Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Caldecott and Newbery Book Awards

American Library Association announced it yearly awards for the best books in children's literature. And it looks like another librarian won the Newbery this year.

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature. “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village,” written by Laura Amy Schlitz, is the 2008 Newbery Medal winner. Three Newbery Honor Books were named: “Elijah of Buxton,” by Christopher Paul Curtis, “The Wednesday Wars,” by Gary D. Schmidt, and “Feathers,” by Jacqueline Woodson.



Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children. “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” illustrated by Brian Selznick, is the 2008 Caldecott Medal winner.


Four Caldecott Honor Books were named: “Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad,” illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine, “First the Egg,” illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, “The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain,” illustrated and written by Peter Sís, and “Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity,” illustrated and written by Mo Willems.

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