Awards - Bank Street College of Education (original) (raw)
Children’s Book Committee Awards 2024
 Josette Frank2024 |
 Flora Stieglitz Straus(older readers)2024 |
 Flora Stieglitz Straus (younger readers)2024 |
 Claudia Lewis(older readers) 2024 |
 Claudia Lewis (younger readers)2024 |
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Josette Frank Award
- The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt (Harper Collins/Clarion)
Gary D. Schmidt: Josette Frank Award 2024 Acceptance Letter
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
- Older Reader Winner
Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark’s Jews Escape the Nazis by Susan Hood (Harper Collins)
Susan Hood: Flora Stieglitz Straus Award 2024 Acceptance Speech
- Younger Reader Winner
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic by Jennifer Thermes (Penguin Random House)
Jennifer Thermes: Flora Stieglitz Straus Award 2024 Acceptance Speech
Claudia Lewis Award
- Older Poetry Winner
Kin Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffrey Boston Weatherford (Simon & & Schuster)
Carole Boston Weatherford: Claudia Lewis Award 2024 Acceptance Speech
- Younger Poetry Winner
At the Poles by David Elliott, illustrated by Ellen Rooney (Candlewick)
David Elliott: Claudia Lewis Award 2024 Acceptance Speech
Ellen Rooney: Claudia Lewis Award 2024 Acceptance Speech
The Josette Frank Award
This award for fiction honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally. The award has been given annually since 1943. Josette Frank, the editor of anthologies for children, served for many years as the Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America of which this committee was a part.
The Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
Established in 1994 to honor Flora Straus, who led the Children’s Book Committee for many years, this award is presented annually for a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people. Flora Straus stood for the values of courage, hard work, truth, and beauty while adapting to a changing world. She believed that books about varying cultures enrich and help all children in their growth. She championed diverse opinions and points of view and was a person of high principles, unfailing courtesy, and deep understanding.
The Claudia Lewis Award
The Claudia Lewis Award, given for the first time in 1998, honors the best poetry book of the year. The award commemorates the late Claudia Lewis, distinguished children’s book expert and longtime member of the Bank Street College faculty and Children’s Book Committee. She conveyed her love and understanding of poetry with humor and grace.