Charge
To select the recipient of the annual Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children and up to five honor books; to propose a session on nonfiction books for children and plan a session featuring the award winning author at NCTE's Annual Convention; and to promote the use of nonfiction children's books in the classroom.
Read more about the Orbis Pictus Award selection process and view the current list of award-winning books.
2011 Annual Report 
Current Members
CHAIR: Fran Wilson (2013)
(Madeira Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH)
Barbara Chatton (2012)
(University of Wyoming, Laramie)
Cyndi Giorgis (2014)
(University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Janice V. Kristo (2012)
(University of Maine, Orono)
Sue Christian Parsons (2014)
(Oklahoma State University, Stillwater)
Deborah L. Thompson (2013)
The College of New Jersey, Ewing)
Lisa Morris-Wilkey (2013)
(Ironwood Elementary School, Casa Grande, AZ)
Executive Committee Liaison, Ernest Morrell
(Teachers College/Columbia University, New York, NY)
NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters
Past Members