The 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners were announced on May 26, 2020. First presented in 1967, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards celebrate excellence in children’s and young adult literature. A winner and two [continue reading]
Awards
Jacqueline Woodson Wins Hans Christian Andersen Award
Jacqueline Woodson was named the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award winner in the category for children’s author. Her many books include the Newbery Honor title Brown Girl Dreaming, as well as young adult novels and [continue reading]
Anna Dewdney Award Named
Anna Dewdney Award Named: Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora (Little, Brown) was named the 2020 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award winner, awarded by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader. The Honor [continue reading]
Charlotte Zolotow Awards Announced
Charlotte Zolotow Awards: Johnny’s Pheasant by Cheryl Minnema, illustrated by Julie Flett, was named the Charlotte Zolotow Award recipient for outstanding writing of a picture book, from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center of the School [continue reading]
ALA Youth Media Awards Announced
Newbery, Caldecott, and Other ALA Awards Announced: The ALA Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27, 2020 in Philadelphia, naming the best of 2019 publications. The Newbery Medal went to Jerry Craft for New [continue reading]
Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced
Walter Dean Myers Awards: We Need Diverse Books named the winners of the 2020 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature – the fifth year of these awards to honor diverse main characters [continue reading]
American Indians in Children’s Literature Names 2019 Best
AICL: 2019 Best Books – American Indians in Children’s Literature: American Indians in Children’s Literature has announced their choices for the Best Books of 2019 that feature America Indian content (listed by age group): https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2019/12/aicls-best-books-of-2019.html
Orbus Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards Announced
Orbus Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards The National Council of Teachers of English announced the winners of the 2020 book awards that their organization names annually to promote children’s literature.This year’s winners are Room [continue reading]