Catholic Library Association

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The Children’s Library Services Section of the Catholic Library Association is pleased to announce that Patricia Polacco has been awarded the 2012 Regina Medal in recognition of her lifetime achievement in children’s literature.  Ms. Polacco will receive the award on April 12, 2012 during the Regina Medal Award luncheon at the Catholic Library Association convention. A book signing will follow the luncheon, and “Conversations with Patricia Polacco” will occur the following day.

Patricia Polacco has written and illustrated over fifty books that celebrate family bonds as well as her Jewish, Irish, Ukrainian, Russian and American heritage.  She has received numerous awards, including The Golden Kite Award for Illustrations, the Children’s Literature and Social Responsibility Award, the Jane Addams Peace Association Award, and the Jo Osborne Award for Humor in Children’s Literature.

Ms. Polacco was born in Lansing, Michigan and currently lives in Union City, Michigan, not far from her grandparents’ farm where she lived until 1949.