I have been looking forward to this morning and anxiously awaiting
the announcement of several Children and Young Adult book awards. There
were so many great books that were published last year and I don't envy
the award committee to narrow their choices to just a few. The Young
Media Awards are like the Oscars for me. It's one of my favorite times
of the year. I usually discover new titles that I fall in love with and
book talk to my students. The awards took place at the American Library
Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting at Seattle, Washington.
Although there are many awards honored today, I was looking forward to finding out the winners for the Caldecott, Newbery, Morris, and of course the Michael L. Printz Award. You can find the other winners on the Association for Library Services to Children website and the Young Adult Library Services website (YALSA).
Winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal is:
Honorees of the 2019 Caldecott are:
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
Thank you, Omu! by Oge Mora
The Newbery Medal was named in the honor of John Newbery, who was an eighteenth-century British bookseller. Like the Caldecott, it is also awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
Honorees of the 2019 Printz Award are:
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
I, Claudia by Mary McCoy
Although there are many awards honored today, I was looking forward to finding out the winners for the Caldecott, Newbery, Morris, and of course the Michael L. Printz Award. You can find the other winners on the Association for Library Services to Children website and the Young Adult Library Services website (YALSA).
The Caldecott Medal was
named in honor of Randolph Caldecott, who was a nineteenth-century
English illustrator. The award is given annually by the Association for
Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished
American picture book for children.
Honorees of the 2019 Caldecott are:
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
Thank you, Omu! by Oge Mora
The Newbery Medal was named in the honor of John Newbery, who was an eighteenth-century British bookseller. Like the Caldecott, it is also awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal is:
Honorees of the 2019 Newbery are:
The Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniHonorees of the 2019 Newbery are:
The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award was
first awarded in 2009 by YALSA. The award is given to a debut book
published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating
impressive new voices in young adult literature.
Winner of the 2019 Morris Award is:
Honorees of the 2018 Morris Award are:
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCulloughCheck, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
The Michael L. Printz Award was
named in the honor of Michael L. Printz, a school librarian in Topeka,
Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library
Services Association. The Michael L. Printz Award is an award given
annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association to a book that
exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Winner of the 2019 Michael Printz Award is:
Honorees of the 2019 Printz Award are:
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
I, Claudia by Mary McCoy
Congratulations
to all of today's winners! The library associations have spoken. What
do you think of these book awards? Will you read the books that have won
and have been honored? Did any of the award-winning books surprise you? I am so happy that so many diverse titles, authors, and illustrators have been recognized. I have read a few of these titles and will be reviewing them shortly. Stay tuned!
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I liked Poet X and have been meaning to read Darius. I feel like overall the awards were pretty good.