all children liv</div>

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The WINNER of The Baker Award goes to "When Mom & Dad Divorce" By: Emily Menendez-Aponte - 0 views

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kmc359 on 03 Feb 08

This is a wonderful book to help children cope with their parents divorce. It is written as a child's resource. It explains how a child will feel if their parents get a divorce, and it lets the child know that it is okay to feel this way. It lets the child know that they are not the only one. It is a wonderful resource for a child to use when they do not know what to do or how to feel after their parents divorce.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a wonderful book to help children cope with their parents divorce. It is written as a child's resource. It explains how a child will feel if their parents get a divorce, and it lets the child know that it is okay to feel this way. It lets the child know that they are not the only one. It is a wonderful resource for a child to use when they do not know what to do or how to feel after their parents divorce. </div>

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cgb5012 on 08 Mar 08

Dear Emily Menendez-Aponte, On behalf of the Elementary Education Department at the Penn State Altoona Campus, I would like to present you with The Baker Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on Helping Children Deal with Their Parents Divorce! "The Baker Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on Helping Children Deal with Their Parents Divorce will be awarded to the author who has the best guidance on helping children deal with divorce. It seems like every fairy tale we read today has "They lived happily ever after", however, we all know that in today's society this is not true. In the book "Battling Dragons" edited by Susan Lehr there is an article by Deborah Thompson. In Thompson's article it says "Thomas (1972) found that most family relationships in children's books were unrealistic. She argued that the typical children's book, Mother always took Father, who carried a briefcase and wore a suit, to the train station in a station wagon. She also argued that authors treated single-parenthood like "the plague," and therefore, single-parent families were virtually nonexistent in books for children" (pg. 88). It is almost impossible to go into a classroom anymore and find students that all still have their parents together. Therefore, this award will be given to a book that helps portray divorce as something that can work and that children can deal with. The book should be geared toward ages 6-12 and have an accurate portrayal of strength and encouragement clearly stating that the child is not the only one going through something like this." My name is Chelsea Baker. I am a junior at Penn State Altoona and I created The Baker Award. Within my class, we had an assignment in which each student in the class, including myself, made up awards for a book nomination. Then each person in the class had to nominate one book for all the other students' awards. Don't worry there is only ten students in the class. Any

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dear Emily Menendez-Aponte, On behalf of the Elementary Education Department at the Penn State Altoona Campus, I would like to present you with The Baker Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on Helping Children Deal with Their Parents Divorce! "The Baker Award for Excellence in Children's Literature on Helping Children Deal with Their Parents Divorce will be awarded to the author who has the best guidance on helping children deal with divorce. It seems like every fairy tale we read today has "They lived happily ever after", however, we all know that in today's society this is not true. In the book "Battling Dragons" edited by Susan Lehr there is an article by Deborah Thompson. In Thompson's article it says "Thomas (1972) found that most family relationships in children's books were unrealistic. She argued that the typical children's book, Mother always took Father, who carried a briefcase and wore a suit, to the train station in a station wagon. She also argued that authors treated single-parenthood like "the plague," and therefore, single-parent families were virtually nonexistent in books for children" (pg. 88). It is almost impossible to go into a classroom anymore and find students that all still have their parents together. Therefore, this award will be given to a book that helps portray divorce as something that can work and that children can deal with. The book should be geared toward ages 6-12 and have an accurate portrayal of strength and encouragement clearly stating that the child is not the only one going through something like this." My name is Chelsea Baker. I am a junior at Penn State Altoona and I created The Baker Award. Within my class, we had an assignment in which each student in the class, including myself, made up awards for a book nomination. Then each person in the class had to nominate one book for all the other students' awards. Don't worry there is only ten students in the class. Any</div>

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Shel's Books - 0 views

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carlivs on 26 Feb 08

This book is my personal favorite poetry book. I remember reading this when I was young and all the kids in my class loved it too. Shel Silverstein, the author of many books of prose and poetry, really did a wonderful job with this one. Where the Sidewalk Ends has tons of poems and great illustrations to go along with each one. Every poem is packed with humor and imagination. One weekness for might be that it doesn't tell one continuous story. This book would make an excellent source for a coffee house or readers theater.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This book is my personal favorite poetry book. I remember reading this when I was young and all the kids in my class loved it too. Shel Silverstein, the author of many books of prose and poetry, really did a wonderful job with this one. Where the Sidewalk Ends has tons of poems and great illustrations to go along with each one. Every poem is packed with humor and imagination. One weekness for might be that it doesn't tell one continuous story. This book would make an excellent source for a coffee house or readers theater. <br></div>

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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

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...

carrie

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

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