Have you ever been told by a teacher to pick a Newbery book for a report? Or have you ever wondered why those shiny quarter-sized stickers labeled Caldecott Winner are on some books? Well, here's the explanation I know you've been waiting for!
John Newbery Medal (also know as Newbery Books) for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. If you're in grades 3-8, you've probably heard of these books, selected by a panel of children's librarians from all over the United States. The Newbery Award has been around since 1922. “When You Reach Me,” written by Rebecca Stead, is the 2010 Newbery Medal winner.
Other Newbery books are:
2009 winner- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2008 winner- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
2007 winner- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
2009 winner- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
2008 winner- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
2007 winner- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Randolph Caldecott Medal for most distinguished American picture book for children.
“The Lion & the Mouse,” illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney, is the 2010 Caldecott Medal winner.
Other Caldecott winners include:
2009 winner- The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson
2008 winner- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
2007 winner- Flotsam by David Wiesner
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults
“Going Bovine,” written by Libba Bray, is the 2010 Printz Award winner.
“Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal,” written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, is the King Author Book winner.
“My People,” illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr., is the King Illustrator Book winner.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for most distinguished beginning reader book
“Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!,” written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes is the Geisel Award winner.
Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children
“Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream,” written by Tanya Lee Stone, is the Sibert Award winner.
“Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith,” written by Deborah Heiligman, is the winner of the first-ever YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award.
Walter Dean Myers is the winner of this first-ever Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton. Myers’ books include: “Amiri & Odette: A Love Story,” published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic; “Fallen Angels,” published by Scholastic Press; “Monster,” published by Amistad and HarperTeen, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers; and “Sunrise Over Fallujah,” published by Scholastic Press.
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