Overbooked has a handy list of Youth All Stars 2004. These are the books that got at least three starred reviews last year from one of the following journals: Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publisher’s Weekly, or Horn Book. Overbooked also keeps an ongoing list of current starred reviews, but so far this year it has not been updated.
Month: March 2005
2005 Ezra Jack Keats Awards
The 2005 Ezra Jack Keats Awards have been announced!
Winner of the New Writer Award is Janice N. Harrington for her picture book, Going North.
Winner of the New Illustrator Award is Ana Juan for the picture book, The Night Eater.
CCBC's Graphic Novel Site
The CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Center) now has a page dedicated to Graphic Novels. It offers a list of journals that review graphic novels, websites for reviews, resources, vendors, publishers and listservs. A great way for librarians to find their way into collecting graphic novels!
2005 Charlotte Zolotow Award
Kevin Henkes has won the 2005 Charlotte Zolotow Award for Kitten’s First Full Moon. The award is given annually by the CCBC for the picture book with the best text. Kevin Henkes and Kitten’s First Full Moon also won the Caldecott this year for the best illustrations in a picture book.
Three Honor Books were also chosen:
Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson
Game Sheets
Libraries across the country are starting to play role playing games (RPGs) with their teens. From D&D to Star Wars, the RPG Sheets site carries character sheets for all of the popular and obscure RPGs. The sheets are free to print and will save a lot of time and effort for gamers.
Waking Brain Cells 