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MacKay, Kathryn Lake; Ricks, Paul H.; Young, Terrell A. – Reading Teacher, 2017
This article presents a way to use award-winning books as mentor texts for very young writers. Books were selected as mentor texts from the winners of the Australian Early Childhood Children's Book of the Year Award and the American Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. The authors explain the value of using award-winning texts in the classroom and describe…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Mentors, Young Children
Horning, Kathleen T. – School Library Journal, 2010
Mere days before the announcement of the new children's book ambassador, speculation was still running wild. However, when the Library of Congress introduced Katherine Paterson as the new kids' book ambassador on January 5, the choice was greeted with unrivaled enthusiasm. A two-time winner of the Newbery Medal (for "Bridge to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Awards, Reading Materials, Reading Material Selection