Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Newbery Award


2010 Newbery Award Winner
For Outstanding Writing

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead


Honor Books
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer Figg by W.R. Philbrick
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice by Phillip Hoose

Past winners

Caldecott Award

2010 Caldecott Award Winner
For Outstanding Illustration
The Lion and the Mouse illustrated by Jerry Pinkney


Honor Books
All the World illustrated by Marla Frazee and written by Liz Garton Scanlon
Red Sings from Treetops illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski and written by Joyce Sidman

Past winners

Rebecca Caudill Award

2010 Rebecca Caudill Award Winner
Illinois Award for Outstanding Literature for Young People
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

1st Runner-up
  • Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf

2nd Runner-up

Past winners

Monday, January 14, 2008

Monarch Award: Children's Choice Award




2010 Monarch Award Winner
Illinois Award Given for Outstanding Literature for Children in Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt

2nd Place

3rd Place


Past winners

Michael L. Printz Award

2010 Michael L. Printz Award Winner
For a Book that Exemplifies Literary Excellence in Young Adult Literature
Going Bovine by Libba Bray

Honor Books
Charles and Emma: The Darwin's Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes


Coretta Scott King Award

2010 Coretta Scott King Award Winner
Awarded to African-American Authors and Illustrators

Author Award
Bad News for Outlaws by Vaunda Micheaux

Honor Books
Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis


Illustrator Award
My People illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and written by Langston Hughes

Honor Books
Negro Speaks to Rivers by Kadir Nelson


Past winners

Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal

2009 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
Honors an Author or Illustrator, Published in the United States, Whose Books Have Made a Substantial and Lasting Contribution to Literature for Children

Awarded to Ashley Bryan

Past winners