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Winner of the John Newbery Medal (for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature): The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate[/caption]Newbery Honor Books:
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin (This book was also awarded the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, for most distinguished informational book for children, as well as the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults!)
Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage
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Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal (for the most distinguished American picture book for children): This is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen[/caption]Caldecott Honor Books:
Creepy Carrots! illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds
Extra Yarn illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett (The first time since 1947 that an author or illustrator has been awarded both the Caldecott Medal and a Caldecott Honor in the same year!)
Green written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool Friend illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo
Sleep Like a Tiger illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue
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Michael L. Printz Award Winner (for excellence in literature written for young adults): In Darkness, by Nick Lake[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="360"]
And our sincere congratulations to Vermont author Katherine Paterson, winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award! This award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.[/caption]Find the entire awards list here.
If you're looking for something to get you out of the house on some of these dark winter evenings, here's a cozy option: join us at The Galaxy Bookshop on Tuesdays from 5 - 6:15 p.m. for our new Stories & Stitches Book Club. Created with the handcrafter in mind, we invite people to bring along a knitting or needlework project (or any other easily portable project) to work on while listening to a short story being read by a volunteer.