Why arent there any Newberry or Caldecott award winners on the reading list?
Caldecott is easyCaldecott Awards are given to picture books. While it is true that we do cover picture books to some extent in the class, they arent the primary focus of the courseespecially since most picture books are chosen for children by their parents and dont, therefore, qualify as part of the Childrens Literary Tradition. Newberry Awards, on the other hands, are frequently included on the reading list (if not the Award winners themselves, certainly the Honor books). The Story of Dr. Doolittle is an example of a Newberry Award winner that has made it onto the list. It is, however, important to remember that the Newberry Awards are picked by adults, and the same caution about the Caldecott Award winners therefore applies. Also remember that the Newberry Awards are a recent entry into the field of childrens literature (compared to the entirety of it), and because this course covers several historical periods, some books have to be included that were written before the Newberry Awa
