WOW Reads: Bonus - Reading Ambassadors On the 2024 Caldecott Award

Join the Worlds of Words Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we discuss our experience participating in a mock Randolph Caldecott Medal award event to determine our winner for the most distinguished artist of an American picturebook.

The mock Caldecott event was held in Worlds of Words by Dr. Kathy G. Short and Dr. Desirée Cueto. The American Library Association announced the awards on January 22, 2024, two days after we recorded this episode.

Books mentioned in this episode:
An American Story by Kwame Alexander and Dare Coulter (illus.)
Big by Vashti Harrison
The Skull by Jon Klassen
Jumper by Jessica Lanan
My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom and Steph Littlebird (illus.)

For more information about the Randolph Caldecott Medal, including current and past winners, visit the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) website.

This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the UArizona College of Education with assistance from the UArizona COE Tech Team.

Producer: Rebecca Ballenger, Worlds of Words Center Associate Director
Audio Engineer: Liam Arias, Worlds of Words Center Student Employee and Radio, TV, Film Major

For more information on MSRAP, visit wowlit.org.

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The Worlds of Words Reading Ambassador program is completely free for participants who receive a book for themselves and a book to share with their school librarian, ELA/English teacher, or other school entity. If you would like to support this program, please make a gift on-line through the University of Arizona Foundation.

Thank you for listening and keep reading!