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The Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Honoring Children's Literature for Peace and Social Justice Since 1953
Author(s): Susan C. Griffith (Author)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press (UK)
- Publication Date: 5 Sept. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 182 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810892022
- ISBN-13: 9780810892026
Book Description
The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award: Honoring Children’s Literature for Peace and Social Justice since 1953 is the first book to examine the award as well as its winners and honor books. In this volume, Susan C. Griffith reviews and synthesizes Addams’s ideas and legacy, so that her life and accomplishments can be used as a focal point for exploring issues of social justice through children’s literature.
In addition to a history and overview of the award, this work contains annotated bibliographies with thematically arranged winners and honor books bestowed in Addams’s name. Supporting literature study in classrooms and integrating points of reflection drawn from the activist’s life, The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award is an invaluable resource for educators, students, and librarians.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Griffith’s book provides a well-researched and well-written contribution to Addams scholarship. . . .[T]he main value of the book is as an excellent selection tool for librarians and educators to find books that inspire children to think about issues of peace and social justice. . . .The extensive number of sources Griffith provides in each chapter also makes this a good place to start for researchers interested in Addams scholarship. Of course, anyone else interested in Addams, the award, or children’s literature in general would also find it a quick and informative read.
The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award: Honoring Children’s Literature for Peace and Social Justice since 1953 . . . offers a comprehensive look at the award’s entire history. Along with a complete annotated chronological list of winners and honor books, Griffith includes essays about Addams herself; an analysis of juvenile biographies of her; a version of the piece on Taylor referenced above; and a perceptive analysis of the award’s guidelines.
