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Newbery & Caldecott Award Winners

KID STUFF
AWARD WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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NEWBERY MEDAL FOR LITERATURE
The Newbery Medal is given 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. Think of it as the Academy Awards for children’s books!

Click here for Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present

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2008 Medal Winner
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

2008 Honor Books
Elijah of Buxton by christopher Paul Curtis

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

CALDECOTT MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION
The Caldecott Medal is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book. Think of it as the Stanley Cup for children’s picture books!

Click here for Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books, 1938-Present

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2008 Medal Winner
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

2008 Honor Books
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems

OTHER CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS
from the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children), a division of the American Library Association.

Sibert Medal
Geisel Medal
Belpré Medal
Batchelder Award
Printz Award
Coretta Scott King Award
Carnegie Medal
Wilder Medal