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    Schneider Family Book Award | 2014

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze3 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 Award Winners Best Kids Stories Book Lists Social Emotional Teens: Young Adults
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    The Children’s Book Review | January 29, 2014

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    The Schneider Family Book Award is given to books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience, announced by the American Library Association.

    Schneider Family Book Award for Children Ages 0-10

    ASplashOfRedA Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

    By Jen Bryant; Illustrated By Melissa Sweet

    As a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of him. He drew pictures for his sisters, his classmates, his co-workers. Even during W.W.I, Horace filled his notebooks with drawings from the trenches . . . until he was shot. Upon his return home, Horace couldn’t lift his right arm, and couldn’t make any art. Slowly, with lots of practice, he regained use of his arm, until once again, he was able to paint–and paint, and paint! Soon, people—including the famous painter N. C. Wyeth—started noticing Horace’s art, and before long, his paintings were displayed in galleries and museums across the country.

    Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet team up once again to share this inspiring story of a self-taught painter from humble beginnings who despite many obstacles, was ultimately able to do what he loved, and be recognized for who he was: an artist.

    Ages 5-8 | Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers | January 8, 2013 | ISBN-13: 978-0375867125

    Schneider Family Book Award for Middle-School Children

    13624404Handbook for Dragon Slayers

    By Merrie Haskell

    Like Gail Carson Levine’s books, Merrie Haskell’s middle grade fantasy adventure Handbook for Dragon Slayers mixes magic, mythical creatures, thrilling action, and a wonderful cast of characters.

    Political upheaval sends Princess Tilda fleeing from her kingdom in the company of two hopeful dragon slayers. The princess never had any interest in chasing dragons. The pain from her crippled foot was too great, and her dream was to write a book. But the princess finds herself making friends with magical horses, facing the Wild Hunt, and pointing a sword at fire-breathing dragons. While doing things she never imagined, Tilda finds qualities in herself she never knew she possessed.

    Handbook for Dragon Slayers is a deeply satisfying coming-of-age tale wrapped in a magical adventure story.

    Ages 8-12 | Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books | May 28, 2013 | ISBN-13: 978-0062008169

    Schneider Family Book Award for Teens

    Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth WeinRose Under Fire 

    By Elizabeth Wein

    While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbr ck, the notorious women’s concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that’s in store for her?

    Elizabeth Wein, author of the critically-acclaimed and best-selling Code Name Verity, delivers another stunning WWII thriller. The unforgettable story of Rose Justice is forged from heart-wrenching courage, resolve, and the slim, bright chance of survival.

    Ages 15 and up | Publisher: Disney-Hyperion | September 10, 2013 | ISBN-13: 978-1423183099

    If you enjoyed this book wards list, take a look at some of the previous Schneider Family Book Award winners.

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    American Library Association Artistic Expression Awards For Children Awards List Book Award Winners Book Awards Disabilities Dragon Elizabeth Wein Family Books Horace Pippin Jen Bryant Melissa Sweet Merrie Haskell Schneider Family Book Award
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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