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March 5, 2009

In this Issue

    Heard enough about Neil Gaiman?

    Not so fast. You need to check out Roger Sutton's fascinating interview with this year's Newbery winner.

    Brian Kenney, Editor-in-Chief
    bkenney@reedbusiness.com

    INTERVIEW

    • Margarita Engle's Historic Newbery Honor
      Margarita Engle’s The Surrender Tree (Holt, 2008), a verse novel about Cuba’s fight for independence, just received a Newbery honor, marking the first time that a Hispanic author has ever received such a distinction.

      SLJ caught up with the award-winning poet to talk about her historic recognition, what goes into researching her books, and the profound impact her mother’s homeland has had on her life and work.

      There's been a lot of talk about the Newbery lately. Do you agree that it’s been out of touch for not recognizing more books by minority authors or those with minority characters?

      I find it unlikely that well-intentioned librarians ever made any deliberate effort to exclude a particular ethnic group, so accusations by me at this time would not be fair or helpful. more » » » 

    Blogs

     

    NEWS

     
       

      REMARKABLE READS

      • Nanny Schmanny
        Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, Vin Diesel, Julie Andrews…what do they all have in common? They've all played the role of nanny (or manny). First published in 1934, Mary Poppins was P. L. Travers's first literary success, and when Disney launched the movie 30 years later, the world discovered the magic of one very special nanny. Storybook nannies come in all shapes and sizes, and not all are sweet and loving, or even prompt, as you’ll see from this list of titles.

        BRAND, Christianna. Nanny McPhee: The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda. illus. by Edward Ardizzone. Bloomsbury. 2005. pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-58234-671-7.
        Gr 4-6–The children of Widower Brown are misbehaved, clever, messy, and numerous, but when Nurse Matilda shows up, the chaos is reined in—a bit, at least. more » » » 
       
         

        LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET

        • http://www.dangerrangers.com/videos.php
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          The third week of March is Poison Prevention Week. This year, as part of educating kids about poisons, teach them about the dangers of taking prescription and over-the-counter medicines without adult supervision. Research shows that many young kids think that those great-tasting vitamins and cough syrups, as well as colorful prescription pills, are candy—often with disastrous results. The Danger Rangers Web site will help teachers and caregivers get this important message across in an entertaining way. more » » » 




        JOB OF THE WEEK

        Director of Libraries

        Multnomah County Library
        Portland, OR

        Multnomah County Library is the oldest public library west of the Mississippi, with a history (www.multcolib.org/about/mcl-his.html) that reaches back to 1864. Today, the Central Library and 16 (soon to be 18) neighborhood libraries that make up the library system house 480 computer search stations for the public and a collection of two million books and other library materials. In fiscal year 2009, the library budget is approximately $60 million with 477 FTE.
         
        		  
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