Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Celebrated

At East Lansing's Hannah Center on September 6^th at 6:30-9PM

The Everybody Reads bookstore is very excited to welcome Central Michigan University professor and Chair of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award Susan C. Griffith to Lansing for a celebration of Jane Addams’ birthday and the 2007 Jane Addams Childrens’ Book  Award winners and honor books. Professor Griffith will speak briefly about Jane Addams herself, introduce children’s books distinguished by the Award in 2007 and previous years.

The Jane Addams Children's Book Awards are given annually to the children's books published in the preceding year that most engagingly and effectively invite children to think about peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races.  The Jane Addams Children's Book Awards have been presented annually since 1953 by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association  An award and honor books are named in each of two categories:  Books for Younger Children and Books for Older Children.

Authors and artists of award-winning and honor books each receive a certificate and a cash award. Seals designating each recognition are available for purchase by publishers, libraries, schools and others wanting them from the Jane Addams Peace Association www.janeaddamspeace.org  A complete list of children’s books that have received the Addams Award can be found at http://home.igc.org/~japa/jacba/index_jacba.html .