Golden Kite Awards
I missed this announcement from March, sorry! So now I am posting about the 2010 Golden Kite Awards presented by The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. As stated on their website “The Golden Kite Award is the only award presented to children’s book authors and artists by their peers.” That certainly makes them very special to the recipients. Go to:
http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Current-News?2010-Golden-Kite-Awards-Announced to see this year’s winners and honor books. There are four categories: fiction, nonfiction, picture book text, and picture book illustration.
Go here:
http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Golden-Kite-Award to learn more about the award itself.
I recently started to read
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Ethan Wate, a sophomore in high school, has lived in Gatlin, S.C. his entire life, knows everyone, is bored with the “in” crowd, and can’t wait to leave. Until Lena moves to town and starts school. She is the girl who has been in his dreams/nightmares. There is a promise of a “dark, dangerous secret” but I don’t have a clue, yet, it’s too early in the book (and I usually avoid reading reviews until after I finish the book, no spoilers that way!). Compelling reading, as I can barely put it down to get other tasks done at home.
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
