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National Honors for Rosalyn Schanzer, Susan Stockdale, Susan Roth
Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem written and illustrated by Rosalyn Schanzer (National Geographic Society, 2010) has been named a 2012 Honor Book for the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book.
Bring on the Birds, written and illustrated by Susan Stockdale, has been named an ALA Notable Children's Book.
The Mangrove Tree Planting Trees to Feed Families, by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan L. Roth, is on the ALA Notables list and is also an Honor Book for the National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Award.
Dream Something Big, by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Susan L. Roth is an ALA Notable Children's Book.
The Sibert Committee wrote, “Whether being introduced or reintroduced to the topic, readers will be stunned by the research and accusations in Witches! , pivotal drama of American history. With a size reminiscent of a prayer book and startling scratchboard-style illustrations, this work of art presents an account of our past and asks questions of our future.”
Witches! previously received the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for Best Illustrated Book of 2011.
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award.
Interview about the book http://www.beinkandescent.com/articles/728/witches.
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ALA Notable Children's Books
The Notable Children's Books Committee says of Susan Stockdale's Bring on the Birds (Peachtree, 2010) -
"Rhyming couplets and clear, identifiable illustrations remind readers that birds vary in many ways, but all have feathers and are hatched from eggs. Colorful acrylics help provide just the right of information for preschool ornithologists."
The Mangrove Tree Planting Trees to Feed Families (Lee and Low, 2010) received a starred review in Publishers' Weekly:
"This moving depiction of ecological innovation centers on a project spearheaded by Dr. Gordon Sato to plant mangrove trees, which grow easily in salt water, in the village of Hargigo in the impoverished African nation of Eritrea. Graceful prose alternates with cumulative verse to relay the benefits that the trees provided for the community: "These are the fishermen/ Who catch the fish/ That swim in the roots,/ Of the mangrove trees." Resembling papier-mâché, Roth's textural mixed-media collages become increasingly lively as the new ecosystem flourishes. An extensive afterword, containing many photographs of Sato and the people of Hargigo, brings their hopeful story into sharp focus. Ages 6–11."
Dream Something Big (Penguin, 2010)
“Aston pays tribute to the creative genius of an Italian immigrant and tile worker who builds towering spires, some almost a hundred feet tall, decorated with mosaic designs… The subject lends itself perfectly to the collage illustrations. Employing mostly paper, but also bits of pottery, cloth, clay and string, Roth stunningly recreates bold, stylized versions of the towers. This book beautifully illuminates a little-known story of imagination and perseverance that resulted in a national landmark. Ages 5–8.”
Publishers Weekly
Carolyn Reeder of Glen Echo, Md., died January 20, 2012, after a short illness. A longtime Guild member, Carolyn taught at Georgetown Day School for 29 years before becoming a popular author of children's literature. Carolyn was a Washington, D.C. native with degrees in music and education from American University. Read More.
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