Childrenthe journal of the Association for Library Service to Children &LibrariesVolume 7 Number 3 Winter 2009 ISSN 1542-9806 Developing Birth–Kindergarten Collections • Bilingual Books Library–School Collaboration: A Success Story • Celebrating Día PERMIT NO. 4 NO. PERMIT Change Service Requested Service Change HANOVER, PA HANOVER, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Illinois Chicago, PAID 50 East Huron Street Huron East 50 U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. Association for Library Service to Children to Service Library for Association NONPROFIT ORG. NONPROFIT Table Contents● ofVolume 7, Number 3 Winter 2009 Notes 38 Bilingual Books For ESL Students . and Beyond 2 Editor’s Note Dawn Jeffers Sharon Verbeten 42 Latino Outreach 2 Executive Director’s Note Making Día a Fiesta of Family Literacy Aimee Strittmatter Mandee Kuglin 47 One School, One Book Features One Successful School–Library Collaboration 3 Award Acceptance Speeches Jan Bates and Nancy R. Webster Mildred L. Batchelder Award Fostering Moribito Arthur A. Levine and Cheryl Klein Departments Pura Belpré Author Award 7 Call for Referees The Soul of a Book Margarita Engle 51 Managing Children’s Services Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Flying with the Phoenixes An Ongoing Love of Colors and Stories Avoiding Job Burnout as a Librarian and a Manager Yuyi Morales Anitra Steele and the ALSC Managing Children’s Services Committee Arbuthnot Honor Lecture 53 Children and Technology The Geography of the Heart Beyond the Book Walter Dean Myers Literacy in the Digital Age Christopher Borawski and the ALSC Children and Technology 17 Early Essentials Committee Developing and Sustaining Birth- Kindergarten Library Collections 55 Special Collections Alan R. Bailey Little-Known Treasures Historic Children’s Books at the Newberry Library 25 The Viking Invasion Dorothy Stoltz and the ALSC Special Collections & Bechtel Fellowship Or How I Learned to Love the Unexpected Committee Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova 57 ALSC News 27 What’s the Big Idea? 59 Index to Advertisers Science and Math at the Library for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners 60 Index to Volume 7 Rebecca Rupp 64 The Last Word Susan Anderson-Newham 32 The Myth of Equal Access Bridging the Gap with Diverse Patrons Cary Meltzer Frostick Cover photo: Children at the Utica (N.Y.) Public Library. Photo by Carl Antonucci. Editor’s Note Teamwork Forever! By Sharon Verbeten Lately, with a 3-year-old, I find myself quot- ing a lot of preschool programs. My favorite is Wonder Pets, a delightful show—depending Editor on how many times you watch it!—featuring Sharon Verbeten, De Pere, Wis. an anthropomorphic turtle, duck and guinea Editorial Advisory Committee pig. The trio works together to save animals in need. Their mantra? Sharon Deeds, Chair, Decatur, Ga. Teamwork forever! Barbara Immroth, Austin, Tex. Kristin Marley, Indianapolis, Ind. Erin Ford Nguyen, Charlotte, N.C. Ellen Pozzi, Long Valley, N.J. This issue has a bit of that message for librarians—from a story on a Ursula Schwaiger, Seattle, Wash. Lisa Sensale, Middletown, Ohio successful library/school collaboration to a look at how one library Thom Barthelmess, ALSC President, Ex Officio, River Forest, Ill. teamed up to create outstanding Día programming. Sharon Verbeten, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wis. Executive Director I’m also pleased that CAL is continuing to feature three columns Aimee Strittmatter from ALSC committees. Our remarkable members have contin- Division Coordinator ued to share their research, knowledge and expertise through our Laura Schulte-Cooper pages. Teamwork indeed! Website www.ala.org/alsc As we enter 2010, CAL will begin its eighth year—and there are Circulation many stories we haven’t shared yet. Are some of them yours or your Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is published three times per year by the American Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official publication of the library’s? Please consider dropping me a line to tell me about a suc- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription price: members of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the U.S.; $50 cessful library program you conducted or to share some research in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current issue, $12 each. you have been pursuing. & POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Children and Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Members send mailing labels or facsimile to Member Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should be sent to Children and Libraries, Customer Service—Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 1-800-545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; e-mail: [email protected]. Executive Director’s Note Statement of Purpose Children and Libraries is the official journal of ALSC, a division of the American Library Busy-ness as Usual? Association. The journal primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education of librarians working with children, which showcases current scholarly research and practice in library ser- vice to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association. (From the By Aimee Strittmatter journal’s “Policies and Procedures” document adopted by the ALSC board, April 2004.) It’s certainly that time of year where I find myself busier than usual. Despite the 10 feet Production ALA Production Services—Troy D. 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Acceptance of advertising in the journal does not imply official endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. There it is, the ALA Midwinter Meeting lurking in a corner of my mind with its sly smile taunting me with, “Did you let your chairs Manuscripts Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Sharon Verbeten, know where their committee rooms are located?” “Do you have a editor, 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115; (920) 339-2740; e-mail: [email protected]. hotel reservation?” “Did you select the right dates when you booked Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to the journal’s established referee proce- dures. See www.ala.org/alsc, “Communications & Publications” for author guidelines. If you are your flight?” “Will members attend the new Speed Networking pro- interested in serving as a volunteer referee for manuscripts submitted to CAL, contact Editor Sharon Verbeten at [email protected]. More information about the referee process is avail- gram on Friday evening?” Despite my worries, somehow it all works able on the Web at the above address. out in the end. Thank goodness! Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm Children and Libraries is indexed in Library and Information Science Abstracts and in Library Once past this “small” event, I find my thoughts wandering ahead Literature and Information Science. to the warmer days of spring. It’s a time for new endeavors and Children and Libraries is indexed, abstracted, and available in full text through EBSCOhost. For more information, contact EBSCO at 1-800-653-2726. reawakening! Children and Libraries is also available from ProQuest Information and Learning in one or more of the following ways: online, via the ProQuest information service; microform; CD-Rom; and via database licensing. For more information, call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 2888 or online at www My springtime favorite is Día, which spreads “book joy” by link- .il.proquest.com. ing children from all languages and cultures with books every day. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI This issue showcases Hennepin County Library’s use of Día to suc- Z39.48-1992. cessfully connect with their Latino community. Día is a wonderful Copyright © 2009 American Library Association All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be model for engaging your diverse communities and families with photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted the library, literacy and outreach partners. I encourage you to share by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprint- ing, or translating, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions. your Día stories with us! & 2 Winter 2009 • Children and Libraries rthur A. Levine: In 1979, in the AL: was published in Japan in 1996. Elmont Public Library on the A border of Queens, New York, I CK: It was an immediate success, win- picked up Maxine Hong Kingston’s The ning several major awards. A sequel fol- Woman Warrior. lowed three years later: Guardian of the Dark. Cheryl Klein: In 1995, in the Mid- Continent Public Library in Grandview, AL: In 2000, I met with Yurika Yoshida Missouri, I found a book by Robin of the Japan Foreign Rights Center at McKinley: The Hero and the Crown.