91福利 announces 2016 Correll Book Awards
Five children鈥檚 books are being honored as part of the 2016 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text.
鈥淪pectacular Spots鈥 by Susan Stockdale (Peachtree Publishers) is the winner in the birth to 3-year-old division. The book impressed the selection committee with its effective blend of engaging illustrations and factual information made accessible to the youngest literacy learners. Honorable mention in the division goes to 鈥淎 Bird is a Bird鈥 by Lizzie Rockwell (Holiday House).
In the ages 4鈥8 division, the winner is 鈥淔amilies鈥 by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly (Holiday House). This photo-illustrated book is the first social studies-themed work to receive the award. Committee members cited the diverse representation of families, clear, accurate language and bright engaging photos as reasons for its selection. The ages 4鈥8 category has two honorable mention titles: 鈥淓mergency Vehicles鈥 by Rod Green, illustrated by Stephen Biesty (Templar Books) and 鈥淲hat in the World? Numbers in Nature鈥 by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Beach Lane).
This is the fifth year of the Correll Book Awards, created through the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development to bring attention to quality informational text for young children. 91福利 Associate Professor of Literacy Education Susan Bennett-Armistead chairs the seven-member Correll Committee, which chooses the winners as exemplars of the genre, appropriate for the age group, engaging for young children and sources of accurate information. All of the winning books were published in English in the U.S. during the previous calendar year. This year, the committee reviewed more than 60 submissions from publishing houses across the country. Bennett-Armistead says an event is being planned for August to recognize this year鈥檚 winners.
Past winners include: 鈥淕orillas鈥 by Gail Gibbons, 鈥淎 Place for Bats鈥 by Melissa Stewart, 鈥淟ook!鈥 by Ted Lewin, 鈥淏est Foot Forward鈥 by Ingo Arndt, 鈥淔ull Speed Ahead! How Fast Things Go鈥 by Marie-Laure Cruschi, and 鈥淪wamp Chomp鈥 by Lola Schaefer.
Contact: Susan Bennett-Armistead, susan.bennett-armistead@maine.edu