CAL-2n3-cover.qxd 11/30/2004 5:29 PM Page 1 Children the journal of the Association for Library Service to Children Libraries & Volume 2 Number 3 Winter 2004 ISSN 1542-9806 Ready to Read Grants • Mother Goose Goes Global • Imaginative Illustrations NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BIRMINGHAM, AL PERMIT NO. 3020 winter04-CAL_3p2.qxd 12/1/2004 3:47 PM Page 1 Table Contents• ofVolume 2, Number 3 Winter 2004 Notes and Letters 30 Reading Pictures 2 Editor’s Note Searching for Excellence in Picture Books Gratia J. Banta Sharon Korbeck 35 2 Executive Director’s Note Conquering the South Pole and Malore I. Brown Beyond An Interview with Jennifer Armstrong 3 Letters to the Editor Megan Lynn Isaac Features 39 There’s No “ECT” in a Koala 4 Mem Fox and the Importance of Ready to Read in Oregon Reading Aloud Building Best Practice in Library Service Sharon Korbeck to Children MaryKay Dahlgreen 42 The Electricity of Story Rosemary Wells 11 How Tots Learn Lots Queens Borough Takes on Math 46 Award Speeches and Science Rosanne Cerny Batchelder Award Walter Lorraine 14 Literature and Technology Skills Carnegie Medal for Entry-Level Children’s Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Librarians Sibert Award What Employers Want Jim Murphy Denice Adkins and Linda Esser Departments 19 Growing Up Latino in the U.S.A. A Bibliography 40 Photo Gallery ALA Annual Conference 2004, Orlando 22 Playing with Clay 52 Crafting Images with Clay Seems Like Book Reviews: Play for These Illustrators Resources for Teachers Carol-Ann Hoyte Junko Yokota 54 Index to Advertisers 26 Rhyme Time 56 ALSC News How Mother Goose Speaks Many Languages 58 Index to Volume 2 Miriam Lang Budin 64 The Last Word 28 Story Times That Rock! Creating Successful Readers . and Attentive Listeners Sunny Strong Cover image from Two by Two, ©1992 by Barbara Reid. All rights reserved.Reprinted by permission of Scholastic Canada Ltd. winter04-CAL_3p2.qxd 12/1/2004 3:47 PM Page 2 The Ever-Growing Beanstalk of Books Editor’s Note By Sharon Korbeck Editor Do you have a beanstalk of books piled six high on your desk or cof- Sharon Korbeck, De Pere, Wisc. fee table? I need to know I’m not the only one with this habit. Editorial Advisory Committee Jeri S. Kladder, Chair, Columbus, Ohio Right now, in my queue, I’ve got the first book in the Lemony Rosanne Cerny, Jamaica, N.Y. Snicket series and Harry Potter #3 (OK, so I’m really behind!), two Patrick Jones, Richfield, Minn. Susan G. Link, Sugar Land, Tex. adult novels, one book of wedding poetry (my wedding’s next Gretchen Wronka, ALSC President, Ex Officio, Minnetonka, Minn. April), and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Chess (my latest, albeit Sharon Korbeck, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wisc. unsuccessful, pastime). Next to that pile are the Modern Bride and Executive Director Vogue magazines and a stack of unpaid, but not late, bills. Malore I. Brown Division Coordinator Then there’s my nightstand—right now, it still holds the two-pound Laura Schulte-Cooper biography of Alfred Hitchcock being used more as a coaster than a Web Site sleep-inducer. www.ala.org/alsc Reading is one of my greatest joys; it’s one of yours, too, I’d imagine. Circulation Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is published three times per year by the American But can there ever be enough time to read all we want? I have Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official publication of the friends who don’t read at all and that’s an enigma to me. Not read- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription price: mem- bers of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the ing would be like depriving me of air or water. I just wish I treated it U.S.; $50 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current issue, $12 each. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, Illinois, and at additional mailing offices. POST- like that and had more time to consume! MASTER: 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 As winter thickens, cozy up to all those books you’ve been mean- 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]. ing to read, and don’t forget to share one with a child. Happy new year! & Statement of Purpose Children and Libraries is the official journal of ALSC, a division of the American Library 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 service to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association. (From Reading for All Seasons the journal’s draft “Policies and Procedures” document to be adopted by the ALSC board.) 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Acceptance of advertising in the journal does not imply As we prepare for the winter holidays, a new year, and Midwinter in official endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. Boston, the sunny 2004 Orlando conference seems like a distant Manuscripts memory. In this Winter issue, we share more highlights of Orlando Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Sharon Korbeck, for those who were unable to attend and for those in attendance editor, 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115; (920) 339-2740; e-mail: [email protected]. Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to the journal’s established referee proce- who’d like one final look back. We present Rosemary Wells’ stirring dures. See the author guidelines in each issue for further information. talk, given at the ALSC Preconference luncheon, a recap of Mem Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm Fox’s preconference presentation, the Sibert, Carnegie, and Children and Libraries is indexed in Library and Information Science Abstracts and in Library Batchelder award acceptance speeches, and a photo spread of Literature and Information Science. Children and Libraries is indexed, abstracted, and available in full text through EBSCOhost. memorable conference moments. For more information, contact EBSCO at 1-800-653-2726. 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; Also, as you plan your programming for the upcoming year, be sure and via database licensing. For more information, call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 2888 or online at to check out the articles on Oregon’s Ready to Read program, www.il.proquest.com. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Queens Borough’s Math and Science program, a multilingual Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Mother Goose program, and “Story Times That Rock!” Enjoy these ANSI Z39.48-1992. Copyright ©2004 American Library Association articles and a whole lot more in this issue. Be sure that Children and All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be Libraries is among your beanstalk of reading materials! & photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted 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. 2 Winter 2004 • Children and Libraries winter04-CAL_3p2.qxd 12/1/2004 3:47 PM Page 3 Letters to the Editor Letters Guidelines Children and Libraries welcomes readers to submit letters to the editor on topics of general interest to the profession or as comments on topics covered in our pages. Letters should be no longer than 350 words and must be signed. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for clarity and space. Send letters to Editor Sharon Korbeck at [email protected] or via mail to 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115. Special Thanks for Special Needs More Kudos I was thrilled to read the article entitled Thank you so much for two wonderful I feel bolstered and encouraged by the “Autism, Literacy, and Libraries” by Lynn articles which have appeared in the past ideas expressed in these articles. Akin and Donna MacKinney (Summer/ two Children and Libraries, “Autism, Fall 2004). Libraries should, of course, be Literacy and Libraries: The 3 Rs=Routine, Thank you for choosing to highlight this ready to serve all patrons. Repetition and Redundancy” (Summer/ area of library life! As the editor of Fall 2004) and “All Kinds of Flowers Grow Children and Libraries, you have the I would, however, like to point out that Here: The Child’s Place for Children with opportunity to impact the children’s the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore Special Needs at Brooklyn Public Library” library world.