Childrenthe journal of the Association for Library Service to Children &LibrariesVolume 3 Number 3 Winter 2005 ISSN 1542-9806 Richard Jackson's Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Mission to Rwanda • Newbery Protagonists • Junie B. Jones 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BIRMINGHAM, AL PERMIT NO. 3020 CAL_winter05_cvr.indd 1 11/28/2005 4:17:29 PM Table Contents● ofVolume 3, Number 3 Winter 2005 Notes and Letters 41 Conference 101 Letterman-inspired Lists to Get You through ALA Conventions 2 Editor’s Note Jeri Kladder Sharon Korbeck Verbeten 2 Interim Executive Director’s Note Aimee Strittmatter Departments 3 Letters to the Editor 45 Research and Development Chocolate and Children Features ALSC Research and Development Committee 47 A Hot Time in the City of 4 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Big Shoulders Richard Jackson ALA Annual Conference Photo Gallery 20 Challenges Then and Now 50 Book Reviews A Survey of Protagonists in Newbery Award Books for Librarians and Teachers, Parents and Books, 1950s and 1990s Homeschoolers Jonathan Lathey By Kathryn Miller, Junko Yokota, and Jude Mathews 25 USBBY Honors Icons 53 ALSC News Konigsburg, Bryan Nominated for Hans Christian Andersen Award Leslie M. Molnar 52 Call for Referees 55 Index to Advertisers 28 Creating a Reading Culture 58 Index to Volume 3 One Librarian’s Mission in Rwanda 62 Author Guidelines Sarah Webb 64 The Last Word Adrienne Furness 31 “You Are Not the Boss of My Words” Junie B. Jones, Language, and Linguistics This original artwork was created Jill S. Ratzan by illustrator Peter Catalanotto for the 2005 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture 39 It’s Never Too Late! program book. Used with permission Mother/Daughter Librarians Make First Trip to of the artist. ALA Annual Conference Sharon Korbeck Verbeten 40 A Dahl House Roald Dahl Museum Opens in England CAL_winter05_Fp.indd 1 11/28/2005 4:11:45 PM Editor’s Note Helping Hands Sharon Korbeck Verbeten “We need the books that affect us like a disas- Editor ter, that grieve us deeply, like the death of Sharon Korbeck Verbeten, De Pere, Wisc. someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, Editorial Advisory Committee Jeri S. Kladder, Chair, Columbus, Ohio like suicide.” Rosanne Cerny, Jamaica, N.Y. From the letters of Franz Kafka Patrick Jones, Richfield, Minn. Jill S. Ratzan, Highland Park, N.J. Ellen Fader, ALSC President, Ex Officio, Portland, Ore. ibrarians have fought detractors for years—those that think Sharon Korbeck Verbeten, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wisc. governments spend too much money funding buildings, Interim Executive Director L books, and budgets they consider luxuries . or far from Aimee Strittmatter necessary. Those detractors, unfortunately, may be eating their Division Coordinator words after the tragedies in the Gulf Coast in August. Laura Schulte-Cooper Web Site With libraries destroyed, so too are the recreation, research, www.ala.org/alsc refuge, and respite of thousands. Perhaps never more than now have so many needed so much. Rebuilding a region surely Circulation Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is published three times per year by the American shows the strength of America; we’ve witnessed that over the Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official publication of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription price: past few months. members of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the U.S.; $50 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current issue, $12 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Children and Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., Help is still needed. And while efforts start with the barest of Chicago, IL 60611. Members send mailing labels or facsimile to Member Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. 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(From the journal’s draft “Policies and Procedures” document to be adopted by the ALSC board.) Interim Executive Director’s Note Production ALA Production Services—Troy D. Linker and Angela Hanshaw; Stephanie Kuenn, Aimee Strittmatter Kristen McKulski, and Christine Velez, Production Editors. Advertising s we approach the new calendar year, Benson, Coffee and Associates, 1411 Peterson Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068; (847) 692-4695; fax: many of us set resolutions and goals. In (847) 692-3877; e-mail: [email protected]. The journal accepts advertising for goods or services of interest to the library profession and librarians in service to youth in particular. It encourages doing so, we look back on what we have advertising that informs readers and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. A The journal adheres to ethical and commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves experienced and achieved, and where we have the right to reject any advertisement not suited to the above purposes or not consistent with traveled along life’s winding road. ALSC is no the aims and policies of ALA. Acceptance of advertising in the journal does not imply official endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. exception. This issue is full of rich, interesting articles that share our members’ experiences and activities during the past year. Manuscripts Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Sharon Korbeck Verbeten, editor, 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115; (920) 339-2740; e-mail: toylady@ We are pleased to share with you the flowing words of Richard athenet.net. Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to the journal’s established referee procedures. See the author guidelines in each issue for further information. 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For other photocopying, reprint- continued on next page ing, or translating, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions. 2 Winter 2005 • Children and Libraries CAL_winter05_Fp.indd 2 11/28/2005 4:11:46 PM 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 Verbeten at [email protected] or via mail to 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115. Me? Get Involved? Volunteer? them someday when you can attend Annual Conference. INTERIM EXECUTIVE Did you think when you joined ALSC One of the committees currently work- DIRECTOR’S NOTE that someday you’d volunteer and get ing through e-mail is the Quicklists continued from page 2 involved, but that day just hasn’t arrived? Consulting Committee, which responds Or perhaps you got involved and now to requests for booklists on various top- your work or family situation is different, ics. Also, the Great Web Sites Committee this information valuable, and our and it’s hard to find time to go to conven- accomplishes much through e-mail. The returning members will also benefit tions? Or maybe you think that you need Scholarships Committee and others are from this refresher as we prepare for to see how things work before you dare proposing to become virtual groups.