The Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners were announced today
by the American Library Association. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards are the
highest honors children’s authors and illustrators can win in the United
States, and this year’s winners are:
Newbery Medal:
The Crossover by
Kwame Alexander
Newbery Honors:
- El Deafo by CeCe Bell
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson; 811.54 W898b
Caldecott Medal:
The Adventures of
Beekle written and illustrated by Dan Santat
Caldecott Honors:
- Nana in the City written and illustrated by Lauren Castillo
- The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art illustrated by Mary Grandpré
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus illustrated by Melissa Sweet and written by Jen Bryant
- Sam and Dave Dig a Hole illustrated by Jon Klassen and written by Mac Barnett; JF B
- This One Summer illustrated by Jillian Tamaki and written by Mariko Tamaki
Because February is Black History Month, the library wants to
share some Newbery and Caldecott trivia with you too.
Leo Dillon was the first African American to receive the
Caldecott Medal, and he received it for the illustrations he did with his wife
for the book Why Mosquitoes Buzz in
People’s Ears. The couple won the medal again the next year for the book Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions (Fox,
2012).
The first African American to win the Newbery Medal was
Virginia Hamilton for M.C. Higgins the
Great in 1975. The book also won the National Book Award and the Boston Globe- Horn Book Award (Virginia
Hamilton, 2015).
The Coretta Scott King Award is given to African American authors
and illustrators in honor of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. The Coretta Scott King winners were also announced today, and
the winners are:
Coretta Scott King
author award winner
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson; 811.54 W898b
Coretta Scott King
illustrator winner
Firebird
illustrated by Christopher Myers and written by Misty Copeland
The library has several Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta
Scott King award winners. Please ask one of the librarians if you are
interested in borrowing some of the highlighted titles below or any other books
from the library. We will be glad to help you.
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis; JF C (Newbery winner and CSK winner)
- The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney; JF P (Caldecott winner)
- Roll of Thunder, HearMy Cry by Mildred Taylor; JF T (Newbery winner)
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz inPeople’s Ears by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon; JF A (Caldecott winner)
Sources:
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards. (2015). http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards/
- Fox, M. (2012, May 20). Leo Dillon, Celebrated Illustrator of Children’s Books, Is Dead at 79. The New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/books/leo-dillon-illustrator-of-childrens-books-dies-at-79.html?_r=0
- Virginia Hamilton: Biography. (2015). Retrieved from: http://www.virginiahamilton.com/biography/2/
- Virginia Hamilton: M.C. Higgins the Great. (2015). Retrieved from: http://www.virginiahamilton.com/virginia-hamilton-books/m-c-higgins-the-great/
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