Podcasts

Longshots #159 - Selecting the 2009 Carnegie Medal Winner
Sarah speaks with the Margaret Tice, the Chair of the 2009 Carnegie Medal Jury, about this distinguished award given for excellence in children's video. They also discuss the selection process, the history of this award, Tice's experience serving on the committee, as well as this year's winners, Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly of Weston Woods Studios, producers of March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World.

Longshots #158 - Selecting the 2009 Newbery Medal Winner
Chair of the 2009 Newbery Medal Jury Rose Trevino discusses the world's oldest award for children's books which is given to an author for the most distinguished contribution in literature for children, including the selection process, serving on the committee, and the history of the award. She also talks about the 2009 winner, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

Longshots #157 - Selecting a Caldecott Medal Winner
Chair of the 2009 Caldecott Selection Committee Nell Colburn shares the history Caldecott Medal, which is given to the most distinguished American picture book for children. She also covers the award process, serving on the committee, and the 2009 winner, The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson.