2011 ALA Award Winners Snubbed by TODAY SHOW -
Thursday, January 13, 2011
For the first time in 11 years, the TODAY SHOW did not interivew the Newbery and Caldecott winners (Clare Vanderpool and Erin Stead) after the awards were announceed. It seems they felt viewers would be better served hearing from a castmember of the reality TV series Jersey Shore.
For full coverage of the details and the subsequent outrage click here to check out Alice Pope's SCBWI Children's Market Blog.