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CRITERIA

Recordings are evaluated on the following criteria:

1. respecting young people's intelligence and imagination;
2. exhibiting venturesome creativity;
3. in exemplary ways reflecting and encouraging the natural interest of children and young adolescents.

The committee considers aesthetic and technical aspects--the effective use of voices, music, sound effects, and language--creating a unified whole. Adapted materials should remain true to, expand, or complement the original work, while meeting the criteria for excellence.

For consideration, please send a preview copy and a completed Information Verification Form for each recording to the chair of the Children's Notable Recordings Selection Committee and to the ALSC Office. (You have the option of sending a copy of the work to each committee member, but it is not required.) Click here for the current committee roster.

To be eligible, recordings must

• have been released in the immediate year prior to the publication of the Notable list.
• be currently available through a U.S. distributor. Back to Main Children's Notable Lists page

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