I love the Newbery Award winning books. Here are some of this years’ winners:
John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature
“The Crossover,” written by Kwame Alexander
Honor books:
“El Deafo,” written and illustrated by Cece Bell
“Brown Girl Dreaming,” written by Jacqueline Woodson
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
“The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,” illustrated and written by Dan Santat
Honor books:
“Nana in the City,” illustrated and written by Lauren Castillo
“The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art,” illustrated by Mary GrandPré and written by Barb Rosenstock
“Sam and Dave Dig a Hole,” illustrated by Jon Klassen
“Viva Frida,” illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales
“The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus,” written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet
“This One Summer,” illustrated by Jillian Tamaki and written by Mariko Tamaki
Coretta Scott King awards for an African-American author and illustrator
Author award: Jacqueline Woodson for “Brown Girl Dreaming”
Illustrator award: Christopher Myers for “Firebird,” written by Misty Copeland
Honor books:
Illustrator Christian Robinson for “Josephine: The Dazzling life of Josephine Baker,” written by Patricia Powell
Illustrator Frank Morrison for “Little Melba and Her Big Trombone,” written by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Author Kwame Alexander for “The Crossover”
Author Marilyn Nelson for “How I Discovered Poetry,” illustrated by Hadley Cooper
Author Kekla Magoon for “How It Went Down”
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
Author Jason Reynolds for “When I Was the Greatest”
Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for lifetime achievement for illustrator/author
Deborah D. Taylor
Margaret A. Edwards Award, for an author’s significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature
Sharon M. Draper for “Tears of a Tiger,” “Forged by Fire,” “Darkness Before Dawn,” “The Battle of Jericho,” “November Blues” and “Copper Sun.”
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