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University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science

Literature & Resources for Children LIS 690

(LIS 610 applied for) Section 401

Fall 2006 August 23 – December 15

Mondays, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Location: KL 504A

Professor Sharon McQueen

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Literature and Resources for Children is the graduate student version of LIS 510. The course covers the evaluation, selection, and use of materials created to meet the educational, cultural, and/or recreational needs of children from birth through eighth grade or junior high school age (birth to 14 years of age). The course provides students with an opportunity to learn about many aspects of these resources, including the developmental stages of children in relation to these resources, historical aspects, issues and special topics, germinal authors and illustrators, new voices, various genre, and professional resources and organizations. The course is designed to be of greatest use to those students wishing to pursue careers in public library youth services, school library media, or public library generalists who wish to be prepared if they find themselves standing in for the children's librarian in a future work environment.

PREREQUISITES:

None. Completion of the core courses is helpful. LIS 659 is desirable.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Horning, Kathleen T. From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Complete, unabridged editions of the literature. Most of these titles will be available through public and academic libraries.

Required reserve readings are available electronically and in print. Electronic reserves are accessed from the course web site. Print reserves are located in the Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT), located in King Library South, Room 504. As you enter the CAIT, reserve readings are on the shelves on the right.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Russell, David L. Literature for Children: A Short Introduction, 5th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Pearson Education, 2005.

Steele, Anitra T. and ALSC. Bare Bones Children's Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists. Chicago: ALA, 2001.

Sutherland, Zena. Children & Books, 9th ed. New York: Longman, 1997.

Recommended reserve readings are usually available electronically and in print. Electronic recommended reserves are accessed from the course web site. Print recommended reserves are located

in the Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT), located in King Library South, Room 504. As you enter the CAIT, reserve readings are on the shelves on the right.

ATTENDANCE:

Students are expected to attend all class sessions, arrive on time, and remain in class for the scheduled time period. Students are also expected to participate fully in class discussion and exercises. Attendance, punctuality, and participation will be reflected in course grades. A student's record in these areas can have a significant impact on a student's overall grade in the course. Excused absences are not usually approved. If for some reason you cannot attend class, you are expected to notify the instructor in advance and make arrangements with another student to acquire any distributed hand-outs, class notes, or announcements.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Assignments will consist of brief reports, reviews of books/resources for children, reading notes, short papers and presentations. Written assignments will be due at the start of class unless otherwise noted in the syllabus. All assignments must be submitted in hard copy, whether or not they are also electronically mailed to the course discussion list. Late assignments will receive a lowered grade. Assignments will not be accepted later than one week past the due date. No assignments will be accepted past the last class session. All assignments (including Reading Notes) must be word processed, well-written, and carefully edited. For further guidance, please refer to the handout, Checklist for a Minimally Acceptable Written Paper.

Those students who need assistance with their writing should make use of:

The Writing Center W.T. Young Library, Thomas D. Clark Study, 5th Floor, West Wing http://www.uky.edu/AS/English/wc/ Phone: (859) 257-1356

COURSE POLICIES:

Please see the following site for a comprehensive guide to student rights and responsibilities: http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/

As a student of the University of Kentucky, you are expected to have read and understood this document. Any suspected case of academic misconduct will be pursued as per the procedures laid down in Part II, Section 6.4 of this document. Submitting work previously submitted for another class constitutes academic misconduct

Plagiarism and cheating refer to the use of unauthorized books, notes, or otherwise securing help in a test; copying tests, assignments, reports, or term papers; representing the work of another as one's own; collaborating, without authority, and with another student during an examination or in preparing academic work; or otherwise practicing scholastic dishonesty. The minimum penalty for the academic offenses of cheating and plagiarism is an "E" in the course, with suspension and dismissal also possible.

PLEASE NOTE:

It is my desire to fully include persons with disabilities in this course. Please let me know within the first two weeks of class if special accommodations are necessary to enable you to fully participate. All students requesting accommodations need to be registered with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and have official U.K. accommodation letters to provide to each of their faculty. Please contact the Disability Resource Center, 257-2754, room 2 Alumni Gym, [email protected].

GRADING:

ALA ALSC Report – 5% Literature/Resource Award Report – 5% Professional Resource Report – 5% Professional Journal Report – 5% First Review – 5% Second Review – 5% Library Visitation/Observation Report – 10% Author/Illustrator Assignment – 10% Censorship Exercise – 10% Library-time or Booktalk Assignment – 15% Reading Notes – 25%

GRADE SCALE:

A+ 97-100 A 93-96 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 F Below 60

Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:

A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F Below 60

According to the Graduate School Bulletin:

A High achievement B Satisfactory achievement C Minimum passing grade

E Failure

I Incomplete

Grade of I (incomplete): The incomplete grade is intended ONLY for students who are not able to complete the assigned course work on schedule due to serious illness or other highly unusual personal circumstances.

SCHEDULE:

(Note: Readings and assignments are due on the date listed. The Instructor reserves the right to adapt to current circumstances as the semester progresses, making changes to the syllabus if necessary.)

August 28 Welcome & Introduction to the Course; Children's Literature: Historical Overview; Children's Books that Changed Children's Books; Tours (Education Library & The McConnell Center) & Reference Resources Overview

Reading(s) Due:

None

Recommended:

None

Assignment(s) Due:

None

September 4 Children's Literature: Historical Overview; Early Pioneers; How a Book is Made; Reviews & Reviewing

Reading(s) Due:

Aliki. How a Book is Made. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1986. [In reading box]

Horning, Kathleen T. "Introduction." p ix-x. "Chapter One: A Critical Approach to Children's Books." p1-21. "Chapter Eight: Writing a Review." p176-94. readings found in From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Horning, Kathleen T. et al. "Publishing in 2005." CCBC Choices 2006. Madison, WI: Friends of the CCBC, 2006. p12-22.

Read ONE review from EACH of the following:

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books [Ed. Lib]

CCBC Choices

The Horn Book Magazine

School Library Journal

Recommended:

Bishop, Kay and Phyllis Van Orden. "Reviewing Children's Books: A Content Analysis." Library Quarterly. 68:2 (April 1998) p145-182.

McElderry, Margaret K. "Remarkable Women: Anne Carroll Moore & Company." School Library Journal. 38:3 (March 1992) p156-62.

McNamara, Shelley G. "Early Public Library Work with Children." Top of the News. 43:1 (Fall 1986) p59-72.

Russell, David. "Chapter One: The History of Children's Literature." Literature for Children: A Short Introduction, 5th ed. New York: Longman, 2004.

Assignment(s) ALSC Report

Due:

Reading Notes

September 11 Award-winning Literature/Resources; The "Canon" & The "Classics"

Reading(s) Due:

Allen, Ruth. "Did the Right Book Always Win?" Chapter Twelve in Children's Book Prizes: An Evaluation and History of Major Awards for Children's Books in the English-speaking World. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1998. p249-56.

Aronson, Marc. "Slippery Slopes and Proliferating Prizes." The Horn Book. 77:3 (May/June 2001) p271-8.

Horning, Kathleen T. and Ginny Moore Kruse. "Appendix III: Cooperative Children's Book Center Guidelines for Book Discussion." CCBC Choices 2004. Madison, WI: Friends of the CCBC, 2004. p128.

Lyders, Josette Anne. "Children's Book Awards" Found in "Part Four: Areas and Issues." Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. p606-09.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. "Awards that Stand on Solid Ground." The Horn Book. 77:5 (September/October 2001) p535-40. w/letters to the editor

Read ONE or more of the following:

Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. (2001 Caldecott honor)

Gerstein, Mordicai. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook, 2003. (2004 Caldecott winner)

Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004 (2005 Caldecott honor)

Rappaport, Doreen. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 2001. (2002 Caldecott honor)

Rohmann, Eric. My Friend Rabbit. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook, 2002. (2003 Caldecott winner)

Willems, Mo. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. New York: Hyperion, 2003. (2004 Caldecott honor)


Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963. New York: Delacorte, 1995. (1996 Newbery honor)

DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2000. (2001 Newbery honor)

Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm. New York:

Jackson/Orchard, 1994. (1995 Newbery honor)

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. (1994 Newbery winner)

Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard. New York: Clarion, 2001. (2002 Newbery winner)

Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

Sachar, Louis. Holes. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. (1999 Newbery winner)

Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. New York: Dial Press, 1976. (Newbery winner, 1977)

Examine each of the following:

ALA ALSC Literary & Related Awards site

ALA ALSC Caldecott Award site

ALA ALSC Newbery Award site

Recommended:

Allen, Ruth. Chapters Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen in Children's Book Prizes: An Evaluation and History of Major Awards for Children's Books in the English-speaking World. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1998.

Aronson, Marc. Beyond the Pale: New Essays for a New Era. Series: Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature #9. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow, 2003.

Assignment(s) Due:

Literature/Resource Award Report Reading Notes

September 18 Multicultural & International Materials

Reading(s) Due:

Atleo, Marlene et al. "Books to Avoid." My Heart Is On the Ground. http://oyate.org/books-to-avoid/myHeart.html

Horning, Kathleen T. and Ginny Moore Kruse. "Looking into the Mirror: Considerations Behind the Reflections." p1-13. The Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substance in Literature for Children and Young Adults, Merri V. Lindgren, ed. Fort Atkinson, WI: Highsmith Press, 1991.

Steele, Anitra T. "Windows and Mirrors: International Children's Books and the American Child." Found in "Part Four: Areas and Issues." Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. p609-11.

Taxel, Joel. "Cultural Politics and Writing for Young People." In Battling Dragons: Issues and Controversy in Children's Literature. Susan Lehr, ed. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1995.

Read the following:

Under the Spell of the Moon: Art for Children from the World's Great Illustrators. Aldana, Patricia, ed. translated by Stan Dragland. Toronto: Groundwood books, 2004.


Fierstein, Harvey. The Sissy Duckling. Illustrated by Henry Cole. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.

Kimmel, Eric A. Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year. Illustrated by John J. Muth. New York: Scholastic, 2000.

Ringgold, Faith. Tar Beach. New York: Crown, 1991.

Skármeta, Antonio. The Composition. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado. Buffalo: Groundwood Books, 2000.

Williams, Vera. A Chair for my Mother. New York: Greenwillow, 1982.

Wolf, Bernard. Coming to America: A Muslim Family's Story. New York: Lee & Low, 2003.

Wong, Janet S. Apple Pie 4th of July. Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. San Diego: Harcourt, 2002.


Multicultural

Ada, Alma Flor. My Name is Maria Isabel. Illustrated by K. Dyble Thompson. Translated from the Spanish by Ana M. Cerro. New York: Atheneum, 1993.

Erdrich, Louise. The Birchbark House. New York: Hyperion, 1999.

Howe, James. Totally Joe. New York: Atheneum, 2005.

Jiménez, Francisco. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1998.

Park, Linda Sue. When My Name Was Keoko. New York: Clarion Books, 2002.

Rinaldi, Ann. My Heart is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl. New York: Scholastic, 1999.

Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising. Scholastic Press, 2000.

Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. New York: Alfred Knopf, 2000.

International (Batchelder Books)

Chotjewitz, David. translated by Doris Orgel. Daniel Half Human (2005 Mildred L. Batchelder honor)

Funke, Cornelia. translated by Oliver Latsch. The Thief Lord (2003 Mildred L. Batchelder Winner)

Goscinny René. illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé. translated from the French by Anthea Bell. Nicholas. (2006 Mildred L. Batchelder honor)

Morgenstern, Susie. illustrated by Serge Bloch. translated by Gill Rosner. A Book of Coupons (2002 Mildred L. Batchelder honor)

Stolz, Joëlle. translated from the French by Catherine Temerson. The Shadows of Ghadames (2005 Mildred L. Batchelder Winner)

Zenatti, Valérie. When I Was a Soldier. translated from the French by Adriana Hunter. (2006 Mildred L. Batchelder honor)

Examine EACH of the following:

ALA ALSC The Mildred L. Batchelder Award site

ALA ALSC The Pura Belpré Award site

ALA SRRT The Coretta Scott King Award site

International Children's Digital Library http://www.icdlbooks.org/

Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award http://www.education.txstate.edu/subpages/tomasrivera/

Recommended:

Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html

Hamanaka. Sheila. "I Hope Their Ears are Burning: An Author of Color Talks About Racism in Children's Literature." The New Advocate. (Fall 1994) p227-38.

Hearne, Betsy. "Cite the Source: Reducing Cultural Chaos in Picture Books, Part One." School Library Journal. 39:7 (July 1993) p22-27.

Hearne, Betsy. "Respect the Source: Reducing Cultural Chaos in Picture Books, Part Two." School Library Journal. 39:8 (August 1993) p33-7.

Horn Book. "Letters to the Editor." The Horn Book Magazine. 81:3 (May/June 2005) p244.

Horning, Kathleen T. "On Spies and Purple Socks and Such." The Horn Book Magazine. 81:1 (January/February 2005) p49-55.

Kurtz, Jane. "Multicultural Children's Books: The Subtle Tug-of-War." School Library Journal. 42:2 (February 1996) p40-1.

Larrick, Nancy. "The All-White World of Children's Books." Saturday Review. (September 11, 1965) p63-5, 84-5.

Rochman, Hazel. "Against Borders." [excerpt from ALA, 1993] The Horn Book 71 (March/April 1995) p144-57.

Seto, Thelma. "Multiculturalism is Not Halloween." Horn Book. (March/April 1995) p155-69.

Yeh, Phoebe. "Multicultural Publishing: The Best and the Worst of Times." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. 6:2 (Winter 1993) p157-60.

Assignment(s) Due:

Professional Resource Report Reading Notes

September 25 Informational Materials or "Faction" (Non-fiction)

Reading(s) Due:

Carter, Betty. "A Universe of Information: The Future of Nonfiction." The Horn Book Magazine. 76:6 (November/December 2000) p697, 15 pages.

Freedman, Russell. "Bring ‘Em Back Alive: Writing History and Biography for Young People." School Library Journal. 40:3 (March 1994) p138.

Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Two: Books of Information." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p22-45.

Read FIVE of the following:

Chandra, Deborah and Madeleine Comora. George Washington's Teeth. Illustrated by Brock Cole. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses. New York: Scholastic, 1999.

Feelings, Tom. Tommy Traveler in the World of Black History. NY:

Black Butterfly Children's Books, 1991.

Gibbons, Gail. Dinosaur Discoveries. New York: Holiday House, 2005.

Kerley, Barbara. The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. New York: Scholastic, 2001. (2002 Caldecott honor)

Turner, Pamela S. Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog. Illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. New york: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.

Sayre, April Pulley. Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.

Carefully EXAMINE four of the following:

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Bolden, Tonya. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2005.

Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography. New York: Clarion, 1987.

King, Casey and Linda Barrett Osborne. Oh, Freedom! Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen. New York: Knopf, 1997.

Walker, Sally M. Secrets of A Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 2005.

Examine each of the following:

ALA ALSC Robert F. Sibert Award site

The Giverny Book Award http://www.15degreelab.com/award.html

Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award (NCTE) http://www.ncte.org/elem/awards/orbispictus

Outstanding Science Trade Books (NSTA) http://www.nsta.org/ostb

Recommended:

Carter, Betty. "Reviewing Nonfiction for Children: Stance, Scholarship and Structure." In Evaluating Children's Books: A Critical Look, Betsy Hearne and Roger Sutton, eds. Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute, No.34. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, 1993. p59-71.

Cianciolo, Patricia J. "Informational Picture Books for Children." Chicago: ALA, 2000.

Millhouser, Frances. "Beautiful Science Books That Cash in on Children's Curiosity." School Library Journal. 37:5 (May 1991) p47-8.

Assignment(s) Due:

Professional Journal Report Reading Notes

October 2 Materials for Babies and Young Children; Developmental Stages; Emergent Literacy

Reading(s) Due:

ALA ALSC Born to Read Brochure

Carlson, Ann D. "Make Way for Books." Found in "Part Four: Areas and Issues." Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. p603-6.

Gallas, Karen. "Why Do We Listen to Stories." New Advocate. 13:1 (Winter

2000) p35-40.

Teale, William H. "Chapter Six: Public Libraries and Emergent Literacy: Helping Set the Foundation for School Success." Achieving School Readiness: Public Libraries and National education, Goal No. 1. by Barbara Froling Immroth and Viki Ash-Geisler. Chicago: ALA, 1995. p113-33.

Read EACH of the following:

Bang, Molly. When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry… New York: Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1999.

Burningham, John. Hushabye. New York: Knopf, 2001.

Feiffer, Jules. Bark, George. New York: Michael di Capua/HarperCollins, 1999.

Freymann, Saxton and Joost Elffers. How Are you Peeling?: Foods with Moods. New York: Arthur A. Levin Books, 1999.

Raschka, Christopher. Sluggy Slug. New York: Hyperion, 2000. (or any other title from Raschka's "Thingy Thing" series)

Shannon, David. No, David! New York: Blue Sky Press, 1998. (Caldecott honor, 1999)

Wiesner, David. Tuesday. New York: Clarion, 1991. (Caldecott winner, 1992)

Read AND BRING TO CLASS three of the following: a board book, a mother goose/nursery rhyme, a wordless book, or various concept books (alphabet, counting, shapes, colors)

Examine the following:

ALA ALSC Born to Read http://www.ala.org/alsc/born.html

The Charlotte Zolotow Award site (CCBC) http://www.education.wisc.educcbc/books/zolotow.asp

eclipse: Exemplary Children's Literacy Interface Project for Scholarly Education http://eclipse.rutgers.edu/ Click on Mother Goose: A Scholarly Exploration Click on Emergent Literacy Read Page 1 and Page 2 and explore hyperlinks as time allow

Recommended:

Byrne, Marci. "Book a Play Date: The Game of Promoting Emergent Literacy." American Libraries. 34:8 (September 2003) p42-44.

Fehrenbach, Laurie A. et al. "Developing the Emergent Literacy of Preschool Children through a Library Outreach Program." JOYS. 12:1 (Fall 1998) p40-5.

Paley, Vivian Gussin. The Girl with the Brown Crayon. Cambridge, MA:

Harvard University Press, 1997.

Paley, Vivian Gussin. "The Mouse That Roared." School Library Journal. 46:1 (January 2000) p46-9.

White, Burton L. The First Three Years, revised ed. New York: Prentice Hall, 1985. (classic in the field)

Assignment(s) Due:

First Review (If an informational title is selected)

Read and bring to class three of the following: a board book, a mother goose/nursery rhyme, a wordless book, or various concept books (alphabet, counting, shapes, colors)

Reading Notes

October 9 Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Manga, Anime, and Book Art (Illustration)

Reading(s) Due:

Bang, Molly. Picture This: Perception & Composition. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991. Reissued as Picture This: How Pictures Work, New York: SeaStar, 2000. [Pay particular attention to Exercise #1]

Brenner, Robin. "Graphic Novels 101: FAQ." The Horn Book Magazine. 82:2 (March/April 2006) p123-5.

Cooney, Barbara. "Making Picture Books: The Pictures." The Horn Book. (March/April 1998) p190-4.

Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Five: Picture Books." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p87-120.

Rudiger, Hollis Margaret. "Graphic Novels 101: Reading Lessons." The Horn Book Magazine. 82:2 (March/April 2006) p126-34.

Zolotow, Charlotte. "Making Picture Books: The Words." The Horn Book. (March/April 1998) p185-9.

Read FIVE or more of the following:

Browne, Anthony. Voices in the Park. New York: DK, 1998.

Crew, Gary. The Watertower. Illustrated by Steven Woolman. Brooklyn, NY: Crocodile Books, 1998.

Henkes, Kevin. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Greenwillow, 1996.

Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. New York: Viking press, 1936.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Illustrated by Mary Azarian.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

Muth, Jon J. Zen Shorts. New York: Scholastic Press, 2005. (2006 Caldecott honor)

Pinkney, Jerry. The Little Match Girl. Hans Christian Anderson; adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books, 1999.

Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. Lothrop, 1987. (Coretta Scott King Award, 1988)

Van Allsburg, Chris. The Wretched Stone. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991.

Read ONE of the following:

Holm, Jennifer L. and Matthew Holm. Baby Mouse: Queen of the World! and Baby Mouse: Our Hero. New York: Random House, 2005. [graphic novel, ages 8-10]

Kibuishi, Kazu. Daisy Kutter: The Last Train. Irving, TX: Viper Comics, 2005. [graphic novel, ages 12-17]

Alternately, you may read and bring to class any shōjo or shōnen manga novel for ages under 14.


The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga

Shōjo, Wikipedia entry

Shōnen, Wikipedia entry

Recommended:

Nodelman, Perry. Words About Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1988.

Assignment(s) Due:

First Review (If a title for babies or young children is selected) Library Visitation/Observation Report Reading Notes

October 16 Beginning Readers (Easy Readers) & Early Chapter Books (Transitional Books)

Reading(s) Due:

Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Six: Easy Readers and Transitional Books." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p121-48.

Kiefer, Barbara. "Understanding Reading." School Library Journal (February 2001) p49-52.

Read THREE of the following:

Byars, Betsy. My Brother Ant. Illustrated by Marc Simont. New York: Viking, 1996.

Cushman, Doug. Space Cat. (An I Can Read Book) NY: Harper Collins, 2004.

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Together. New York: Harper & Row, 1972.

Milgrim, David. Swing Otto Swing! NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.

Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear. NY: Harper & Row, 1957.

Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Cat. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1957.


Cameron, Anne. The Stories Julian Tells. Illustrated by Ann Strugnell. New York: Knopf, 1981.

Cohen, Miriam. Mimmy and Sophie All Around Town. Illustrated by Thomas F. Yezerski. NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2004.

Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House: TheTwenty-first Book of Their Adventures. Illustrated by Carolyn Bracken in the style of Suçie Stevenson. NY; Simon & Schuster, 2002.

Read TWO of the following:

Ahlberg, Allan. The Cat Who Got Carried Away. Illustrated by Katharine McEwen. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2003.

Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown is Not a Crayon. NY: Putnam's, 1995

Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, Brave and True. Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. New York: Harper & Row, 1985. (Newbery winner, 1986)

Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Indian Shoes. Illustrated by Jim Madsen. New York: HarperCollins, 2002


CCBC's Books for Beginning Reader

Recommended:

Assignment(s) Due:

First Review (If a picture book title is selected)

First review must be turned in by this time.

Midterm: Submit Reading Notes (including this week's readings) for

instructor comment

October 23 Fiction - Middle School Readers (Refers to children in grades 6-8, or roughly 10-14 years old); Collection Building/Management

Reading(s) Due:

Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Seven: Fiction." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p149-75.

Colburn, Nell. "Ten Tips for an Outstanding Children's Collection." School Library Journal. (September 1994) p130-3.

Steele, Anitra T. and ALSC. "Chapter Six: Collection Development." Bare Bones Children's Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists. Chicago: ALA, 2001.


Abrahams, Peter. Down The Rabbit Hole. New York: Laura Geringer, 2005.

Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy. New York: Knopf, 2005.

Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two. New York: Dial, 2005.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. NY: Wendy Lamb Books, 2002.

Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy. New York: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2005 (2006 Newbery honor)

Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004.

Kadohata, Cynthia. kira-kira. New York: Atheneum, 2004. (2005 Newbery winner)

Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. New York: Dial, 2000.

Taylor, Mildred. The Friendship. New York: Dial Books, 1987. (Coretta Scott King Award, 1988)


ALA, Workbook for Selection Writing Policy

ALA, Evaluating Library Collections: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights

Beloit Public Library, Materials Selection Policy

Recommended: Jones, Dolores Blythe. Building a Special Collection of Children's

Literature in Your Library: Identifying, Maintaining, and Sharing Rare or Collectible Items. Chicago: ALA, 1998.

Assignment(s) Due:

Second Review (If a beginning reader/easy reader or chapter book is selected)

Author/Illustrator Assignment: Papers & Presentations (1/2 of class)

Reading Notes

October 30 Non-book Materials

Reading(s) Due:

Everhart, Nancy. Web Page Evaluation Worksheet, 1996.

McGregor, Joy H. 1997. "The Internet: Boon or Bane to Critical Thinking." ITEC Virtual Conference, Australian School Library Association (April 1997). http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~jmcgrego/InternetBaneorBoon.pdf

Walter, Virginia A. "Becoming Digital: Policy Implications for Library Youth Services." Library Trends (Spring 1997) p585-601.

Examine the following (choose one item to bring to class):

One children's magazine One video or DVD movie One music cassette tape or CD Two web sites One CD-ROM


ALA ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids

ALA ALSC Notable Children's Recordings

ALA ALSC Notable Children's Videos

ALA ALSC Notable Computer Software for Children

KYVL (The Kentucky Virtual Library -- Kentucky's information source) http://www.kyvl.org/ Specifically check out "Kids" (under "Learning Communities") & "K-8 Grade Students" (under "Find It Here" and then under "Find Books, Articles, & More"

Recommended:

Assignment(s) Due:

Second Review (If a middle school reader title is selected)

Author/Illustrator Assignment: Papers & Presentations (1/2 of class)

Reading Notes

November 6 Reading to Children & Children Reading; Reader's Theater

Reading(s) Due:

Sutherland, Zena. "Chapter Fifteen: Encouraging Response to Literature." Children & Books, 9th ed. New York: Longman, 1997. p547-72.

Sutherland, Zena. "Chapter Sixteen: Introducing Literature to Children." Children & Books, 9th ed. New York: Longman, 1997. p573-93. [Read and skim to familiarize]

Read ONE the following:

Lester, Julius. Day of Tears. New York: Jump At The Sun, 2005.

Milne. A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: E. P. Dutton, 1926.

White, E.B. Charlotte's Web. New York: Harper & Row, 1952.

Recommended:

Dresang, Eliza T. Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age. NY: H. W. Wilson, 1999.

Steele, Anitra T. and ALSC. "Chapter Three: Storytime and Storytelling." Bare Bones Children's Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists. Chicago: ALA, 2001.

Assignment(s) Due:

Second Review (If a non-book title/resource is selected)

Second review must be turned in by this time.

Continue sharing non-book materials from last week.

Reading Notes

November 13 Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Children's Literature

Reading(s) Due:

Conable, Gordon M. "Public Libraries and Intellectual Freedom." Intellectual Freedom Manual, 5th ed. Chicago: ALA, 1996. [On ALA Web site; 6th ed. out since 2001]

Hopkins, Dianne McAfee. "School Library Media Centers and Intellectual

Freedom." ALA, Office for Intelectual Freedom.

Intellectual Freedom Committee, ALSC, a Division of The American Library Association [written and compiled by]. Intellectual Freedom for Children: The Censor is Coming. Chicago, IL: ALA, 2000. [Skim to familiarize]

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), The Students' Right to Read.

Selverstone, Harriet. "Censorship: Issues and Solutions." Found in "Part Four: Areas and Issues." Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. p599-603.


Harris, Robie. It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health. Illustrated by Michael Emberly. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 1994. (previously read)

Merriam, Eve. Halloween ABC. Illustrations by Lane Smith. NY: Macmillan, 1987.

Sendak, Maurice. In the Night Kitchen. NY: Harper & Row, 1970.


de Haan, Linda and Stern Nijland. King & King. Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 2002.

Willhoite, Michael. Daddy's Roommate. Boston, MA: Alyson Wonderland, 1990.


Garden, Nancy. Molly's Family. Illustrated by Sharon Wooding. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2004.

Newman, Lesléa. Heather Has Two Mommies. Illustrated by Diana Souza. Boston, MA: Alyson Wonderland, 1990; Revised ed., 2000.


Blume, Judy. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. NY: Dell, 1986, c1970.

Collier, James Lincoln and Christopher Collier. My Brother Sam is Dead. NY: Scholastic, 1974. (Newbery honor, 1975)

Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War. NY: Pantheon Books 1974.

George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. New York: Harper & Row, 1973. (1974 Newbery winner)

L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. NY:Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1973.

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. NY: Laurel-leaf Books, 1993. (Newbery winner, 1994) [If not read for Awards/Classics unit.]

Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. NY: Crowell, 1977. (Newbery winner, 1978)

Paulsen, Gary. Nightjohn. NY: Delacorte Press, 1993.

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Illustrations by Mary Grandpré. NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998, c1997. [If never read before.]


ALA, Intellectual Freedom for Young People

ALA, The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

CCBC, Intellectual Freedom

Recommended:

American Library Trustee Association, ALSC, and Public Library Association. Children and the Internet: Guidelines for Developing Public Library Policy. Chicago, IL: ALA, 1998.

Hopkins, Dianne McAfee. "Put It in Writing: What You Should Know About Challenges to School Library Materials." School Library Journal (January 1993) p26-30.

Assignment(s) Due:

Censorship Exercise

Reading Notes

November 20 Genre: Poetry; Traditional Literature (Folklore, Fairy Tales, Fables, & Myths); Fantasy & Science Fiction

Reading(s) Due:

Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Three: Traditional Literature." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p46-68.

Horning, Kathleen T. "Chapter Four: Poetry, Verse, Rhymes, and Songs." From Cover to Cover. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. p69-86.

Opie, Iona and Peter. "Cinderella." Found in The Classic Fairy Tales. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1974, 1992. p117-21.

Pierce, Tamora. "Fantasy: Why Kids Read It, Why Kids Need It." School Library Journal. (October 1993) 50-1.


Lester, Julius. John Henry. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. NY: Dial, 1994.

(Caldecott honor, 1995)

Opie, Iona and Peter. "Cinderella: or, The Little Glass Slipper." Robert Samber's 1729 translation of Perrault's tale. Found in The Classic Fairy Tales. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1974, 1992. p123-7.

Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith. Science Verse. NY: Viking, 2004.

Tatar, Maria. "Cinderella." Found in The Annotated Brothers Grimm by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; edited with a preface and translations by Maria Tatar. NY: W. W. Norton, 2002.

Read and bring to class one additional Cinderella version of your choice.


Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1975. [fantasy]

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl. New York: Hyperion, 2001.

Cooper, Susan. The Dark is Rising. New York, Atheneum, 1973. (1974 Newbery honor) [fantasy]

Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. (1998 Newbery honor) [fairy tale]

Nelson, Marilyn. Carver, a Life in Poems. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2001. (Newbery honor, 2002) [poetry]

Nye, Naomi Shihab. The Flag of Childhood: Poems and Paintings From the Middle East. [first published under the title The Space Between Our Footsteps] Selected by Naomi Shihab Nye. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998. [poetry]

Pierce, Tamora. Alanna: The First Adventure. New York: Atheneum, 1983.

Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief – Book One. New York: Hyperion, 2005. [fantasy, myth]

Steig, Jeanne. Tales from Gizzard's Grill. illustrated by Sandy Turner. New York: Joanna Cotler Books, 2004. [poetry]


The Cinderella Project University of Southern Mississippi

A Scholarly Snow White Dr. Kay Vandergrift http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/snowwhite.html

Young People's Poetry Week http://www.cbcbooks.org/yppw/

Recommended: Hearne, Betsy. Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989.

Opie, Iona and Peter. "Preface." p5-6. "Introduction." p11-28. Found in The Classic Fairy Tales. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1974, 1992.

Russell, David L. "The City Spreads Its Wings: The Urban Experience in poetry for Children." Children's Literature in Education. 29:1 (1998) 31-42.

Tatar, Maria. "Biographies of Authors and Collectors." p333-51. "Biographies of Illustrators." p352-73. The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales. NY: W. W. Norton, 2002.

Assignment(s) Due:

Read and bring to class one additional Cinderella version of your choice.

Select one reasonably short poem, assess age appropriateness, and bring it to class to share with your colleagues.

Reading Notes

November 27 Genre: Contemporary Realism; Historical Fiction; Horror

Reading(s) Due:

Russell, David L. "Chapter Eleven: Realistic Fiction: Contemporary and Historical." Found in Literature for Children: A Short Introduction, 5th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Pearson Education, 2005. Read p216-25; Skim p225-41.

Sutherland, Zena. "Chapter Eleven: Historical Fiction." Found in Children & Books, 9th ed. by Zena Sutherland. New York: Longman, 1997. Read p383-6; Skim p387-419.


Collier, James Lincoln and Christopher Collier. My Brother Sam is Dead. New York: Scholastic, 1974. (Historical Fiction; Newbery Honor, 1975) [If not read for Censorship unit.]

Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice. NY: Clarion Books, 1995. (Historical Fiction; Newbery winner, 1996)

Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Chicken Boy. New York: Atheneum, 2005. (Contemporary Realism)

Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy. NY: Harper & Row, 1964. (Contemporary Realism)

Flake, Sharon. Begging for Change. NY: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. (Contemporary Realism; 2004 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; 2004 CCBC Choices)

Hausman, Gerald and Loretta. Escape from Botany Bay: The True Story of Mary Bryant. Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2003. (Historical Fiction; 2003 Parents Choice honor; CCBC Choices)

Henkes, Kevin. Olive's Ocean. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2003.

(Contemporary Realism; 2004 Newbery honor; 2004 YALSA Best Books; CCBC Choices)

Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. NY: Scholastic, 1997. (Historical Fiction and Poetry; 1998 Newbery winner)

Napoli, Donna Jo. Daughter of Venice. Random House, 2002. (Historical Fiction)

Examine the following: Dylan Kowalewski's MonsterLibrarian.com

Recommended:

Assignment(s) Due:

Continue Poetry Readings

Reading Notes

December 4 Genre: Mystery; Adventure

Reading(s) Due:

Jones, Patrick, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop "Booktalking." Chapter 6 in Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3rd ed. NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005. p167-91.


Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. NY: Scholastic, 2004. (Mystery)

Couloumbis, Audrey. The Misadventures of Maude March: Or Trouble Rides a Fast Horse. New York: Random House, 2005 (Adventure)

Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer. drawings by David Diaz. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. (Adventure; 2001 Newbery honor)

Gaiman, Neil. Coraline. Illustrations by Dave McKean. NY: HarperCollins, 2002. (Mystery)

George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. New York: Harper & Row, 1973. (Adventure; 1974 Newbery winner) [If not previously read.]

Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. New York, Atheneum, 1967. (Mystery; 1968 Newbery winner)

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. NY: Bradbury Press, 1987. (Adventure; 1988 Newbery honor)

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Dutton, 1978. (Mystery; 1979 Newbery winner)

Recommended:

Assignment(s) Due:

Library-time or Booktalk: Papers & Presentations (1/2 of class)

Reading Notes

December 11 Reading Interests; Reader Response; Series Books

Reading(s) Due:

Jordan, Anne Devereaux. "Bathtub Reading:Series Books." Teaching and Learning Literature. v5 n3 (January/February 1996) p14-22.

Sipe, Lawrence R. "Children's Response to Literature: Author, Text, Reader, Context." Theory into Practice. v38 n3 (Summer 1999) p120-9.

Simpson, A. "Fictions and Facts: An Investigation of the Reading Practices of Girls and Boys." English Education, 28:4 (December 1996) p268-79.

Examine books from at least THREE of the following series:

Dear America by various authors

I Spy by Lucy Micklethwait or Jean Marzollow. Greenwillow.

Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne. Random House.

Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. HarperCollins.

Recommended:

Assignment(s) Due:

Library-time or Booktalk: Papers & Presentations (1/2 of class)

Reading Notes

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Reading Notes – 25% of grade; Due: October 16 and December 11

This course creates an environment in which the student may become immersed in children's resources and experiences related to those resources. The reading notes are a record of that immersion and a bibliographic tool created to assist the student in future professional work.

A brief entry is to be made for each item read or examined (including web sites) and for selected events experienced. Entries must appear in the order in which they are listed in the syllabus. Include class dates as headings for each section of entries. For literature and/or resources examined, begin each item entry with a complete citation; including author, illustrator, title, publisher, and copyright date (see Horning p184 for further clarification). Include other useful information, such as appropriate age range or grade level (generally a three year span), category or genre (along with subjects, topics, or themes), plot summary, writing style, and assessment of quality or utility. Other titles that relate to the entry may also be mentioned. Personal responses may be recorded where appropriate, but should be kept brief. Entries should not be merely plot summaries. Primarily, the entry should include information that might prove useful in the writing of a review, the development of a library program, or in otherwise presenting this resource to children. Reading Notes may be single-spaced and double-sided. A 3-ring binder is the preferred method of organization. Reading Notes will be turned in prior to midterm for review and commentary by the instructor. They are due for final grading on the last day of class.

ALA ALSC Report – 5% of grade; Due: September 4

Explore the Web site of the American Library Association's (ALA) Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Familiarize yourself with the resources available at the site and record your experiences. Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page) and include the date and time of your visit(s). http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alsc.htm

Literature/Resource Award Report – 5% of grade; Due: September 11

Select a national or international youth literature award and learn all you can about it. Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page). Include complete citations to all sources used in your research. Email your report to the class electronic list prior to the class session for which it is due. Be prepared to discuss your selection in class.

Professional Resource Report – 5% of grade; Due: September 18

Select a professional resource and examine it carefully. The intended users of the resource should be librarians themselves, rather than the children they serve. The resource may be electronic, but may not be a journal/periodical. Evaluate it for organization, content, and utility (usefulness). Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page). Include a complete citation. Email your report to the class electronic list prior to the class session for which it is due. Be prepared to discuss your selection in class.

Professional Journal Report – 5% of grade; Due: September 25

Select a professional journal and examine it carefully. The journal may also be online. If so, include the online version in your evaluation. A journal published only in an online format is also acceptable. Evaluate the journal for organization, content, and utility (usefulness). Write a paragraph or two (no more than one page), and include a complete citation. If the journal includes reviews, pay special attention to who writes the reviews, how they are arranged, and what sort of rating system the journal uses (stars to designate outstanding books, etc). Email your report to the class electronic list prior to the class session for which it is due. Be prepared to discuss your selection in class.

First Review – 5% of grade; Due: Either October 2, 9, or 16 (Depending on the age range, format, or genre selected)

Write a critical review for a book, a web site, or some other non-book resource. If you have previously read a title, and an audio or video version is now available, you may review the audio or video version. Include citations to published reviews below your review. Try to be as comprehensive as possible. (Note: Published reviews sometimes appear on Amazon.com and bn.com. Do not, however, list these sites as citations. They may only be used to guide you to the actual published review.) The published reviews may be read after your own review is written but your review must differ substantially in wording from any other review - though it may not necessarily differ in evaluation. For books with illustrations, be sure to include the art work in your evaluation.

Head each review with the author's name (last name first), title (in italics), the illustrator's name (if applicable), place of publication, publisher's name, date of publication, number of pages, price, age or grade level, and ISBN. The actual review must be 300 words or less. The body of the review must be well-written and concise. It should contain a brief synopsis of the reviewed item, an evaluation of the item, and an implicit or explicit recommendation. If you are not recommending the item, you should cite alternative titles that you would recommend that fill the same need in a library collection. You may compare titles with other similar titles.

For web sites, consider choosing a recommended site from such sources as School Library Journal or ALSC. Head the review with the name of the site and the URL (Web address). In addition to content, the information architecture and design are important. Is the site user friendly? Below the review, include the date and time of your visit.

Second Review – 5% of grade; Due: Either October 23, 30, or November 6 (Depending on the age range, format, or genre selected)

Library Visitation/Observation Report – 10% of grade; Due: October 9

Understanding children is central to the provision of services and programs developed for them. The purpose of this assignment is to begin to raise your awareness of this population, especially in the context of library and information services.

Visit the children's room of a public library or a school library media center in an elementary school. Do not choose the library where you work. Spend a minimum of one hour there observing the children who are using the facility. (If you choose a school library media center, be sure to call ahead and speak to the library media specialist to get permission to perform this observation and to schedule your visit.) You may do this assignment with a partner. (Turn in one paper including both your names.)

Pay special attention to:

1. The time of day in which you are making your observation. 2. How are the materials arranged? Notice signage, displays, and other visuals. 3. What types of materials are included in the collection? What materials are the children using? 4. What age groups are using the library? Is there more of one age group than another? At the

public library note whether children are coming in alone, in groups, with their families, etc. At the school media center note the mix of children using the facility as part of a class visit versus using the facility on their own.

5. What are the children doing in the library? Examples: Choosing books to check out? Using materials in the library? Using the computers? (Using the Internet? Playing games?) Socializing with friends? Doing their homework? Attending a library program?

6. What types of interaction between children and staff did you observe? 7. Write a short (no more than three pages) paper in which you discuss what you have observed

in the library and what you learned from this exercise about children in the context of library services.

Based on an assignment found in:

Mellon, Constance Ann. Naturalistic Inquiry for Library Science: Methods and Applications for Research, Evaluation, and Teaching. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990.

Author/Illustrator Assignment – 10% of grade (5% paper and 5% presentation);

Due: (Either October 23 or 30, as assigned)

Select an award-winning author or illustrator who has published at least six titles. This may be an author or illustrator included on the syllabus. Once selected, post your choice to the class electronic list. Do this AT LEAST one week prior to the due date. Do not select a title previously posted to the list. Look for reviews, articles, author interviews and any other information you can find. (Many award-winner's acceptance speeches are published.) Do not rely solely on the web. Write a short (no

more than three pages) paper, include citations, and prepare a five-minute presentation for the class. Instructional technology (such as PowerPoint) may be used.

Censorship Exercise - 10% of grade; Due: November 19 Choose one of the following:

You are a school library media professional at a junior high school. You are aware that a seventh grade teacher at your school is building a classroom unit around The Midwife's Apprentice (Karen Cushman). You've just learned that the book is being challenged by a community member who heard it is required reading at your school. Pull together all the necessary documents to help the teacher defend her choice for using the book in the classroom. Compile a list of reviews, including the suggested age level recommended by each review and a list of the awards/honors/citations the book has received. The teacher has also just learned that the book she had previously allowed as an alternative (What Happened in Hamelin by Gloria Skurzynski) is no longer in print. Compile a list of five titles she might want to consider as new alternatives.

The same community member from the assignment above has also learned that the public library also has a copy of The Midwife's Apprentice (Karen Cushman) in their young adult collection, as well as a copy of The First Part Last (Angelica Johnson ). She'd like to see both books removed from the library collection or, at the very least, moved to the adult section. Using the materials selection policy of the Beloit Public Library as your surrogate policy, write a letter to the community member, thanking her for her concern and explaining why the library selected those two books for the young adult collection. http://als.lib.wi.us/BPL/materialsselectionpolicy.htm

A parent contacts you to express concern regarding the Adventures in the Northwoods series (Lois Walfrid Johnson). His daughter checked one of the books out of the library and he was shocked by what he calls its "Christian proselytizing." You know that the first book in the series was originally donated to the library as a gift from a local homeschooling family, and that circulation was so high the library purchased the other titles in the series. Using the materials selection policy of the Beloit Public Library as your surrogate policy, write a letter to the parent, thanking him for his concern and explaining why the library selected these books for the collection. http://als.lib.wi.us/BPL/materialsselectionpolicy.htm

Based on an assignment from Kathleen T. Horning's course, Evaluating & Selecting Literature for Children, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Library & Information Studies (LIS 848).

Library-time or Booktalk Assignment – 10% of grade (5% paper and 5% presentation); Due: December 4 or 11 (As assigned)

Select a topic and materials for EITHER a library-time or booktalk. Write a few pages giving a brief description of your program. Include mention of all planned activities. In addition, include complete citations to all selected resources. Prepare a five-minute presentation for the class. If a library-time is selected, time will not allow for a presentation of your entire program. Bring all selected items to class, however, and tell us about them as time allows. Read at least one complete picture book or tell a complete story. If a booktalk is selected, actually booktalk at least one book. Distribute your bibliography to your student colleagues, electronically or in person on the day of presentation.

Extra Credit

Join a children's literature online discussion list. Monitor the list for the entire semester. Share the most important information or interesting insights you have gained by this experience with the class from time to time – either in class or on the class electronic list. Possible discussion lists include those found listed at the following URLs:

ALISE Youth Services SIG http://www.uky.edu/~smcqu2/alise/youth_services/ http://www.uky.edu/~smcqu2/alise/youth_services/discuss.htm

Iowa Association of School Librarians http://www.iema-ia.org/ http://www.iema-ia.org/IEMA133.html

Kentucky School Media Association http://www.kysma.org/

CCBC-Net is Recommended: http://www.education.wisc.educcbc/ccbcnet/default.asp

Child_Lit is Recommended: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/childlit/about.html

NOTE: I am obliged to many senior colleagues for their guidance and generosity in the development of this course, including: Kathleen T. Horning, Annette Y. Goldsmith, Dr. Rebecca Platzner, Dr. Kay E.

Vandergrift, Dr. Mary K. Chelton, Dr. Nancy Everhardt, Dr. Anne Lundin, Dr. Madge Hildebrandt Klais, Dr. Don Latham, Dr. Melissa Gross, and Dr. Eliza Dresang.

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