John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature. “Moon over Manifest,” written by Clare Vanderpool, is the 2011 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.     Four Newbery Honor Books also were named: “Turtle in Paradise,” [...]

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Now that the holiday season is past,  the reading season has begun!  On Monday, January 10th around 10:45 EST, the American Library Association children’s media awards will be announced.  This includes the Newbery, Caldecott, Geisel, etc.  You can follow the awards announcements via Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/alayma or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/alayma or just go to the ALA website . [...]

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The 2010 National Book Award finalists were announced on October 13th.  Categories include adult fiction, nonfiction and poetry and young people’s literature.  Three of the titles for young people are in our TEEN collection.  They include Paolo Bacigalupi’s Ship Breaker, Laura McNeal’s Dark Water and Walter Dean Myers’ Lockdown. The two finalists that are in our [...]

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The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass and illustrated by E.B. Lewis won the 2010 Orbis Pictus Award for outstanding children’s nonfiction last winter.  The award is presented annually, along with honor books and recommended titles, by the National Council of Teachers of English.  This is a beautifully told and illustrated book about an [...]

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Did you know that there is an award for the most outstanding children’s nonfiction or “true” book of the year?  The American Library Association awards the Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children each year on the same day the Newbery and Caldecott awards are announced.  This year  ”Almost Astronauts: 13 Women [...]

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                                      Did you know he even has an award named after him?  It is called the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award and is for the most distinguished beginning reader book.  This year “Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! ,” written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes is the Geisel Award winner. The book is published by TOON [...]

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The journal Booklist’s Quick Tips Newsletter recently highlighted a website that teachers, librarians and homeschoolers may find useful to extend their study of African American authors and illustrators who have won the Coretta Scott King Awards:   “TeachingBooks.net now offers the Coretta Scott King Book Award Online Curriculum Resource Center, a searchable database featuring more than [...]

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  The American Library Association also awards the most outstanding Latino authors and illustrators of the year.  The following information comes from ALA. Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience “Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de [...]

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  In addition to the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, there are a number of other important awards presented by the American Library Association annually.  The Coretta Scott King Awards’ description and list of 2010 winners that follow are taken from The American Library Association website.  “Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther [...]

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The American Library Association awarded their annual youth media awards on Monday, January 18th. Here are the Newbery and the Caledecott winners and honor books.  In coming days we will highlight other awards. John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature “When You Reach Me,” written by Rebecca Stead, is the 2010 Newbery [...]

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