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.
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)
Joyce Herbeck (2015)
(Montana State University, Bozeman)
Janice V. Kristo (2012)
(University of Maine, Orono)
Sue Christian Parsons (2014)
(Oklahoma State University, Stillwater)
Edward T. Sullivan (2015)
(Oak Ridge, TN)
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 