Credit Requirements

Before the conference begins, read 14 books of your choosing by the guest presenters appearing on the program. You must read at least two books from each of the presenting authors and illustrators; the remaining two can be selected from any of the presenters. Write and submit a book record for each book read. The book record should include a bibliographic citation and a  short evaluation of or response to each book (example provided below).

Sample Book Records

Citation: Hodges, Margaret (reteller). Saint George and the Dragon. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Boston: Little, Brown, 1984.

The language is wonderfully appropriate for an ancient, traditional tale, giving it the flavor of old England. Yet the writing is still accessible to children. "Once more the Red Cross Knight mounted and attacked the dragon. Once more in vain. Yet the beast had never before felt such a mighty stroke from the hand of any man, and he was furious for revenge" (p. 16). Hyman's award-winning illustrations are done in sparkling acrylics. Each double-page spread is bordered with a window frame that gives the appearance of looking at the book through a beveled glass window. The text is on one side of the double page spread; however, the outer edge of the window around the text is done in "stained glass," which shows additional story scenes and/or is filled with plants that were indigenous to that part of medieval England. Hyman's careful, representational style makes for paintings filled with detail. Her characters are generally beautiful people, and these are no exception. Hyman had a good time doing the dragon—a bright, brassy, tremendously large beast (10 times the size of George's horse). The illustrations in this book are used primarily to reinforce facts from the text. Readers see exactly what Hodges describes. Of course, Hyman extends upon Hodge's descriptions by further developing character and embellishing setting. For instance, Una's purity and innocence are mirrored in her gentle facial expressions.

Attend all required sessions. During conference presentations keep an attendance log consisting of responses or notes on the presentation, the questions and answer session and the spotlight session. The log may be informal and should reflect any parts of the experience you wish to capture and your honest responses to the presentations.

Write a one- to two-page summary of your experiences during the conference.

Gather your book reviews (requirement 1), your viewing log (requirement 2), and your summary (requirement 3), for submission.

Please make sure your name is clearly legible on each of the submission items.

You may submit in one of two ways, please note that digital versions are preferred:

1. Make or save digital versions of your submissions (PDF or Word documents only). Attach the packet to an email and send it to rachel_wadham@byu.edu. You will receive an email in response to verify that your information has been received.
2. Make printouts of your items and mail them to address below: (Please use as little packaging as possible to keep your papers together, a staple or paper clip is sufficient. No big binders or bulky folders please). PLEASE note mailing takes time so if you are going to mail, please do it as quickly as possible, they must physically arrive by the deadline!

Books for Young Readers Credit Assignment
c/o Rachael L. Wadham
1222 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602

All packets must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 14, 2024. Packets received after this deadline will not receive credit.