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January 24, 2006
And the Winner Is...
The major awards for children's and young adult's literature were announced at the American Library Association's Mid-Winter meeting on Monday, January 23rd. Here's the rundown of the big winners. Those titles preceded by an asterisk indicate titles we hold in our PHS collection. If you would like to donate any of the titles we do not yet own, please contact Lisa J. For a more complete PDF version of this list, which includes all of the many wonderful honor books in addition to the "medal" winners, check in next week on this site to download.
Coretta Scott King Awards (recognizing African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate sensitivity to "the true worth and value of all beings")
New Talent Award: Jimi and Me by Jaime Adoff
Illustrator Award: *Rosa, illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Nikki Giovanni
Author Award: *Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Pura Belpre Awards (honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience)
Illustrator Award: Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart illustrated by Raul Colon and written by Pat Mora
Author Award: The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (for the outstanding book for beginning readers)
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant
Caldecott Medal (for the most distinguished American picture book for children)
The Hello Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster
Newbery Medal (for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature)
*Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
Michael J. Printz Award (for excellence in literature written for young adults)
*Looking for Alaska by John Green
Schneider Family Awards (for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience)
Childrens: Dad, Jackie, and Me written by Myron Uhlberg and illustrated by Colin Bootman
Middle School: *Tending to Grace by Kimberly Newton Fusco
Teen: Under the Wolf, Under the Dog by Adam Rapp
Siebert Informational Book Medal (for most distinguished informational book for children)
secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Secrets of the H.L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker
Batchelder Award (for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States)
An Innocent Soldier by Josef Holu
Posted by Lisa J