In January I finished up my third experience on a national book award committee for children’s books. This time, I read books for the Mildred L. Batchelder Awards, established in 1966 in honor of Mildred L. Batchelder, a librarian who cared deeply about international children’s books.
This award is very, very specific, so bear with me:
The Mildred L. Batchelder Award is awarded to an American publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originating in a country other than the United States and in a language other than English and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States during the preceding year.
Read It Real Good 