Newbery and Caldecott Awards Named by ALA today!
I’ve snagged this from the ABA email I just received.
The winners are:
JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candlewick)
NEWBERY HONOR BOOKS
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic/Scholastic Press)
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion)
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam/GP Putnam’s Sons)
RANDOLPH CALDECOTT MEDAL for the most distinguished American picture book for children
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
CALDECOTT HONOR BOOKS
Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story From the Underground Railroad, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic/Scholastic Press)
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (FSG/Frances Foster)
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
