By Leslie Grant, Graduate Assistant, McLure Education Library
This morning the American Library Association announced the award winners for children’s and young adult books. These include the Caldecott Medal for picture books, the Newbery Medal for children’s literature, and the Printz Award for young adult literature, as well as many others. The results are as follows:
Winner: The Adventure of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Honor Books: Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art by Mary GrandPré
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant, illus. by Melissa Sweet
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki
Winner: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Honor Books: El Deafo by Cece Bell
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Winner: I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Honor Books: And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki
For more information and a complete list of winners, see ALA’s website.