books4yourkids.com: Caldecott and Newbery Winners for 2011

1.10.2011

Caldecott and Newbery Winners for 2011

Well, I was only a tiny bit surprised by the biggest award out there this year... The Newbery Winner came out in October 2010 and I have vague memories of shelving it, but I don't remember reading the flap and thinking, "I need to check this one out!" However, I do plan to read it as soon as my CYBILS work is over. I love historical fiction. There are always a slew of other intersting awards announced each year and this year, noting some of my favorites among the winners and honorees, I decided to include them in this post. This is not a complete list of all the awards given by the ALA and YALSA, the Young Adult Librarian Services organization that also gives out awards, but you can click on either one for links to all the listings and you can click on the links to the awards themselves for more information. Although I have only just begun my experience as a judge on a panel for a book award, I have a new appreciation and gratitude for what these librarians do every year! I may not always agree with their picks, but I definitely get how hard it is to make that one choice...

Moon Over Manifest

written by Clare Vanderpool

NEWBERY HONOR WINNERS

One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams-Garcia

Dark Emperor & other Poems of the Night

written by Joyce Sidman

illustrated by Rick Allen

Turtle in Paradise

written by Jennifer Holm

The Heart of a Samurai:

Based on the True Story of Nakhama Manjiro

written by Margi Preuss

(I've had this one on my shelf for almost a year now! I promise to bump it to the top of the pile and review it asap!)

CALDECOTT MEDAL

A Sick Day for Amos McGhee

written by Philip C Stead

illustrated by Erin E Stead

CALDECOTT HONOR WINNERS

Dave the Potter, Artist, Poet, Slave

written by Laban Carrick Hill

illustrated by Bryan Collier

You can read a review that was in the NYTimes book review last year.

Interrupting Chicken

written and illustrated byDavid Ezra Stein

(review at books4yourkids.com)

THEODORE SEUSS GEISEL

This award is given to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.

Bink and Gollie

written by Kate Di Camillo and Alison McGhee

illustrated by Tony Fucile

(review at books4yourkids.com)

GEISEL AWARD HONOR WINNERS

Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same

written and illustrated by Grace Lin
(Lin won the Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon in 2010!)

We Are in a Book

written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Coretta Scott King Awards

recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience.

WINNER
(Chapter Books)

One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams-Garcia

CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AWARDS

(Chapter Books)

Ninth Ward

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

(review at books4yourkids.com.

Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers and

Yummy: The Last Days of Southside Shorty by G. Neri

WINNER

(Picture Books)

Dave the Potter, Artist, Poet, Slave

written by Laban Carrick Hill

illustrated by Bryan Collier

CORETTA SCOTT KING - JOHN STEPTOE

AWARD FOR NEW TALENT

Zora & Me

written by TR Simon and Victoria Bond

(review at books4yourkids.com)

PURA BELPRÉ AWARD for a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience with an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

The Dreamer

written by Pam Muñoz Ryan

illustrated by Peter Sís

Grandma's Gift

written and illustrated by Eric Velasquez

MARGARET A EDWARDS AWARD

honors an author as well as a specific body or his/her work that has proven popular over a period of time. It recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society and the world.