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		Our nation is not unlike a book, in that it requires a clarity of mind, a thoughtful determination, a compassionate imagination and an honest charm to be worth reading, particularly abroad. The last few chapters have been painfully bad. I am counting on Barack Obama, himself a good writer, to fix the plot, adjust the tone, bring in new characters and keep people turning pages. Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) A Series of Unfortunate Events Quill Award

		Our country is in great need of healing and leadership. I believe that Barack Obama brings wisdom and compassion to the presidency and will restore America's credibility on the world stage. More importantly, as a father and husband, he clearly values and respects children. I find that very telling and trust he will make intelligent decisions for America's children and families. Marc Brown Arthur series Scared Silly! Ludington Award Five Emmy Awards Peabody Award

		I cannot imagine anyone more uniquely suited to reach out to, relate to, and lead a racially and culturally diverse nation, in a racially and culturally diverse world than a biracial man, born of an American and an African, and partially raised in Indonesia. Nikki Grimes Coretta Scott King Award Medal Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope

		Leaving aside all the significant domestic policy improvements that an Obama presidency may usher in, for my money (and my vote) the chance to redeem America's sullied reputation on the world stage, a chance I thought we might not have for another generation, is reason enough for me to endorse Obama. And an improved reputation the world round means improved security at home on every front imaginable. Gregory Maquire Wicked

		I support Barack Obama because America needs his vision, his principles, and his honesty. Our children need to grow up in an environment of truth, and under the leadership of someone who puts education, health care, and the environment before corporate greed. Ann M. Martin The Baby-sitters Club series A Dog’s Life: Autobiography of a Stray North Carolina Children’s Book Award Charlie May Simon Children’s Book Award

		I've waited 58 years for a presidential candidate like Barack Obama -- not old, not white, not rich, not anti-intellectual, and not sold out before he started. To vote for him is a privilege. Ursula K. Le Guin The Earth Sea Trilogy Newbery Silver Medal National Book Award Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Five Nebula Awards Five Hugo Awards Pulitzer Award finalist

		I am voting for Barack Obama, because in my heart, there is simply no other choice. Tomie dePaola 26 Fairmount Avenue Strega Nona Meet the Barkers Caldecott Honor Award Newbery Honor Award New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure

		Barack Obama will restore intelligence, compassion, depth, decency, and vision to the White House. He is the leader our country needs. He is the role model our children deserve. James Howe Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Young Readers Choice Award

		I can't imagine any election more important than this one for our children and grandchildren's future. If we are ever to have peace and prosperity again, it will be through the leadership of an intelligent and honorable leadership. That's why I'm supporting Barack Obama. Lois Lowry Number the Stars The Giver Two Newbery Awards Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award

		I have been hooked on politics for forty years, and in all that time I have never seen a more compelling and inspiring candidate than Barack Obama. We are in desperate need of the calm, steady, competent, compassionate leadership that he is capable of providing. Bruce Coville Giverny Award IRA Children’s Choice

		I’m for children. President Obama will improve their education, their health care, their security, and their economic future. If she could, Ella Enchanted would vote for Obama, so I’m voting for both of us! Gail Carson Levine Ella Enchanted Newbery Honor

		I support Barak Obama. I believe his message of 'change' means that we make the government work for the people, so the people can change themselves for the better. I want responsible government and a community of people who behave responsibly toward each other. Jack Gantos Joe Pigza Loses Control Newbery Honor Hole in My Life Michael L Printz Honor book

		I'm tired of all the minuses, It's time we had a plus. Obama is the plus we need to work for all of us. Jack Prelutsky The New Kid On the Block The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders If Not for the Cat National Children’s Poet Laureate

		It is time for change. I want my president to be eloquent and courageous, a citizen of the world who has a clear understanding of the past and a brilliant vision for the future: I'm voting for Barack Obama. Susan Patron The Higher Power of Lucky Newbery Award

		Barack Obama not only has the intellect, strength of character, and judgment necessary to lead this nation in this very difficult time, but he has the ability to inspire and unite our country. Louis Sachar Holes The Wayside School series Newbery Award

		As a children's book author I am constantly rewarded by children's capacity to face life, with all its complexity, and struggle to survive adversity, and their spirit renews in me the hope in the human race. But children and young people deserve responsible adults that make their growing years safe and enriching. Please join me in supporting Obama's candidacy in the name of our children and youth! Alma Flor Ada The Gold Coin Christopher Award Medal Under the Royal Palms Pura Belpre 2000 Gold Medal (ALA)

		As someone who remembered Kennedy inspiring people to ask us what we could do for our country, Obama is also that type of leader who can and will inspire us to do great things, unselfish things. Change is not about fear. It's about necessity. Chris Demarest

		We need a leader who will be an example for the children we care so much about--an intelligent leader who promotes peace, respect for diversity, repugnance of prejudice, and who understands that the future of our planet depends on the decisions we make now. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh The Grand Escape Night City Newbery Award Two Edgar Awards

		The United States is a great nation, but also a lucky one. In times of crisis we have been blessed with strong leadership. From Lincoln to Roosevelt, our best leaders have been characterized by clear insight, steely nerves, audacity and compassion. Obama has these qualities. We're lucky to have him. Mark Teague How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Dear Mrs. LaRue Pigsty Christopher Award

		I'm supporting Barack Obama because I believe in his honesty, integrity and the clarity of his vision. After 8 years of Bush squandering American lives and resources, we need a President who doesn't take his marching orders from corporate cronies. Pat Cummings My Mama Needs Me Coretta School King Award Medal

		I'm voting for honesty, integrity and the courage to stand for real change. I'm voting for Barack Obama. Marion Dane Bauer On My Honor What's Your Story? A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction Am I Blue Newbery Honor Jane Addams Children's Book Award

		I support Barack Obama because I believe he wants me to know what he really stands for and works to make that happen. I believe the people I've worked with, and written about, all my life will be better taken care of on his watch. I'm sick of the group of people, with whom McCain has thrown in, who will literally say anything to win and who have such disdain for the common American. I want to be proud again. Chris Crutcher King of the Mild Frontier: An Illadvised Autobiography ALA Margaret A. Edward's Lifetime Achievement Award NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award ALAN Award for Contributions to Young Adult Literature

		America is at a critical juncture in its history and has never so desperately needed a new kind of leadership, one that is informed by intelligence, maturity, a reasoned approach to affairs both domestic and international, a spirit of collegiality and comity, and a capacity for restoring hope and a recommitment to the essential basic freedoms that once made America such a source of inspiration. This is the kind of leadership that Barack Obama can provide and this is why I support him with all my heart. Michael Cart My Father's Scar Necessary Noise Grolier Foundation Award

		The last eight years have given us and the world uneccesary war, justification of torture, the trashing of our constitution, and global economic chaos. Electing Barrack Obama is our only choice, and maybe last chance, to return the world to sanity. Mordecai Gerstein The Man Who Walked Between The Towers Caldecott Award

		I support Barack Obama because he offers steady, thoughtful, innovative leadership in incredibly complex and troubling times. I think he has the ability to restore America's standing around the world and to bring us as Americans together to work for our own common good. Leonard S. Marcus Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom The Wand In the Word

		With Barack Obama, I feel we have a chance for peace not war, dialogue not destruction, hope not despair. Megan McDonald Judy Moody Series Judy Blume Award for Contemporary Fiction

		Our nation is increasingly multicultural. It seems to me that in his life and in everything he has written and said during his campaign, Barack Obama truly gets that and will be a president for the 21st century and for all the People. Joe Bruchac Songs from this Earth on Turtle's Back Breaking Silence Returning the Gift American Book Award Knickerbocker Award Hope S. Dean Award Lifetime Achievement Award/Native Writers Circle of the Americas

		I am voting for Barack Obama because he is the best hope for this country and for all of us. The next president will inherit the wreckage of the Bush years, but I trust in Barack Obama's intelligence and caring heart to return us to being all that we can be. Eve Bunting Smoky Night The Wednesday Surprise Fly Away Home Regina Medal PEN International Special Achievement Award

		Over the last eight years, I have been embarrassed by the lack of intellectual curiosity and rigor on the part of those in America's high places. I have been appalled at their moral standards--in my world, domestic spying, torture of prisoners, and telling lies to one's own constituents ranks high on the bad morals list. At last we have the possibility to have someone who is both smart--possibly brilliant--and whose own life as well as his approach to life is beyond reproach. Jane Yolen The Devil’s Arithmetic Owl Moon Two Nebula Awards Two Christopher Medals

		I am against the Iraq war, I am against the United States going broke, I am against acts of terrorism as expressed and approved of on the campaign trail, so who in my right mind could I possibly support but Obama? Jules Feiffer The Phantom Tollbooth The Man in the Ceiling Pulitzer Prize Eisner Award

		I support Barack Obama because I believe he will lead us forward to our true moral center. For me this means communities where people work together for the common good, schools that demand the best education for individual children, innovations inspired by a proper and dedicated stewardship of the earth's natural resources, political discourse that refuses to engage in petty, mean spirited shouting and finger pointing, and a foreign policy that combines strength with diplomacy, so that once again people of all nations can look to us to adhere to the standards of human decency. We don't have one more minute to squander. The time is now or never. Elizabeth Winthrop Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Pen Syndicated Fiction Award

		I support Barack Obama because the America I believe in -- the home of liberty and justice for all; the culture that values tolerance, enlightenment, progress and generosity; the nation that turns its resources toward solutions to global problems -- has been held hostage for eight years, and I want her back. And because the thought of John McCain and Sarah Palin shaping our kids' world for the next four years simply terrifies me. Sara Pennypacker Clementine

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