The Jane Addams Peace Association and
the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
invite you to the
Jane Addams
Children's Book Award
59th
Annual Award Ceremony
Friday, October 19th at 2:30 PM
New York City
777 United Nations Plaza (2nd Floor)
on the corner of 44th St. and 1st Ave.
on the corner of 44th St. and 1st Ave.
Join us for a memorable afternoon of award
presentation and responses by authors and illustrators. Come meet and talk with the honored guests,
including Award winners Winifred Conkling, Susan L. Roth, and Cindy Trumbore
and honorees Anna Grossnickle Hines, Calvin Alexander Ramsey, John Holyfield,
Bettye Stroud, Kadir Nelson, and Thannha Lai. Enjoy a reception, hosted by The
Hastings Peace and Justice Fund, and an opportunity for book signing after
formal presentation of the awards. All the award books will be available for
purchase.
This event is free and open to
all.
Reservations are not
needed. Please come and enjoy!
The Award Winners
Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling, Tricycle Press, an imprint of Random House
is the winner in the Books for Older Children category. The
Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families written by Susan
L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore with collages by Susan L. Roth, published
by Lee & Low is the winner in the Books for
Younger Children category.
The Honor Books
Heart and Soul:
The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson,
published by Baltzer &
Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins, and Inside Out and Back Again
by Thanhha Lai, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins are
honor books for Older Children. Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend by
Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye Stroud and illustrated by John Holyfield,
published by Candlewick Press and Peaceful
Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines, published
by Macmillan, an imprint of Henry Holt, are honor
books for Younger Children
For additional information about the Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards
and a complete list of books honored since 1953, see www.janeaddamspeace.org For more information about the
Award event, contact JAPA Executive Director Linda B. Belle, 777 United Nations
Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017-3521; 212-682-8830; japa@igc.org.