Archive for January 22nd, 2007

And the Winners Are… the ALA announces the winners of the Caldecott and Newberry Awards

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

This just in from the ALA, via the American Booksellers Association: the announcement of this years winners of the Newberry and Caldecott awards are:

Newbery Medal
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan (Simon & Schuster/Richard Jackson)

Newbery Honor Books
Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm (Random House)
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson (Delacorte)
Rules by Cynthia Lord (Scholastic)

Caldecott Medal
Flotsam by David Wiesner (Clarion)

Caldecott Honor Books
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans (Walker)
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)

The full and brief announcement is here:

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Monday, January 22nd, 2007