Browsing by Subject "Children's literature"

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    2023 Read Aloud Indiana
    (Indiana Library Federation, 2023) Indiana Library Federation
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    Indiana's Children's Book Award: The Young Hoosier Book Award
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Kee, Lee Ann
    What do the books The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein and illustrated by Matt Faulkner, Ghost Cadet by Elaine Marie Alphin, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares have in common? They were all 2004 winners of the Young Hoosier Book Award. The Young Hoosier Book Award Program (YHBA) allows children throughout the state of Indiana to read a variety of books and vote for their favorite one.
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    Multicultural Literature: An Overview of Best Practices
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Rempala, Ellen S.
    The value of using multicultural literature in the educational setting has gained much support in the last few decades. At the same time, the exact meaning of multicultural literature, while having been debated and discussed, has not reached "consensus." These two facts create an interesting dilemma: while many educators want to incorporate literature from diverse cultures into their curricula, they are unsure of how best to accomplish this integration. Perhaps, initially reluctant because of their unfamiliarity with the representative cultures, teachers' hesitations are further fueled by the dynamic nature of the genre. This is all very understandable. And while I will not cover this continuing debate over definition, for the purposes of this article, my definition of multicultural literature will be borrowed from Glazier and Seo -- that is, those writings "that represent voices typically omitted from the traditional canon." The terms "multicultural literature" and "culturally diverse literature" will also be used interchangeably.
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    Young Readers at Risk: Quilt Patterns and the Underground Railroad
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Foley, Deborah N.
    Gently introducing young readers to difficult historical events and traditions through children’s literature is a valuable tool for parents, teachers, and librarians. Well written stories excite children’s imaginations and help broaden their world beyond time and space. However, in writing for impressionable young children, how important is authenticity when dealing with grim subjects? Nina Mikkelsen asserts in her article, “Insiders, Outsiders, and the Question of Authenticity: Who Shall Write for African American Children?” that we should ask, “What makes a story good? Replicating reality to the fullest? Getting the facts and feelings right? Suppressing or distorting reality to make us think and feel differently?” Mikkelsen ends her article by challenging African American story tellers to “get it right.” No matter how authors justify the construction of a good story when writing fiction, historical fiction falls into another category where authenticity becomes necessity, especially when writing for impressionable young children. Although librarians hesitate to censor, the need to critically evaluate these selections becomes imperative. The story may become so distorted that the truth is lost. A disservice is done to what Mikkelsen calls “inherited cultural imperative.” An example of this situation is the Underground Railroad quilt myth.