Enemy Pie (2000) is a children's book written by Derek Munson and illustrated by Tara Calahan King about a boy named Jeremy who is determined to get rid of his enemy at summer camp. He decides to make an "enemy pie" using a secret recipe, believing the pie will cause his enemy to move away. After baking the pie, Jeremy feeds it to his enemy and discovers that spending time with his enemy allows them to become friends. The story promotes resolving conflicts peacefully and shows that people are not always as they appear.
Presented at the 2007 CAJE Conference in St. Louis, MO.
Each year the Sydney Taylor Book Awards, sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries, honors the most outstanding books of positive Jewish content for children and teens. Hear about this year’s winners, as well as other new books that are a “must buy” for your school, synagogue, and home library. Criteria for selecting and evaluating children’s literature will also be discussed.
Engaging Jewish Learning Through Literature, Part Irkamin
Presented at the 2007 CAJE Conference in St. Louis, MO: Reading Jewish books to children is one of the most important activities for building Jewish knowledge and the skills needed to live a successful Jewish life. We’ll discuss high quality children’s books with positive and authentic Jewish content that can be used to help develop Jewish literacy and Jewish identity in school, synagogue, or library settings. The session will also explore ways to build successful programs, events, and activities around books and reading.
Presented at the 2007 CAJE Conference in St. Louis, MO.
Each year the Sydney Taylor Book Awards, sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries, honors the most outstanding books of positive Jewish content for children and teens. Hear about this year’s winners, as well as other new books that are a “must buy” for your school, synagogue, and home library. Criteria for selecting and evaluating children’s literature will also be discussed.
Engaging Jewish Learning Through Literature, Part Irkamin
Presented at the 2007 CAJE Conference in St. Louis, MO: Reading Jewish books to children is one of the most important activities for building Jewish knowledge and the skills needed to live a successful Jewish life. We’ll discuss high quality children’s books with positive and authentic Jewish content that can be used to help develop Jewish literacy and Jewish identity in school, synagogue, or library settings. The session will also explore ways to build successful programs, events, and activities around books and reading.
The session focussed on the CBCA Shortlist titles, discussing the titles as well as highlighting how the shortlist is representative of trends and preoccupations of the current reading landscape.
Paul Macdonald owns the award-winning The Children's Bookshop which has been a Sydney literary institution since 1971. Paul has a Master of Education, working almost 20 years as a teacher of Upper Primary and Secondary.
He has won numerous awards in teaching such as a Quality Teacher Award and The Premiers English Scholarship. Paul won the inaugural Maurice Saxby Award in 2012 for his contributions to raising the profile of teen fiction. Paul Macdonald also was the winner of the 2016 Lady Cutler award for services to children's literature and literacy in Australia.
Paul not only manages The Children’s Bookshop Speakers’ Agency but is also a consultant working with numerous schools focusing on building reading cultures and he is currently completing his PhD focusing on Australian Young Adult literature.
Paul is the author of the picture book The Hole Idea and has written several other academic texts.
This presentation was given on July 27th, 2017, for the annual Back to School Brunch sponsored by Fundamentals Children's Book Store in Delaware, Ohio. The program was presented by Karen Hildebrand.
The session focussed on the CBCA Shortlist titles, discussing the titles as well as highlighting how the shortlist is representative of trends and preoccupations of the current reading landscape.
Paul Macdonald owns the award-winning The Children's Bookshop which has been a Sydney literary institution since 1971. Paul has a Master of Education, working almost 20 years as a teacher of Upper Primary and Secondary.
He has won numerous awards in teaching such as a Quality Teacher Award and The Premiers English Scholarship. Paul won the inaugural Maurice Saxby Award in 2012 for his contributions to raising the profile of teen fiction. Paul Macdonald also was the winner of the 2016 Lady Cutler award for services to children's literature and literacy in Australia.
Paul not only manages The Children’s Bookshop Speakers’ Agency but is also a consultant working with numerous schools focusing on building reading cultures and he is currently completing his PhD focusing on Australian Young Adult literature.
Paul is the author of the picture book The Hole Idea and has written several other academic texts.
This presentation was given on July 27th, 2017, for the annual Back to School Brunch sponsored by Fundamentals Children's Book Store in Delaware, Ohio. The program was presented by Karen Hildebrand.
Presentation on book reviewing for the Virginia Assoc. of School Librarians, October 21, 2016. Includes discussion of controversial reviews and reactions to A TRIBE OF KIDS by Lane Smith.
The 25 award winners selected by the IRA Children's Literature and Reading SIG (Special Interest Group) selection committee for The Notable Books in a Global Society. Books published in 2010.
9. Characters Main Character – Round, dynamic Father Character – Benevolent, stereotypical, flat Story delves into personality and character, demonstrating that people aren’t always who they seem to be on the surface.
10. Awards received: Enemy Pie 2004 Nevada Young Readers’ Award Nomination 2004-2005 Volunteer State Book Award Nominee ( Tennessee) 2003 Nebraska Golden Sower Children’s Choice Book Award Winner, Second Place 2003 Peace Education Fund Children’s Book Award Winner 2003 Missouri Show-Me Award Winner, Second Place 2003 Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee
11. Awards (continued) 2002-2003 Utah Children’s Picture Book Award Nominee 2002 Children’s Choices, Picture Book Award Nomination 2001-2002 Children’s Choice Award Nominee: New York 2001-2002 Children’s Choice Award Nominee: N. Carolina 2001-2002 Children’s Choice Award Nominee: Maryland 2001-2002 Children’s Choice Winner: Montana FEATURED BOOK: Reading Rainbow—PBS
13. Derek Munson Enemy Pie was Munson’s first published book. His current project is Alien All Stars. He lives in Redmond, Washington with his wife, daughter and son. Hobbies are wilderness exploration, long-distance skateboarding, and martial arts. Does workshops and presentations for children at schools and for teachers at library conferences. A member of the National Speakers Association and the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators of Western Washington.
14. Illustrator: Tara Callahan King She graduated from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, B.F.A. 1995. A member of the Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators. Illustrated books include Odd Velvet,Enemy Pie, Superhero Max, and Four Boys Named Jordan. Also illustrates greeting cards, magazines, product design, murals and pharmaceutical brochures for pediatrics.
15. Extension Lesson Ideas Lesson in Creative Writing with Derek Munson Enemypie.com Language Arts – Collage with descriptive words for friends, Predicting story sequence and ingredients for Enemy Pie Math – Pie Charts, Fractions Social Studies – Friends, Neighborhoods MAKE A PIE!