Award-winning Books

This past week the American Library Association announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott Medal and Honor winners. Sometimes these books are surprises, sometimes they are expected, but either way it is always exciting to watch the web broadcast. ALA used Twitter to announce some of their awards.

• Newbery winner (for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature): The Graveyard Book written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean
• Caldecott winner (for the most distinguished American picture book for children): The House in the Night illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson
• Coretta Scott King Award (recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults): We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson & The Blacker the Berry illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas

There were many other awards announced last Monday, you can find them on the ALA news webpage. The Ridgecrest Library will have these books as soon as they can be found in local bookstores. Not surprisingly, many are sold out after the awards are announced.

What are your favorite award-winning books? Make Way for Ducklings? The Westing Game? The Tale of Despereaux? Where the Wild Things Are? Share in the comments below.