The Newberry Medals and Caldecott Medals is awarded each year. The Newberry Award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. And this year's winners are...
Newberry Medal:
2008 - Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz and illustrated by Robert Byrd (Candlewick) - Ages 9-12
Honor Books:
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic)
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion)
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam)
Caldecott Medal:
2008 - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press) - Ages 9-12
Honor Books:
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic)
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
Consider donating one of these award-winning books through the library's Marvelous Monarchs Book Bank.
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