It chooses the best 600 books, both fiction and nonfiction, which it lists with annotations according to age and category. The Committee reviews over 6,000 titles each year for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children.
Every year it produces comprehensive annotated book lists for children aged infant through 18. The Children’s Book Committee was founded more than 100 years ago to help parents, teachers, and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming. The complete list of recommended 2021 titles is available online at /ccl/17. The affiliate is made up of Spanish-speaking members of the Children’s Book Committee and Bank Street alumni working in education and libraries. Offered annually since 2017, the list is designed to guide parents, teachers, and librarians in choosing the highest quality Spanish language and bilingual picture books for children. In early January, the Spanish Language Affiliate of the Children’s Book Committee released its 2022 edition of Los mejores libros infantiles en Español/The Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year in Spanish (for books published in 2021). As a public librarian, I find it crucial that our shelves contain books that represent the rich diversity of our communities including books in Spanish that celebrate and preserve our culture,” said Diaz. I’ve learned so much from the other panelists and have had a chance to read some amazing work. “This is my first time being a judge for the Premio, Mejor Libro Infantil and it’s been such an honor and a wonderful rewarding experience. REFORMA, an affiliate of the American Library Association, is the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. This year, REFORMA National President and Senior Denver Public Librarian Nicanor Diaz also joined as a guest juror.
Apart from being exceptional literary works, these books also serve to provide readers with greater insight into Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, or Latinx culture in the United States and are culturally authentic in text and artwork.įirst presented in 2020, the biennial award is chosen by Spanish-speaking Children’s Book Committee members, Bank Street alumni, members of the New York Public Library, and the City University of New York system. Cynthia Weill, Director, Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature, noted that all of the contenders for the award were nominated from books that received a star on the Children’s Book Committee’s Los mejores libros infantiles en Español/The Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year in Spanish lists of works published or translated in 2020 or 2021.
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