Picture books for all ages: how to get the most out of shadowing the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist

The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is the UK’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book award for illustration.  Established in 1955, the award has been won by an impressive list of talent including Quentin Blake, Shirley Hughes, Raymond Briggs and Lauren Child among many others. Most recently, Shaun Tan was the 2020 winner with his extraordinary Tales from the Inner City.  

Visual literacy and illustration has an immediacy that often provokes direct responses among young readers.  This webinar will explore how shadowing the Kate Greenaway shortlist can help engage with less confident and keen readers and will explain how shadowing offers an exciting and dynamic opportunity for all children and young people amid the pandemic.  Join us for a lively and engaging session the day before World Book Day.  There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about the award and about shadowing.

Learning outcomes for this webinar include:

• Awareness of the background and history of the Kate Greenaway Medal
• Greater understanding of shadowing and the Shadowers’ Choice Award
• Information on how to apply the Kate Greenaway Medal criteria
• Top tips about shadowing and activities for interacting with the Kate Greenaway Medal
• How to use illustrated texts with all age groups.

Join us for this exciting webinar and you will be entered into a prize draw to win a set of the 2021 Kate Greenaway shortlisted books, courtesy of Peters Books plus a copy of Seeing Sense by Jake Hope (Facet Publishing, 2020), providing an in-depth look at the role of visual literacy as a tool for promoting reading.

PKSB Subject Headings

This webinar supports the following PKSB headings:

• Collection Management & Development
• Literacies & Learning
• Wider Library, Information & Knowledge sector context
• Ethics & Values   

Jake Hope is a reading development and children's book consultant with a keen interest in librarianship, diversity and children's books. He is author of the recently published book on visual literacy Seeing Sense (Facet Publishing, 2020) and he currently Chairs the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals Working Party.

Amy McKay is a school librarian in Corby, Northamptonshire. She was School Librarian of the Year 2016-17 and has been the National Coordinator for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals since 2014. She is passionate about children’s literature, encouraging reading for pleasure and all things CKG.

This webinar is free and open to all. 

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