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Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award
for Children's Literature

 

The Library and the Neumann Institute for Franciscan Studies sponsor the Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award for Children's Literature. The award ceremony takes place on October 4 (St. Francis Day) every year. For more information, call the Director at 610-558-5542.

 

Bock Family

 
Frances & Wesley Bock
 

Frances & Wesley Bock

Wesley Bock was co-owner of Kilner's, a store in north central Philadelphia that provided equipment, clothing, and supplies to religious institutions. As sales representative to the Sisters of St. Francis, he grew to be quite fond of the Sisters and began making contributions to the order.

When Wesley passed away, his wife Frances continued the contributions. When she passed away, the estate passed to their nephew, who, in consultation with the Library, established the Bock Book Award in their memory.

The award acknowledges Franciscan values in children's books and gives each year's winner a prize of $500, a plaque, and a gold emblazoned emblem for the book.

 

 

Criteria
The criteria for consideration for this award:

  • The text should be

    • Values-oriented which would appeal to the child's sense of wonder and curiosity from ages 3 to 8 years.

    • Interesting and stimulating.

    • Pleasing and aesthetic.

  • The illustrations should

    • Provide support for interpreting the story.

    • Instill a reverence for and compassion for all creation.

    • Depict creation, in all of its diversity.

  • Both the text and illustrations should promote a moral attitude and/or action.

Past Winners

 

 

 

 

 

  • 2009
    Zen Ties

    by Jon Muth
  Zen Ties
     

     
We Are One
 

 




 

  • 2008
    We Are One

    by Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell




 

     





  • 2007
    Brother Juniper
    by Diane Gibfried
 
Brother Juniper
     

     
Daniel and His Walking Stick
 

 



  • 2006
    Daniel and His Walking Stick

    by Wendy McCormick




     

     





  • 2005
    Boxes for Katje
    by Candace Fleming
 
Boxes for Katje
     

     
The Boy with a Wish  



  • 2004
    The Boy with a Wish
    by Harry B. Knights
     

     



  • 2003
    In the Blink of an Eye
    by Dieter Wiesmüller
 
In the Blink of an Eye
     

     
Where Does God Live?  



  • 2002
    Where Does God Live?
    by Holly Bea; illustrated by Kim Howard
     

     




  • 2001
    Each Living Thing
    Joanne Ryder; illustrated by Ashley Wolff

 
Each Living Thing
     

     
Saint Francis and the Christmas Donkey
 



  • 2000
    Saint Francis and the Christmas Donkey
    by Robert Byrd

 

Please feel free to contact the Library at any time by calling 610-558-5545 or via e-mail at library@neumann.edu.

 

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