Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. This year’s winners of the following awards were just announced this morning:
Caldecott:
Winner:
- “This Is Not My Hat” by Jon Klassen
Honor:
- “Creepy Carrots!” by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
- “Extra Yarn” by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
- “Green” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- “One Cool Friend” by Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by David Small
- “Sleep Like a Tiger” by Mary Logue, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
Newbery:
Winner:
- “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate
Honor:
- “Splendors and Glooms” by Laura Amy Schlitz
- “Bomb” by Steve Sheinkin
- “Three Times Lucky” by Sheila Turnage
Coretta Scott King:
Winner for author:
- “Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America” by Andrea Pinkney
Honor for author:
- “Each Kindness” by Jacqueline Woodson
- “No Crystal Stair” by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Winner for Illustrator:
- “I, Too, Am America” by Langston Hughes, illustrated by Bryan Collier
Honor for illustrator:
- “H. O. R. S. E.” by Christopher Myers,
- “Ellen’s Broom” by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Daniel Minter
- “I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Martin Luther King, Jr., illustrated by Kadir Nelson
For other awards, visit the ALA Youth Media Awards Facebook page!