Site of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2006 The Newbery Medal Homepage Today's site, from the the American Library Association, presents information about one of the most famous and prestigious awards for children's literature, the Newbery Medal. Gentle Subscribers, planning rewarding activities for their offspring during the upcoming spring break, may find noteworthy books to offer a little quiet time. "The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." - from the website The website gives brief descriptions of the 2006 Newbery Medal winner and Honor recipients and a link to all the winners from 1922 to the present day. Information is also provided about the award itself, including the criteria used in the selection process. Additional information about other outstanding children's literature is available from the awards links. Hop over to the website for a valuable list of notable children's books at: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/new berymedal.htm If the above URL wraps in your e-mail client, enter it all on one line in your browser or use this TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/yt69c A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.