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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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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