The comments below are links to actual blog posts on diverse children and young adult literature awards. The following awards and information on the awards can be found:
1. Coretta Scott King
2. Pura Belpre
3. Sydney Taylor Award
4. Asian Pacific American Award
5. Lambda Literary Foundation Award
6. Schneider Family Book Award
7. The Middle East Book Award
Students addressed the following in their posts:
Award purpose, selection criteria, sponsor, selection committee qualifications, and also found literature that have been recipients of these awards. You may also find a link to the award website in the posts.
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Sydney Taylor Award
Gina Ventimiglia
Kali Fausett
Ryan Davis
Three books chosen with this award:
* The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
o Sid Fleisghman
* Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
o Mirjam Pressler
* The Castle on Hester Street
o Linda Heller
Easy to find:
* These books were very easy to find. The titles of books that have won this award were on the website accompanied by the year in which they were awarded this recognition. Therefore, all I had to do was locate the title in the library. I chose three books that were all aimed at different age groups to show a variety in the books that have received this award.
* These three particular books do not have seals or any other indications that they have won this award. You would not know they had won the Sydney Taylor Award unless you researched each book.
Official Website:
* Their does not seem to be an official website for this particular award, however, the following website is very accurate and has a large portion of information on the award. It is called Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/awards/st_books.htm
* I was also able to find a blog entitled The Sydney Taylor Book Award. It provides more information on the award along with comments and interviews from authors whose books have won the award. http://sydneytaylor.wordpress.com/
Why was this Sydney Taylor Award created?
The purpose of this award is to encourage the publication of outstanding books of Jewish content for children, books that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The hope is to inspire authors, encourage publishers, inform parents and teachers, and intrigue readers. By educating readers about the Jewish experience, this award hopes to engender pride in Jewish readers while building bridges to readers of other backgrounds.
When was this award created?
The Sydney Taylor Awards were established by her husband in memory of Sydney Taylor, the author of the All-of-a-Kind Family books, a series of 5 warm-hearted books about a Jewish immigrant family living on the Lower East Side of New York in the early years of the last century. Awards have been given since 1968.
Selection criteria: What books, authors, illustrators are eligible? How are the books judged?
There are 6 members of the committee. Publishers, not authors, submit books for consideration and the committee judges them using the following criteria-the same, probably, that you use to decide which books you will buy for your library collection.
The criteria are:
Literary and artistic merit
positive Jewish content and focus (take this very seriously)
age-appropriateness in terms of style, vocabulary, content, format, and illustration
Committee members review and evaluate books submitted by publishers for the award. Usually two are selected (older and younger readers). In addition, several books are chosen for honors in each age category. Committee compiles an annual list of notable childrens books of Jewish content, a bookmark listing of all of the winners and a collection of all of the committee's reviews written within the year. Also, they have a banquet for the winners of this award.
The members of committee must be members of the AJL National and have broad knowledge of Judaic children's literature as well as experience in writing evaluative reviews. The terms last 4 years.
Pura Belpre Award
1. No official website
www.ala.org
www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/is/enroom/awards/purabelpre.htm
2. 1996
To honor Latino writers & illustrators whose work best embodies the Latino cultural experience in a work of Children's Literature.
Named after Pura Belpre: 1st Latina Librarian at New York Public Library. Known for her work in preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore.
3. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/Belpre_Manual_Aug05.pdf
4. Sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA)
5. Selection Committee:
-chosen by: 3 by ALSC President, 3 by REFORMA President
-winners: each book under consideration reviewed and discussed by committee; The committees reason for selection of the medalist and honor books will be given by the committee or a designate who prepares the press release or the announcement articles.
6. The Tequila Worm - Viola Canales 2006
Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan 2002
Chato and the Party Animals - Gary Soto 2002
Katie H, Brianna H, Andrea R
Lambda Award
The official website is www.lambdaliteraryaward.org. There were many websites about the winners of the award but few about the award itself.
The award was created in 1998. There are guideline for submission and selection. However, there is no rational for the award.
Books must be about LGBT issues. The author does not have to be LGBT themselves, but the book needs to include some piece of LGBT. This could be as little as one character. Only the author or the publisher can nominate the book for the Lambda Award.
The selection committee is composed of the writers, librarians, teachers, book sellers, book reviewers, journalists, and/or members of the literacy community. Editors and publishers, or members of the board of trustees may also serve as judges.
The sponsors of the award are as follows:
Patrons: The Haworth Press Inc, BOOK sense, Bella Books, and Harper Collins Publishers
Mentors: The Pilgrim Press, Bold Strokes Books, and Kensington
Friends: Carroll & Graf, SEAL, Marlowe & Company, and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
1. Coretta Scott King Award
Jillian, Courtney, Katie
Award Purpose: To promote the understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American Dream.
Criteria: Must portray some aspect of the African American experience, past, present, or future. Must be written by/illustrated by an African American. Must be written for a youth audience. Must include a clear plot, well-drawn characters, writing style which is consistent with and suitable to the age intended, and accuracy.
Sponsor: Johnson Publications, World Book, Inc., Encyclopedia Britannica, and Book Wholesalers, Inc.
Selection Commitee Qualification: Seven members must be in the committee, there is a lot of criteria that has to do with the committee, but nothing about WHO the person is.
We found these books:
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Minty-A Story of Young Harriet Tubman- by Alan Schroeder
Nathanial Talking by Eloise Greenfield
Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange
Remember the Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison
These were fairly easy to find once Courtney found a book list of who has received the award.
The website is:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.cfm
Katie H, Brianna H, Andrea R
Lambda Award
The official website is www.lambdaliteraryaward.org. There were many websites about the winners of the award but few about the award itself.
The award was created in 1998. There are guideline for submission and selection. However, there is no rational for the award.
Books must be about LGBT issues. The author does not have to be LGBT themselves, but the book needs to include some piece of LGBT. This could be as little as one character. Only the author or the publisher can nominate the book for the Lambda Award.
The selection committee is composed of the writers, librarians, teachers, book sellers, book reviewers, journalists, and/or members of the literacy community. Editors and publishers, or members of the board of trustees may also serve as judges.
The sponsors of the award are as follows:
Patrons: The Haworth Press Inc, BOOK sense, Bella Books, and Harper Collins Publishers
Mentors: The Pilgrim Press, Bold Strokes Books, and Kensington
Friends: Carroll & Graf, SEAL, Marlowe & Company, and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Kelley N, Laura P, Liz L, Jenna K.
7. The Middle East Book Award
*Websites and Resources*
http://meoc.us/
http://www.outreachworld.org/article.asp?articleid=45
http://socialscience.tyler.cc.tx.us/mkho/MEOC/middle_east_book_award.htm
*Why and When was it created*
The MEOC, or Middle East Outreach Council, established the award in 1999. The award was created to recognize books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to the understanding of the Middle East.
*Selection criteria*
Books are chosen for the award based on whether or not the depiction of a Middle Eastern subject is authentic, as well as on their plot, characterization, and appeal for the intended audience.
The Middle East Outreach Council awards prizes to authors and publishers of literature, reference books & picture books for children & young adults
*Who sponsors the award?*
The Middle East Outreach Council (MEOC)
*Selection committee*
Nominations from teachers and librarians, publishers, and the general public are welcome.
The board of directors shall consist of not less than five (5) members, not less than three (3) of whom shall be selected from professional affiliates of university and college-based Middle East centers and programs. (Book Awards Chair Leslie Nucho)
*Books that have Won the Award*
"Habibi" -Nye
"Figs and Fate- Elsa Marston
"Celebrating Ramadan"- Daine Hoyt-Goldsmith
"Lugalbanda" - Kathy Henderson
"One City, Two Brothers" - Chris Smith
The award purpose is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit. The selection criteria is:
1. Works eligible must have had premier publication during the calendar years from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and must have been published for general commercial release in the U.S.
2. Award categories are:
a. Adult (fiction and nonfiction)
b. Young Readers fiction and nonfiction – for text
c. Young Readers fiction and nonfiction - for illustrations.
3. Works must be related to Asian/Pacific Heritage, not necessarily written by or illustrated by an Asian/Pacific American. The individual must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
4. Works must have been published by a large publishing house, trade or small press/publisher located in the United States or one of its territories. Self-published works and exclusive internet publications are not eligible.
5. Anthologies or books containing the work of more than one author are not eligible.
6. Works must be originally written in English.
7. Works that have previously won other prizes or recognition are eligible.
8. If no books are found to meet the selection criteria, no award will be given.
The award is sponsored by DEMCO, EBSCO which are both library affiliates. The qualifications of the current selection committee wasn't specified, but the award was originally founded by an committee of librarians all of Asian/Pacific ancestry. Some books that have received the APALA award that can be found in the East Lansing Public Library are "Coolies" by Yin and "Apple Pie 4th of July" by Janet S. Wong. There weren't many books with this award in that library, nor was there much information available about the award, although it was founded 28 years ago.
These are the only two websites that could be found:
http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/scholarship.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/affiliates/apala.cfm
By: Kristen Zackery, Sara Graef, Brittany Wolf
Award Purpose: Honor authors and illustrators who have books that embody artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
Selection Criteria: Must portray the emotional mental or physical disability as part of a full life not as something to be pitied or overcome. The person with the disability must be integral to the presentation mot merely a passive bystander.
Sponsor: Katherine Schneider
Selection committee Qualifications: Comprised of 7 ALA members with experience with book selection and knowledge of disability experiences. They must be appointed by the staff liaison and the chair ALA awards from the office of governance of ALA.
Literature: Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby: (Deaf Culture)
Reaching for Sun by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer: (Cerebral Palsy)
Kami and the Yaks by Andrea Stenn Stryer: (Deaf Culture)
Julie K, Brittany H, Mitch
((Pura Belpre Group: Colleen C, Michelle, Dayna))
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