Form D.2, Post-Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference Committee Report
Note: Submit one copy of this report to the ALSC Executive Director before leaving the conference, if possible, or within three weeks of the end of the conference. Also submit one copy of this form to the following individuals: your priority group consultant, President, and Vice President/President Elect. Retain one copy to share with committee members. Please note: Reports will be posted on the ALSC Web site and will be accessible to all ALSC members.
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X Midwinter Meeting Report
Name of Committee: __2010 Belpré Award Selection Committee____
Priority Group Number: VI Priority Group Consultant: Sandra Imdieke
Committee Chair: __Lucia M Gonzalez Date: _January 20, 2010
Members Attending:
Patti Montiel Overall, Ph.D., Judi Moreillon, Ph.DFreda Mosquera, Maggie
Sepulveda, Roberto Zapata, Rebecca Hickman.
Members Absent (please note any unexcused problems with meeting attendance in a separate email to the ALSC President, ALSC Executive Director, and your Priority Group Consultant):
All members attended
Guests: No guests
Summarize Committee discussion, any decisions reached, and follow-up action needed, including suggestions for future programs or publications based on the committee’s work.
We selected the 2010 Pura Belpre Award winners for text and illustration as
follows:
Author:
Winner
Return to Sender, written by Julia Alvarez, published by Alfred A. Knopf
Honor
Diego: Bigger Than Life, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, illustrated by David Diaz, published by Marshall Cavendish Children.
Federico García Lorca, written by Georgina Lázaro, illustrated by Enrique S. Moreiro, published by Lectorum Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Scholastic Inc.
Illustrator:
Winner:
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros, illustrated by Rafael López, written by Pat Mora, published by Rayo
Honor:
Diego: Bigger Than Life, illustrated David Diaz, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, published by Marshall Cavendish Children.
My Abuelita, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Tony Johnston, published by Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Gracias Thanks, illustrated by John Parra, written by Pat Mora, published by Lee & Low Books Inc.
How did the Committee’s activities during this conference help to achieve your objectives and meet the timetable set by the Committee?
The winners and honorees were selected and the press release submitted by January 17 at 9:30 a.m. The committee worked all day Saturday with the goal of completing all work, including the final press release, by the end of Saturday.
How did the Committee’s activities help to further ALSC’s Strategic Plan? Specifically, which goal areas and objectives are addressed by these activities?
What problems did you encounter? What were the highlights of the committee meeting(s)?
- Question on books published simultaneously in English and also in Spanish where both versions are written by the author. Should both be considered as two separate books? The text may meet all qualifications in one language yet not the other.
- Time: Working on the press release is time consuming. The meeting times should reflect that part of the work. It was useful to work on the press release for illustrator Friday immediately after the selection. We worked on the text winners Saturday immediately after selection. Consolidated document Saturday.
Highlights:
Discussion: Each member focused on the Latino cultural experience aspects as we discuss the books. Definition of culture. “The acts and activities shared by groups by people and expressed in social engagements that occur in the daily lives of groups and individuals.” (from Patti)
ALSC Support: The support of the ALSC team was key the success of the committee’s work. Everything was in place and instructions were clear and specific. The translation of the press release was impeccable. Special thanks to Macey Morales for working with us and the specific needs of the Belpre.
Do you have any recommendations for changes in your committee structure or charge?
None
What are your objectives and timetable for work to do between now and the next conference?
The committee will work with the ALSC Office and REFORMA’s CAYASC in planning and executing the Belpre Celebracion to be held in Washington DC on Sunday, June 27th.
Lucia M. Gonzalez ___________________________________ January 20, 2010
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