Evaluating Children's Literature
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Evaluating Children's Literature: Past and Present
Crystal Goden
2/20/19
REA-305
Deborah Macias
Evaluating Children's Literature
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Award
Caldecott
1938-1945
Caldecott
1998-2018
Newberry
1922-1945
Newberry
1998-2018
Title, Author, and
Publication Date
Many Moons
James Thurber
1943
The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg
1986
The Cat Who Went to
Heaven
Elizabeth Coatsworth
1930
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
2000
Genre
Children’s Picture book
Children’s Picture Book
Children’s Novel
Children’s Novel
Lexile Score
700L
520L
1000L
670L
Major Themes
Princess becomes ill and
only thing to make her
better is the moon
Christmas story
Buddha’s Life
Pet friendship, working
for what you want
Plot summary
(2-3 sentences)
Princess Lenore becomes
ill from eating to many
sweets. The only thing to
make her better is the
moon. Her father does all
he can to get her the
moon. Eventually setting
A young boy who did not
believe in Santa awakes to
the sound of a train
outside his house. The
train takes him to the
north pole where he meets
Santa in person. Along the
A poor Japanese artist
sends his housekeeper to
get food instead she
comes home with a cat.
He is upset but calms
when he notices the cats 3
colors in its coat, this is
A ten-year-old girl
struggles to make friends
after moving with her
father and he mother
walking out of their lives.
