tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post4410406339479509689..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Encyclopedia Brown and the Mystery of the Newbery MedalPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-49780044247569374752010-10-25T12:19:04.084-04:002010-10-25T12:19:04.084-04:00The permanence of the internet makes this kind of ...The permanence of the internet makes this kind of joke even more amusing. I just saw this today, and it wasn't until the photo was MENTIONED in the post that I looked at it closely and scrolled back up to the date to see if it was an AF.buy jeanshttp://www.jeanspilot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-19265189678217708582008-01-21T19:47:00.000-05:002008-01-21T19:47:00.000-05:00Good Lord - I haven't thought about Where the Lill...Good Lord - I haven't thought about Where the Lillies Bloom in YEARS! <BR/><BR/>And, Encyclopedia Brown - that was one of my fav series!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Kyra<BR/>www.BlackThreadsinKidsLit.blogspot.comKyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753849992598813120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-41714740692296942202008-01-19T19:17:00.000-05:002008-01-19T19:17:00.000-05:00Peter, I find the LJ reports on Newbery to be spor...Peter, I find the LJ reports on Newbery to be sporadic, but you might find some things if you look in the issues from June-Nov. They usually appear in reports about the annual conference from the Children's Section. (Library Journal back then was the official publication of ALA.)<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-30805294376616627182008-01-18T19:47:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:47:00.000-05:00Please stay tuned, fuse #8. I am going to write a...Please stay tuned, fuse #8. I am going to write a blog entry on WINGED GIRL OF KNOSSOS within the next few days. P.S. I enjoy your blog at SLJ!<BR/>_________<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your input, Nina. I never knew the committee had the option for selecting NO Honors at all. I'm surprised it hasn't been done once or twice over the years. I guess it's possible that that's what happened in the 1920s, though the list of Honor Books for those years in my reference books don't say "None chosen," but rather "None recorded." It would be interesting to borrow Danny Dunn's time machine and go back and see what really happened at those early meetings, wouldn't it?<BR/>_____________<BR/><BR/>Many thanks, KT Horning, for solving one of my mysteries! I've wondered about the 1933 Honor Books for decades and you're the first person who ever explained it. To be on the safe side, I've tried to collect both "sets" of Honor Books for that year, so I guess I'll now call the top three the "real Honor Books" and the other the "Honorary Honor Books." Now you've got me wondering...if Library Journal printed the other vote getters for 1933, does this mean I can go to Library Journal in 1934, 1935, etc., and find out what other titles received Newbery votes in those years? I'm going to look.<BR/><BR/>I hope you're right that the missing Honor Book titles turn up some time. I've often thought of writing a book on the "mysteries of children's books" and this would chapter one. Another mystery I've long wondered about is what happened to Louise Fitzhugh's missing manuscript AMELIA, a topic that you covered in your insightful blog, Worth the Trip, recently.Peter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-37971373031194927732008-01-18T17:16:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:16:00.000-05:00I can solve one of the mysteries for you. The 1933...I can solve one of the mysteries for you. The 1933 Honor Books are: <BR/><BR/>Swift Rivers -- Meigs<BR/>Railroad to Freedom -- Swift<BR/>Children of the Soil -- Burglon<BR/><BR/>The titles listed in Irene Smith's book were the other books that got votes that year, but only the top three were taken as honor books (or runners-up, as they were called at the time). In 1933 the 15 committee members voted for their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th choices, and the top vote getter was given the Newbery and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th were honors. (The list you see above is given in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place order).<BR/><BR/>Things were not at all confidential back then, and all this information comes from Library Journal, Nov. 1, 1933, including the incorrect name for the Petersham book. That is probably where Irene Smith got the info; her eyes must have just skipped to the second paragraph when she was searching for honor book titles. I would guess that other sources listing the wrong books have used Smith as a source.<BR/><BR/>The missing runners-up from the 1920s have bugged me for years. Some day we'll uncover them. I think the answer probably lies in the personal papers of the librarians who headed the ALA's Children's Section in those years. In 1927 that was Louise P. Latimer of D.C. Public. "Smoky the Cowhorse" was an odd Newbery choice. Not only was it an adult book, but Will James did not like winning a children's book award. He didn't show up to collect his medal, and it was given to his Canadian publisher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-48427302215660044392008-01-18T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:01:00.000-05:00No honors? Well, I don't know if it was the case i...No honors? Well, I don't know if it was the case in those years...but currently the rules don't require that the committee name ANY honor books. It's up to committee whether or not to name honors, and if so, how many. So those may not be "missing" honors you notice...just, none.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595830242575138708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-18714797815685508622008-01-17T21:42:00.000-05:002008-01-17T21:42:00.000-05:00This is only a mystery in the sense that I can't f...This is only a mystery in the sense that I can't figure out why it isn't available or in print. The Newbery Honor winner The Winged Girl of Knossos by Erick Berry is perhaps one of the best American children's books out there. Try finding it sometime, though. Rare doesn't even begin to describe it. If you do get a chance to read it, it's pip. I believe it won the honor in 1929. Fingers crossed that it gets its due someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com