Cynthia Rylant Awards • A Fine White Dust (1987) won the Newbery Honor • Missing May (1993) won the Newbery Medal • When I was Young in the Mountains (1982) and The Relatives Came (1985) Caldecott Honors • The Relatives Came, Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds (1991) and Missing May are Horn Book Honor Books • A Kindness (1988), Soda Jerk (1990), and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories about Love (1990) have each been named a "Best Book of the Year for Young Adults" by the American Library Association Biography Cynthia Rylant was born June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. Cynthia Rylant is recognized as a gifted writer who has contributed memorably to several genres of juvenile literature. She is the creator of contemporary novels and historical fiction for young adults, middle-grade fiction and fantasy, lyrical prose poems, beginning readers, collections of short stories, volumes of poetry and verse, and books of prayers and blessings. Common Threads •She often bases her works on her own background, especially on her childhood in the West Virginia mountains. •In her novels, characteristically, she portrays introspective, compassionate young people who live in rural settings or in small towns and who tend to be set apart from their peers. •She often uses animals as characters. •Common themes include kindness, compassion, concern for others and how to make the world a better place. Author’s Quote “I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger. I want to do something important in my life, and I think that adding beauty to the world with books . . . is really important. Every person is able to add beauty, whether by growing flowers, or singing, or cooking luscious meals, or raising sweet pets. Every part of life can be art. I am so grateful to be a writer. I hope every child grows up and finds something to do that will seem important and that will seem precious. Happy living and, especially, happy playing.” www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-rylant- cynthia.asp Using Cynthia Rylant’s Books in the Classroom •Pre-Reading: Opinionnaire /Questionnaire could be used with Missing May as a tool to examine values, attitudes and opinions regarding death, spirituality, and acceptance of those who are different from us. •During Reading: Graphic Organizer could be used with Appalachia The Voices of Sleeping Birds to map or web information learned about Appalachia and its people. •Post Reading: Retelling Picture Books could be used with any of the Henry & Mudge, Annie & Snowball, Poppleton or Mr. Recommended Web Site: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1628/Rylant- Cynthia-1954.html

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Cynthia Rylant

Awards

•A Fine White Dust (1987) won the Newbery Honor

•Missing May (1993) won the Newbery Medal

•When I was Young in the Mountains (1982) and The Relatives Came (1985) Caldecott Honors

•The Relatives Came, Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds (1991) and Missing May are Horn Book Honor Books

•A Kindness (1988), Soda Jerk (1990), and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories about Love (1990) have each been named a "Best Book of the Year for Young Adults" by the American Library Association

Biography

Cynthia Rylant was born June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. Cynthia Rylant is recognized as a gifted writer who has contributed memorably to several genres of juvenile literature. She is the creator of contemporary novels and historical fiction for young adults, middle-grade fiction and fantasy, lyrical prose poems, beginning readers, collections of short stories, volumes of poetry and verse, and books of prayers and blessings.

Common Threads

•She often bases her works on her own background, especially on her childhood in the West Virginia mountains.

•In her novels, characteristically, she portrays introspective, compassionate young people who live in rural settings or in small towns and who tend to be set apart from their peers.

•She often uses animals as characters.

•Common themes include kindness, compassion, concern for others and how to make the world a better place.

Author’s Quote

“I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger. I want to do something important in my life, and I think that adding beauty to the world with books . . . is really important. Every person is able to add beauty, whether by growing flowers, or singing, or cooking luscious meals, or raising sweet pets. Every part of life can be art. I am so grateful to be a writer. I hope every child grows up and finds something to do that will seem important and that will seem precious. Happy living and, especially, happy playing.”

www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-rylant-cynthia.asp Using Cynthia Rylant’s Books in the Classroom

•Pre-Reading: Opinionnaire /Questionnaire could be used with Missing May as a tool to examine values, attitudes and opinions regarding death, spirituality, and acceptance of those who are different from us.•During Reading: Graphic Organizer could be used with Appalachia The Voices of Sleeping Birds to map or web information learned about Appalachia and its people.•Post Reading: Retelling Picture Books could be used with any of the Henry & Mudge, Annie & Snowball, Poppleton or Mr. Putter & Tabby books.

Recommended Web Site: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1628/Rylant-Cynthia-1954.html