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Youth Book Awards Announced

January 19th, 2010 Molly

The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, audiobooks and video for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Monday.  Place holds on copies of the award-winning books available at the library:

• John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature - When You Reach Me written by Rebecca Stead.*
• Randolph Caldecott Medal for most distinguished American picture book for children - The Lion & the Mouse illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney,
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award to the publisher of the outstanding translated book - A Faraway Island written by Annika Thor.
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for author and illustrator of distinguished beginning reader book - Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!:  A Toon Book written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes.
• Pura Belpré Author Award (cosponsored by REFORMA) for outstanding writing by a Latino author - Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez.
• Pura Belpré Illustrator Award (cosponsored by REFORMA) for outstanding illustration by a Latino artist - Book Fiesta!  Celebrate Children’s Book Day/Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros illustrated by Rafael López and written by Pat Mora.
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for outstanding book of information - Almost Astronauts:  13 Women Who Dared to Dream written by Tanya Lee Stone.
• Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s video - Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! produced by Paul R. Gagne, Weston Woods Studios, and Mo Willems.
• Michael L. Printz Award for literary excellence in young adult literature - Going Bovine by Libby Bray.
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction - Charles and Emma:  The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman.
• Odyssey Award (cosponsored with ALSC) for outstanding audio book - Louise:  The Adventures of a Chicken written by Kate DiCamillo.
• Coretta Scott King Author Award for outstanding writing by an African American author - Bad News for Outlaws:  The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.
• Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for outstanding illustrations by an African American artist - My People illustrated with photographs by Charles R. Smith, Jr. written by Langston Hughes.

For a complete list of winners and honors, visit the American Library Association press center.

*reviewed on MADreads.

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