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Award Winning Books
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| The Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Awards, Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal and the E.B. White Award Winners are listed on separate pages. To visit their page click on the heading or image. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Go to Newbery Medal Winners | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. |
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| Go to Caldecott Medal Winners | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| This medal is given to the artist who has created the most distinguished children's picture book of the year and named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. |
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| Go to Coretta Scott King Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Coretta Scott King Awards honor African-American authors and illustrators who create outstanding books for children and young adults. |
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| Go to Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal Winners | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Theodore Seuss Geisel Award established in 2006, is given annually to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished contribution to beginning reader books. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The E.B. White Read Aloud Awards are given annually by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to one picture book and one chapter book that independent booksellers believe most embody the wonderful read aloud appeal of E.B. White's beloved classics. |
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| The Pura Belpre Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. |
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| The Surrender Tree: Margarita Engle's hauntingly beautiful free verse prose breathes life into this finely crafted story that illuminates Cuba's fight for independence from Spain in the 1800's. Told from the perspective of four distinct voices, Engle intricately weaves a harrowing, heart-wrenching story of enslavement, survival, determination and heroism. Pura Belpre 2009 Author Award Winner. The Surrender Tree MC6744 $16.95 |
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| Just In Case: Yuyi Morales' vibrant, shimmering jewel-tone colors masterfully capture the exuberant and playful story of Senor Calavera's quest to find the perfect birthday gift for Grandma Beetle. Part ghost story, part trickster tale, the book features motifs from Mexican culture that represent each letter of the Spanish alphabet. Pura Belpre 2009 Illustrator Award Winner and Author Honor Book. Just In Case MC3298 $17.95 |
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