Showing posts with label Award Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Award Books. Show all posts

Monday, November 15, 2010

Award Books: Boston Globe-Horn Book

"First presented in 1967 and customarily announced in June, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction." -- Boston-Globe Horn Book Awards


The Columbus Center IRC Boston-Globe Horn Book collection includes award and honor books from 2007 through 2010. These books have a call number beginning with COL Hornbook plus the year.

The note field for each book details the honor it recieved, Old Bear, by Kevin Henkes, is an honor book. Part of the IRC circulating collection, juvenile award books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following Boston-Globe Horn Book award winning titles have been added to the AU Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

*Updated 11/15/10

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Award Books: Coretta Scott King Awards

"Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream of a pluralistic society". - CSK Author & Illustrator Awards.

The Columbus Center IRC Corretta Scott King Author & Illustrator Award collection features the winning illustrator title and select honor books from 1986 through 2010. A small number of author books are also included within the collection, the catalog record notes field indicates what award was earned by each title.
These books have a call number beginning with Col King plus the year. For example, the 2009 Coretta Scott King illustrator award winning book is The Blacker the Berry: Poems, illustrated by Floyd Cooper. It's call number is COL King 2009. Part of the IRC circulating collection, juvenile award books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following Coretta Scott King illustrator and author titles have been added to the AU Columbus Center circulating collection:
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Award Books: (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Awards

"The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year." -- ALSC Geisel Award


The Columbus Center IRC Geisel Award collection includes the winning title and selected honor books from 2006 through 2010. These books have a call number beginning with Col Geisel plus the year. For example, the 2010 Geisel Award Book is Benny and Penny in the Big No,No! by Geoffrey Hayes and it's call number is COL Geisel 2010. Part of the IRC circulating collection, juvenile award books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following Geisel Award and honor book titles have been added to the AU Columbus Center circulating collection:

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Award Books: Newbery Medal

"The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year." Named for John Newbery, it is "the first children's book award in the world. Its terms, as well as its long history, continue to make it the best known and most discussed children's book award in this country." -- ALSC Newbery Medal


The Columbus Center IRC Newbery Award collection includes a copy of each winning title from 1990 through 2010. These books have a call number beginning with Col Newbery plus the year. For example, the 2010 Newbery Medal winner was When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead; it's call number is COL Newbery 2010. Part of the IRC circulating collection, juvenile award books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following Newbery Award winning titles have been added to the AU Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Award Books: Caldecott Medal

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is presented annually to "the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year".ALSC Caldecott Medal


The Columbus Center IRC Caldecott Award collection includes a copy of each winning title from 1989 through 2010. These books have a call number beginning with Col Caldecott plus the year. For example, the 2010 Caldecott Award Book is The Lion & The Mouse by Jerry Pinkney, it's call number is COL Caldecott 2010. Part of the IRC circulating collection, juvenile award books circulate for a period of three weeks with four renewals.

The following Caldecott Award winning titles have been added to the AU Columbus Center IRC circulating collection:

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