Sometimes other people's words say it best. Here's the link to Newbery winner Susan Patron's comments on the value of the Newbery to young readers:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oe-patron11-2009jan11,0,5330448.story
All kinds of kids need all kinds of books, so keep writing from your heart.
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- claudia
- I'm a Sotheby's west side realtor by day, an actress-turned children's-book-writer by night, loving to spend time in other people's shoes. I'm also a Regional Advisor Emerita for The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), stepped down from the Los Angeles chapter after 11 years.
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2 comments:
Hope you don't mind I used your blog link for this link as it's so long and can get truncated on the listserv.
Mom's stuff all in its new nooks and crannies?
I'm sooooo with you on this and didn't Susan say it brilliantly! Thanks!
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