Sunday, April 26, 2009

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway award shortlist links

Carnegie
The unifying theme of this year's list is "The complicated business of growing up, particularly as experienced by teenage boys".
And most of the writers are men, maybe unsurprisingly if that's the theme. Is that narrow for such an award?

BOYCE, FRANK COTTRELL COSMIC
Macmillan (Age range: 8+)
ISBN: 9781405054645

BROOKS, KEVIN BLACK RABBIT SUMMER
Puffin (Age range: 14+)
ISBN: 9780141381459

COLFER, EOIN AIRMAN
Puffin (Age range: 9+)
ISBN: 9780141383354

DOWD, SIOBHAN BOG CHILD 
David Fickling Books (Age range: 12+)
ISBN: 9780385614269

GRAY, KEITH OSTRICH BOYS
Definitions (Age range: 12+)
ISBN: 9780099456575

NESS, PATRICK THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO
Walker (Age range: 14+)
ISBN: 9781406310252

THOMPSON, KATE CREATURE OF THE NIGHT
Bodley Head (Age range: 14+)
ISBN: 9780370329291

"The shortlist for the 2009 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, announced today, demonstrates that picture books are not just for the youngest children but can entertain and enchant all age-groups."
It's interesting to see Bob Graham listed in both the CBCA and the Greenaway.

The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist 2009

BARRETT, ANGELA (text by Paul Gallico) THE SNOW GOOSE
Hutchinson (Age range: 10+)
9780091893828

CRASTE, MARC (text by Helen Ward) VARMINTS
Templar (Age range: 7+)
9781840113235

DOCHERTY, THOMAS LITTLE BOAT
Templar (Age range: 3+)
9781840118261

GRAHAM, BOB HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN WING
Walker (Age range: 3+)
9781406307160

JEFFERS, OLIVER THE WAY BACK HOME
Harper Collins (Age range: 3+)
9780007182282

MCKEAN, DAVE (text by David Almond) THE SAVAGE
Walker (Age range: 10+)
9781406308150

RAYNER, CATHERINE HARRIS FINDS HIS FEET
Little Tiger Press (Age range: 3+)
9781845065898

WORMELL, CHRIS MOLLY AND THE NIGHT MONSTER
Jonathan Cape (Age range: 3+)
9780224070737


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Mike said...

Andrew,

I'm trying to understand the extent to which the judges have explicity sought to have this shortlist focus on boys as (potential)readers or the subject of the novels. I guess one could applaud the judges for their honesty...maybe. Seems a bit arbitrary though if that is the case. What next? Focus on books by left-handed authors? Why boys only? I wish I had something a little more positive to say. I think this sort of imbalance has the potential to undermine the vaule of the award.
on the other hand, I am delighted that Bob Graham has made the Greenaway shortlist. A typically warm and humanist book that is also pleasure to read and look at.

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