tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post1418061610369800343..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: First Sunday Brunch of 2012Peter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-29749091079582771452012-01-20T23:45:49.390-05:002012-01-20T23:45:49.390-05:00My advisor in library school, Maggie Kimmel, was o...My advisor in library school, Maggie Kimmel, was on the Newbery Committee in 1974 and was often quite candid about what it was like. During her year, the committee was completely divided over which of two books should win the gold: <i>The Slave Dancer</i> or <i>The Dark is Rising</i>. It was a tie, and the argument got so heated that all other books simply fell into the background. Finally, at 5:00 a.m. the committee chair stood up and said something to the effect of, "That's enough! I say Slave Dancer wins, and Dark is Rising will be the only honor book." The rest was history.<br /><br />Prof. Kimmel's theory is that whenever you have a year with just one Newbery Honor book, a similar argument took place in the committee meeting. Heh.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949700159593843060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-64251777440829824802012-01-16T17:06:52.538-05:002012-01-16T17:06:52.538-05:00Wowzer--what a post! Very happy to be discovering...Wowzer--what a post! Very happy to be discovering this blog, and looking forward immensely to the new Curtis novel. <br />Tricia SpringstubbTricia Springstubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011689894699357496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-18726900080648476502012-01-13T19:56:37.356-05:002012-01-13T19:56:37.356-05:00Like Anon., I might go with '06 as a weak link...Like Anon., I might go with '06 as a weak link - it was the first year I participated in a Mock Newbery. We had Criss Cross on our discussion list and I loathed it - I was appalled when it won. Although I do like 2 honors from that year - Princess Academy and Hitler Youth, and must confess to not having read Show Way.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-88533938916865383632012-01-13T16:09:23.629-05:002012-01-13T16:09:23.629-05:00Peter, I enjoyed reading the comments from Christo...Peter, I enjoyed reading the comments from Christopher Paul Curtis about female response to his books. I can see why he would answer them with the "I'm a boy, I write about boys" response. But it put me in mind of my favorite book in middle school, THE OUTSIDERS & what a shock it was for me to find out that it was written by a GIRL lolAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316799279886354749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-56516681157913164282012-01-09T20:33:12.264-05:002012-01-09T20:33:12.264-05:00I can't resist mentioning another great Emily ...I can't resist mentioning another great Emily Cheney Neville book, completely unlike It's Like This, Cat: Traveler from a Small Kingdom.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-57668928532975397612012-01-09T18:32:12.499-05:002012-01-09T18:32:12.499-05:00Love my books.Love my Kindle. I travel a lot and i...Love my books.Love my Kindle. I travel a lot and it is really super to be able to load several books onto a device that fits in my purse (now if only I could read it during takeoff and landing). I reserve the e-reader for "lesser" / "fluffier" books though (I am reading the Game of Thrones series on it now) not books I think I will want to have forever on the shelf.clovehannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377896483592723341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-84025041730821429222012-01-09T14:39:40.809-05:002012-01-09T14:39:40.809-05:00Re: e-books. A lot of the e-books are available i...Re: e-books. A lot of the e-books are available in different formats, such as pdf files(Smashmouth is good about this), so you could download them to a computer and read them that way. No e-reader required! I'm not sure if you can print them out at all, or if they only print one page at a time, so you may not be able to read the book in bed. Not ideal, but better than having to compromise your admirable principles. Just cross your fingers your author is not going Amazon only.linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-58492394444797868372012-01-09T08:42:53.150-05:002012-01-09T08:42:53.150-05:00Thanks for adding THE MIGHTY MISS MALONE to my boo...Thanks for adding THE MIGHTY MISS MALONE to my book order list, Peter. A Michigan connection adds to its attraction for me.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-5216018480921105622012-01-08T19:01:58.497-05:002012-01-08T19:01:58.497-05:00The comments about "bad committee" made ...The comments about "bad committee" made me think of the 1970s Pulitzer committee. They couldn't agree 2 or 3 times during that decade.<br /><br />Thanks for putting up that picture of The Cottage Holiday. Oh, Tuckers! Time for fun!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-50917693665143813662012-01-08T18:28:39.450-05:002012-01-08T18:28:39.450-05:00Strong years: 1971, 1981, 1986. Like you all I can...Strong years: 1971, 1981, 1986. Like you all I can't find any years where ALL the books are particularly poor choices, although when you get back to the early years of the award I haven't read so many of the honor books that I really can't judge.<br /><br />I haven't thought about Save Queen of Sheba by Louise Moeri in a long time, but I do remember enjoying it probably twenty or thirty years ago. I'm showing my age.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-88496201704031388062012-01-08T17:30:59.837-05:002012-01-08T17:30:59.837-05:00There are few years where I've read EVERY hono...There are few years where I've read EVERY honor book, so I'm not a very good judge; and like you there are several years where I think everything is great except one title. But I would draw attention to 1981 (Jacob Have I Loved, The Fledgling, A Ring of Endless Light) as particularly solid. And the 1940s in general look really good for honor books. Weak years, as you say, are harder (and I think more influenced by personal preference); I haven't <i>made</i> myself read honor books, except for from the Secret of the Andes year, so I've avoided those I thought I wouldn't like, and/or if they haven't stood the test of time, they haven't come into my path. I didn't really like anything from 2007, though.<br /><br />I love It's Like This, Cat too--and I'm female, and not old enough to remember the era, though I do love New York too.Wendyhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-57111479685323851962012-01-08T16:40:19.705-05:002012-01-08T16:40:19.705-05:00Peter I think 2006 is a close second if not a toss...Peter I think 2006 is a close second if not a toss up between 06 & 07. <br /><br />Glad you're back in rare form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com