Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Newbery and Caldecott announced!

The ALA just announced the Newbery and Caldecott winners!

The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature was awarded to Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, written by Laura Amy Schlitz.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children was awarded to The Invention of Hugo Cabret, illustrated by Brian Selznick.

These books will be available at the SCCS library in August 2008. For the full list of this year's American Library Association awards and nominees, check out their press release.

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