![]() ![]() ![]() Reviews of each title can be viewed on .ĭream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Musicīy: Margarita Engle Illustrated by Rafael Lopezįollows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. You will certainly recognize some titles as honored by other awards but some titles are exclusive to the Charlotte Zolotow Award making it an alternate resource for great picture books. Each year a winner is announced in January along with five Honor books and ten Highly Commended titles. ![]() Just like the Caldecott the selection committee is comprised of children’s literature experts selected by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was established in 1998 as an honor to a respected children’s book editor of whom the award is named for. Similar to the Caldecott, the Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the previous year. In the wake of ALA’s announcement of the Youth Media Award winners comes another important if only slightly lesser known award, The Charlotte Zolotow Award. ![]()
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