1919: The Year That Changed America Wins National Book Award: Martin Sandler’s 1919: The Year That Changed America was named the National Book Award winner in the Young People’s Literature category. www.slj.com/?detailStory=1919-the-year-that-changed-america-wins-2019-national-book-award&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=november21ExtraHelping. Hornbook Fanfare – [continue reading]
Awards
Kirkus Prize Goes to Jerry Craft
Kirkus Prize Awarded to Jerry Craft: Jerry Craft’s graphic novel New Kid won the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature. Craft receives $50,000 for winning the award. To see the other finalists, go to: [continue reading]
CBC DIVERSITY AWARDS
Children’s Book Council Names Diversity Award Winners: The CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards were announced on Sept. 25, 2019; this is the second year for these awards. The award honors children’s book publishing professionals; this [continue reading]
National Book Awards Names Longlist for Young People’s Literature
National Book Awards Names Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The ten authors up for the National Book Award in the Young People’s category are: Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson for The Undefeated, Laurie Halse Anderson [continue reading]
2019 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced
2019 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced The Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on May 29, 2019. The awards were first presented in 1967; this year’s eligible books were published between [continue reading]
2019 South Asia Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
2 2019 Award Winners The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art by Barb Rosenstock; illustrated by Claire A. Nivola (Candlewick Press, 2018). In 1947, Nek Chand began building [continue reading]
The Way You Make Me Feel Named Beatty Award Winner
The Way You Make Me Feel Named 2019 Beatty Award Recipient: Maurene Goo’s YA novel The Way You Make Me Feel (FSG, 2018) has been chosen to receive the 2019 John and Patricia Beatty Award [continue reading]
Katherine Paterson Named E.B. White Award Recipient
Katherine Paterson Wins E.B. White Award: On March 11, 2019, Katherine Paterson was named the E.B. White Award winner for her lifetime of work as a children’s book author. Two of her novels received the [continue reading]