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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">On
January 14, nearly 40 educators and librarians from Washington and Oregon gathered
at Multnomah County Library’s Central Library to discuss a group of 10
pre-selected titles. In addition to Suzanne Harold’s discussion of what it’s
like to be on the Caldecott committee, this year’s fascinating guest speaker was
Fiona Kenshoe, who shared insights into children’s books from the publisher’s
perspective. She worked as an editor and publisher of children’s books in
England before moving to Portland to work with the animation studio Laika, the
makers of Coraline. She At Laika, she scouted children’s and teen lit for books
that would make good animated films. She brought Coraline to Laika’s attention,
as well as Hugo Cabret. (Unfortunately the studio declined that one.) </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">There
were 6 breakout groups. Each reported back on their top choice, with brief
reasons why. The small groups were all over the place, a new phenomenon for
this workshop. They chose: A Ball for Daisy, Blackout, Grandpa Green, Swirl by
Swirl (chosen twice), and Where’s Walrus?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">Then
the whole group voted again with tallying using the actual method used for the
Caldecott Committee.<br>
In the final balloting, the book that got the most votes was <i>Blackout</i>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222">The
other books that fared well in the final vote were <i>A Ball for Daisy</i> by Chris Raschka. <i>Grandpa Green</i> by Lane Smith and </span><strong><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">Swirl by Swirl : Spirals in Nature</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> written by Joyce Sidman ;
illustrated by Beth Krommes and <i>I Want My
Hat</i> Back by Jon Klassen. </span></strong><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222"></span></b></p><div><br></div>-- <br><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><div><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span></span><span></span>Jane Corry</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i>Belmont Youth Librarian- Multnomah County Library </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i>1038 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i>Portland OR 97214</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i>503-988-5382<br>OLA CSD Chair-elect <br></i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-style:normal"><i><br></i></span></div></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i><div><span style="font-style:normal"><i>We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.<br>
-Japanese Proverb</i></span></div><div><span style="font-style:normal"><i><br></i></span></div></i></span><br>