2008–2009

Children’s Book Council/IRA Liaison Committee

Charges:

1. Assist with the process and procedures for selecting the annual Children’s Choices.

2. Explore projects that promote the awareness of the importance of children’s trade books.

3. Develop lists of selected trade books that respect diversities for the 2009 Annual Convention to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona.

4. Publicize the Children’s Choices list.

Representing IRA:

Jan L. LaBonty, Co-chair
University of Montana
22 Columbine Ct
Missoula, MT 59802-3325, USA
1-406-243-5161
Fax 1-406-243-4908
E-mail

Carl Braun, Board Liaison
Calgary, Canada

Jill Caton Johnson
Drake University
Des Moines, IA, United States

Diane M. Mallett
Todd Elementary School
White Plains, NY, United States

Jeanne Swafford
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Wilmington, NC, United States

Mary Cash, Ex Officio
Executive Office
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

Representing CBC:

Eileen Kreit, Co-chair
Puffin Books
New York, NY, United States

Anamika Bhatnagar
Scholastic, Inc.
New York, NY, United States

Lee German
Sylvan Dell Publishing
Mount Pleasant, SC, United States

Jeff Reynolds
National Geographic Children's Book
Washington, DC, United States

Rebecca Miller, Ex Officio
Programs Associate
Children's Book Council
New York, NY, United States

Team Leaders:

Jesús Cortez
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA, United States

Nina Nilsson
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Kelly Place
Crete-Monee School District
Crete, IL, United States

Deborah K. Setliff
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN, United States

Stan F. Steiner
Boise State University
Boise, ID, United States