[OPLINLIST] Jenny Mei Is Sad by Tracy Subisak Selected as 2022 Floyd’s Pick Book Award Winner by Choose to Read Ohio Advisory Council

[marshams at library.ohio.gov]

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[cid:image002.png at 01D80D48.DCC712B0][A picture containing whiteboard  Description automatically generated]The State Library of Ohio and the Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) Advisory Council are pleased to announce that Jenny Mei Is Sad<https://www.lbyr.com/titles/tracy-subisak/jenny-mei-is-sad/9780316537711/> by Tracy Subisak (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2021) has been named the seventh annual Floyd’s Pick Book Award winner, in memory of children’s literature expert, advocate, and librarian Floyd Dickman.



The Floyd’s Pick Book Award is given annually to a book written by an Ohio author or illustrated by an Ohio illustrator that is representative of high-quality literature created for children. It is given to carry on the legacy of Floyd Dickman’s work to support and share children’s literature.



Floyd’s Pick Book Award Winner Jenny Mei is Sad is a universally relevant story of friendship, compassion, and validating children’s emotions. It was praised by the CTRO Advisory Council for its rich story behind simple sentences; for its beautiful, understated illustrations; and for opening space for discussion while staying faithful to a child's understanding and response to helping a friend no matter what. Jenny Mei smiles a lot and makes people laugh. But her friend knows that beneath the surface, Jenny Mei is not as happy as she appears, and stays by her through ups and downs.



Tracy Subisak is the illustrator of several picture books, including the forthcoming Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu Greanias. She is from Columbus and now lives in the Pacific Northwest.



Three Floyd’s Pick Honor Books selected for 2022



The CTRO Advisory Council has also selected three Floyd’s Pick Honor Books for 2022:



Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem<https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634480/change-sings-by-amanda-gorman-illustrated-by-loren-long/> by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Loren Long (Viking Books for Young Readers, 2021)



Family Reunion<https://www.barefootbooks.com/family-reunion> by Chad and Dad Richardson, illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin (Barefoot Books, 2021)



Watercress<https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/648171/> by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin (Neal Porter Books, 2021)



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Floyd’s Pick honor book Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman celebrates how mighty things happen when people—especially children—come together. Cincinnati-based illustrator Loren Long, creator of the Otis series, previously won the inaugural Floyd’s Pick Book Award for Little Tree.



Honor book Family Reunion centers the joy, festivity, and love of a Black American extended family and the eye-opening experience of a young family member initially resistant to attending the reunion. Father-son team of Dad (Charles) and Chad Richardson live in the Cincinnati and Columbus areas, respectively.



Honor book Watercress is the beautifully rendered, poignant, and ultimately celebratory story of a young girl who is embarrassed by her immigrant parents’ behavior and by her own outsider status, until she learns some important truths about family and memory over a dinner of foraged watercress. Andrea Wang spent her childhood in Yellow Springs and now lives in Colorado.



Floyd Dickman was a Library Consultant at the State Library of Ohio and a tireless advocate for children’s literature and librarianship who had a tremendous positive impact on library and literacy services in Ohio and across the country. Upon his retirement in 1999, the State Library of Ohio Board’s retirement resolution recognized Floyd’s leadership, commitment, and passion for library services, children’s literature, and family literacy. Floyd is also remembered as a dedicated mentor to librarians and library science students. During his career he was awarded the Ohio Library Council Librarian of the Year award and was named Outstanding Friend by the Ohio Family Literacy Task Force. Floyd Dickman passed away in June 2015.



The CTRO Advisory Council established Floyd’s Pick in December 2015 with a proclamation by Beverly Cain, State Librarian of Ohio. Ohio author and illustrator Loren Long, winner of the first Floyd’s Pick Book Award for Little Tree and now a Floyd’s Pick honoree for Change Sings, graciously provided the Floyd’s Pick Book Award artwork. For more on Floyd’s Pick, see:

library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/ctro/floyds-pick<http://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/ctro/floyds-pick>.



Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO), a project of the State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, and the Ohio Center for the Book, spotlights Ohio authors and promotes reading across Ohio. Every two years, a booklist of twenty representative titles for all ages is selected with the input of dozens of Ohio librarians, educators, and others invested in readers and reading. Learn more: library.ohio.gov/ctro<http://library.ohio.gov/ctro>.



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Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.

Public Information Officer
Director, Marketing & Communications

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State Library of Ohio

274 E. 1st Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-644-6875

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