The most dazzling awards event of the book world happened early Monday morning at the ALA Mid-Winter Conference. The winners were announced for a whole slew of awards.
And the
Caldecott for distinguished illustration goes to Jerry Pinkney's
The Lion and the Mouse! This is a beautiful wordless book, making it great to share with all ages. Two books received Caldecott honors:
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman (I'll review this one later!) and
All the World illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon.
The
Newbery, recognizing a book distinguished for its text and written for the 0-14 year old set, was awarded to
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. Mystery, family dynamics and time travel collide in this fantastic story. Several honor books were named:
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice written by Phillip Hoose,
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate written by Jacqueline Kelly,
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon written by Grace Lin,
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg written by Rodman Philbrick.
Other winners included....
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes, the
Theodor Seuss Geisel winner;
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream written by Tanya Lee Stone, the
Sibert medal winner ; several
Coretta Scott King Award winners and many more. Click
here for a complete list, including "Notable" titles.
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