Burlington Public Library 

NEW  ENGLAND  COLLECTION  OF CHILDREN'S  MATERIALS

New England Authors of the Year

This collection is compiled of both current and older literature, which illustrates and interprets the New England area and its peoples to children and young adults in the present and past.  This collection is designed to: 1) preserve older materials written for children of all ages which reflect attitudes, and mores of past generations of New Englanders; 2) collect new materials which reflect attitudes and mores of present generations of New Englanders within the context of New England; 3) collect the literary and artistic contributions of children's authors and illustrators working within New England with New England as a particular topic or theme of their work; 4) provide a browsing and, whenever possible, a circulating collection where children and their parents and educators may discover materials directly relating to the human and natural environment of New England.

 Some emphasis may be given to works from or about Massachusetts. Pure factual books will be collected only when they serve to answer questions of special interest to children or educate them on issues of current interest relating to the area. This collection makes no effort to collect all the works of any one author or illustrator past or present, or all materials relating to New England or Massachusetts for children. Books about natural history or the environment may not specifically be written about New England but may still directly interpret the natural history of the area at a child's level. This collection is to consist of books only, other materials being added to the regular collection as needed, and will be maintained by funds from the Youth Services budget.

In order to preserve older materials, items that are out of print when added to the collection will not circulate.  The New England Collection may include titles also purchased for the regular collection.

Gail Gibbons: 2008 New England Author of the Year

The author of over 135 non-fiction books, Gibbons has "taught more preschoolers and
early readers than any other children's writer illustrator" says the Washington Post.

Virginia Lee Burton: 2007 New England Author of the Year

Burton's best loved works include Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Little House, for which she won the 1943 Caldecott Medal.She was born in Newton, MA.

Jan Brett: 2006 New England Author of the Year

 Jan Brett (1949-) was born in Massachusetts where she still lives.  She is the author and illustrator of many books, including Comet's Nine Lives about the island of Nantucket.  Brett's newest book is Honey, Honey-Lion!: a story from Africa.

Steven Kellogg: 2005 New England Author of the Year

Author and illustrator of the Pinkerton series (link) and Johnny Appleseed (link) and many other stories.

Dr. Seuss: 2004 New England Author of the Year

Author of The Cat in the Hat  and To Think It Could Happen On Mulberry Street (link) and many other stories.

Robert McCloskey: 2003 New England Author of the Year

Author of Make Way For Ducklings (the inspiration for our New England Collection of children's books.)

D. B. Johnson:  2002 New England Author of the Year

Author of Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, Henry Builds a Cabin, Henry Climbs a Mountain and Henry Works.