>“Give Jerry Pinkney the damn medal, already!” and I have to say I was never so happy to not be surprised. We are working on the awards webpage, with a listing of all the winners and links to our reviews, right now; in the meantime you can read my interviews with Medalists Jerry Pinkney and Rebecca Stead.
Our “Five Questions for . . .” series at Midwinter on Saturday went really well, good answers and large audiences and (except for a glitch when I interviewed the most tech-savvy of all, Mitali Perkins, so embarrassing) a working sound system. I’ll post pictures tomorrow after I figure out how to get ‘em out of the camera.
About Roger Sutton
>The only one I was able to get to was Kristen Cashore, and I described her on Facebook as "adorable and wise."
I wonder who she has cast in her head in the movie versions, though, as most of my graduate students are hopelessly in love with Po.
>Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry! So very happy for Jerry Pinkney, Rebecca Stead, and Libba Bray, all such deserving winners. But may I ask a potentially controversial question: what does the Sibert have against Elizabeth Partridge? I thought Marching for Freedom was spectacular and every critic seemed to agree with me. But once again, she gets bupkes from them.
>Was wondering the same thing about Marching for Freedom (and Partridge)! And the 'snub' seems even more egregious in light of the committee's ultimate choice: a book which has previously been called into question repeatedly for inaccuracies, or half-truths, and an overly strident tone.
>Thank you for organizing a wonderful event! It was a great opportunity to hear from favorite authors, and they were all gracious with their time afterward.
>Nikki Grimes DID say it best.
Great choice in Pinkney.