Thoughts on Newbery: Retrospective Voice

Nina Lindsay reminded me of this series of posts, begun when I was on the 2008 Newbery Committee.  Now I'm having a grand time following and occasionally participating in the discussion over at Nina's and Jonathan Hunt's Heavy Medal blog.  Both are old and good friends; both are passionate, smart, and thoughtful about books for children; both are worth paying close attention to even if you don't agree with them.  And they've been discussing two books, A Season of Gifts and The Evolution of...