I just got an interesting comment on this post : Kim asks: "I was wondering if you could share how long it takes for copies of the winn...

Question: There were so many excellent blog accounts with compelling text and terrific pictures of the 2008 American Library Association co...

Looks like I'm not the only one who was thrilled that The Invention of Hugo Cabret won the Caldecott Medal. Hugo was the decisive vic...

As a bookseller, I spend a lot of time answering this question: "What's this book about?" Sometimes this is easy to do, and so...

Do you wish you were on the Caldecott committee? (Don't we all?) Listen to this wonderful podcast by Roger Sutton (a member of the 200...

Today I took a journey through the titles of 70 years of Caldecott winners. Here are my thoughts as I traveled back in time in chronologica...

About 10 days ago I wrote a post about how tough it is to predict the ALA award winners. It's also important, though... and as a small ...

After all that build-up to the American Library Association awards, I haven't talked about the winners and honor books yet, except for H...

Did you hear shouts of joy at 8:28 a.m. this morning, Eastern time? That would have been me, screaming and cheering in delight as I heard th...

Ask me what book I want, more than anything, to win the 2008 Newbery Medal. Go ahead, ask me. Susan, what book do you want, more than any...

I'm really looking forward to the ALA awards announcement on January 14 th , but the stakes are much higher for me this year. As a child...