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Each year the American Library Association honors outstanding children's authors and illustrators by
awarding the prestigious Caldecott and Newbery Medals. The Caldecott Medal is awarded for the most
distinguished children's book illustrator. The Newbery Medal is awarded for the most distinguished
contribution to American Literature for Children. : The 2008 Caldecott Medal winner isThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic) The 2008 Caldecott 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) |
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The 2007 Caldecott Medal winner is Flotsam by David Wiesner. The 2007 Caldecott Honor Books: Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford |
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The 2008 Newbery Medal winner is Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd. The 2008 Newbery Honor Books: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis, The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt and Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson The 2007 Newbery Medal winner is The Higher Power of Lucky written by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan. The 2007 Newbery Honor Books: Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm, Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson, and Rules by Cynthia Lord |
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For a complete listing of other ALA Award books and other notable titles, visit the ALA website.
[www.ala.org/] ALSC: The Randolph Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938-Present ALSC: Newbery Medal Winners, 1922-Present |