Each year, the committee selects a winner, up to five honor books, and recommended titles appropriate for ages three–12. Charlotte Huck, a professor at The Ohio State University who devoted her career to promoting the role of children’s books in young people’s academic, social, and emotional development. The Charlotte Huck Award was established in 2014 to promote and recognize fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder. James, is the winner of the 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children. I Am Every Good Thing (Nancy Paulsen Books), written by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. ![]() We are proud of the wide range of themes in this year’s notable poetry books, including advocacy, history, nature, social justice, and science,” Ted Kesler, EdD, Chair, NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee, said. “We are the only committee in the country that focuses on selecting notable books of poetry and verse novels for children, ages three–13. ![]() Janet recently curated the anthology Hop to It: Poems to Get You Moving with Sylvia Vardell.ĭuring the same event, NCTE unveiled its 2021 list of Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, selected by the NCTE Award for Excellence in Children’s Poetry Committee. She has spent time volunteering for literacy groups, and she was honored with appointments to the NCTE Commission on Literature, the NCTE Award for Excellence in Children’s Poetry committee, and the IRA Notable Books for a Global Society committee. She strives to create books that contain engaging poems for children and mini-lessons or useful tidbits for teachers, librarians, and administrators. Her first 21 books, written over two decades, were published by Simon & Schuster, Harcourt, and FSG then, in 2012, through Pomelo Books, she (with Sylvia Vardell) began to focus on anthologies that include other poets’ work. Wong turned to publishing and writing children’s books. NCTE established the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for their aggregate work for children ages 3–13.Īfter a career working at Universal Studios, studying law at Yale, and working as a substitute teacher, Janet S. Wong is the winner of the 2021 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. The winners of the Orbis Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards deserve to be taught and shared broadly with children, families, and adults,” NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick said. Tapping poetry and books to teach empathy, compassion, and understanding can indeed transform lives and our world. “The books and poet selected for this year’s NCTE awards speak to the pressing issues of our time. This year, the Council presented these awards at its inaugural virtual Annual Convention. NCTE celebrates the best in children’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry at the first-ever virtual Children’s Book Awards event.Ĭontact: Abby Heverin, NCTE Communications Manager, 31Ĭhampaign, Illinois-The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) announced the winners of the 2021 Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children, and Orbis Pictus Award® for Nonfiction for Children during a virtual awards event on November 21, 2020.Įach year, NCTE presents several awards to recognize outstanding books written for all age levels. ![]() NCTE also recognizes and fosters excellence in children’s poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays.< Back to Press Center The National Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of Prestigious Literary Awards NCTE established the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for their aggregate work for children ages 3-13. Knopf Books for Young Readers)Īward for Excellence in Poetry for Children The name Orbis Pictus commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Comenius: Orbis Pictus-The World in Pictures (1657), considered to be the first book actually planned for children.Ģ023 Winner: Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond illustrated by Daniel Minter (Alfred A. The Orbis Pictus Award®, established in 1989, is the oldest children’s book award for nonfiction. The Charlotte Huck Award® was established in 2014 to promote and recognize fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder.Ģ023 Winner: Wayward Creatures by Dayna Lorentz (Clarion Books)
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