Tuesday, January 11, 2011

And the winners are...

Below is a list of many of the award winners announced January 10th...

Newbery Medal- for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
"Moon Over Manifest" written by Clare Vanderpool

Caldecott Medal- for the most distinguished American picture book for children
"A Sick Day for Amos McGee" illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead

Coretta Scott King (Author) Award - honoring an African American author
"One Crazy Summer" written by Rita William-Garcia

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award - honoring an African American illustrator
"Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave" illustrated by Bryan Collier

Belpre (Illustrator) Award- honoring a Latino illustrator
"Grandma's Gift" illustrated and written by Eric Velasquez

Belpre (Author) Award- honoring a Latino writer
"The Dreamer" written by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Peter Sis

Geisel Award- for the most distinguished beginning reader book
"Bink and Gollie" written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile

Sibert Medal- most distinguished informational books for children
"Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot" written by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Nic Bishop

Wilder Medal-
honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
Tomie dePaola

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