- "The Jane Addams Children's Book Awards are given annually to the children's books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence."
Books for Younger Children: 2008
The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington’s Slave Finds Freedom, written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully (Farrar Strauss Giroux, 2007. ISBN: 9780374322250) Compare prices.- ”Mrs. Washington’s declares that young Oney is just like one of the Washington’s own children, but Oney is not fooled. On the night Mrs. Washington tells Oney she will not grant her freedom upon her death, Oney thinks quickly, acts courageously and flees. Expressive watercolors within this well-researched biography portray the bravery of Ona Maria Judge, an African-American woman who claimed, and fought for, the right to have ‘no mistress but herself.’” (Award announcement)
Books for Older Children: 2008 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner
We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin by Larry Dane Brimner (Calkins Creek, An Imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc., 2007. ISBN: 9781590784983) Compare prices.- ”Working behind the scenes because of his sexual orientation and unpopular political stands, African-American pacifist and civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, a trusted adviser to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Succinct prose, powerful quotations and fresh historical photographs place the story of Rustin’s life alongside the story of the March, revealing the breadth and depth of Rustin’s decades of commitment to confronting racism and promoting peace in the United States and in countries around the world.” (Award announcement)
2008 Jane Addams Honor Book for Younger Children
One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II, written and illustrated by Lita Judge (Hyperion Books for Children, 2007. ISBN: 9781423100089) Compare prices.2008 Jane Addams Honor Books for Older Children
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Jamie Hogan (Charlesbridge, 2007, 2008. ISBN: 9781580893091) Compare prices.Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Press, An Imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2007, 2009. ISBN: 9780439023450) Compare prices.
Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford (Wordsong, An Imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc., 2007. ISBN: 9781590784402) Compare prices.
