Saturday, February 25, 2017

2017 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

2017 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Honoring an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.


Winner:
Nikki Grimes


The 2017 winner is Nikki Grimes, whose award-winning works include "Bronx Masquerade," which won Coretta Scott King Author Honor in 2014.  In addition, Grimes received the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award in 2016 and the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 2006.

Read her full bio here.


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Friday, February 24, 2017

2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
For the most distinguished beginning reader book.


Children's Book Winner:

by Laurie Keller

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Walt and his friends are growing up fast!  Everyone is the something-est.  But...what about Walt?  He is not th tallest, or the curliest, or the silliest.  He is not the anything-est!  As a BIG surprise inches closer, Walt discovers something special of his own!



2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Books:
by Greg Pizzoli
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by Mike Twohy
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by David Milgrim
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by Kara LaReau
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What did you think about "We Are Growing"?  Did you enjoy it?  What did you like about it?  Do you think one of the other books should have won?


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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

2017 Stonewall Book Award

2017 Stonewall Book Award
Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award given annually to an English-language children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.


Children's Book Winner:
by Rick Riordan

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BE WHO YOU ARE.

Thor's hammer is missing again.  The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon - the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds.  But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands.  If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants.  Ragnarok will being.  The Nine Worlds will burn.  Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki - and the price he wants is very high.


Young Adult Winner:

by Meredith Russo

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2017 Stonewall Book Award Honor Books:

by Anna-Marie McLemore
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by Jenny Downham
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

2017 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

2017 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
For the most distinguished informational book for children.

by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

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Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy.  Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and on of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today's world.

By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has penetrated deep into the American consciousness, and as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is guiding the tip of the spear.  Through relentless direct action, SNCC continues to force the nation to confront its own blatant injustice, but for every step forward, the danger grows more intense: Jim Crow strikes back through legal tricks, intimidation, violence, and death.  The only hope for lasting change is to give voice to the millions of Americans silenced by voter suppression: "One Man, One Vote."



2017 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Books:

by Candace Fleming
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by Caren Stelson
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Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II
by Albert Marrin
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We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler
by Russell Freedman
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Saturday, February 18, 2017

2017 Pura Belpre (Author) Award

2017 Pura Belpre (Author) Award
Honoring a Latino author whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.


Winner:
by Juana Medina

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Juana loves many things - drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogota, Columbia, and especially her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever.  She does not love wearing her itchy school uniform, solving math problems, or going to dance class.  And she especially does not love learning the English.  Why is it so important to learn a language that makes so little sense?  But when Juana's abuelos tell her about a special trip they are planning - one that Juana will need to speak English to go on - Juana begins to wonder whether learning the English might be a good use of her time after all.  Hilarious, energetic, and utterly relatable, Juana will win over los corazones - the hearts - of readers everywhere in her first adventure, presented by namesake, Juana Medina.


2017 Pura Belpre (Author) Award Honor Book:
by Alexandra Diaz
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What did you think about "Juana & Lucas"?  Did you enjoy it?  What did you like about it?  Do you think one of the other books should have won?

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Friday, February 17, 2017

2017 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Award

2017 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Award
Honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.


Winner:

illustrated by Raul Gonzalez
written by Cathy Camper

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Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria, and El Chavo Octopus are living their dream at last.  They're proud owners of their very own garage.  But when their beloved cat Genie goes missing, they need to do everything they can to find him.  Little do they know the trail will lead them to the realm of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the Underworld, who is keeping Genie prisoner!



2017 Pura Belpre (Illustrator) Award Honor Books:

illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
written by Susan Wood
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illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

2017 Odyssey Award

2017 Odyssey Award
For best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults.


Winner:

by Gavriel Savit
narrated by Allan Corduner

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Krakow, 1939.  A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs.  This is no place to grow up.  Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland.  She's alone.

And then Anna meets the Swallow Man.  He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve.  And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see.

The Swallow Man is not Anna's father - she knows that very well - but she also knows that, like her father, he's in danger of being taken, and like her father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird.  When he summons a bright beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced.  She follows him into the wilderness.


2017 Odyssey Award Honor Recording:

by Jason Reynolds
narrated by Guy Lockard
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by Emma Shevah
narrated by Laura Kirman
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by Noelle Stevenson
narrated by Rebecca Soler, Jonathan Davis, Marc Thompson, January LaVoy, Natalie Gold, Peter Bradbury and David Pittu
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

2017 Mildred L. Batchelder Award

2017 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
For an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States.


Winner:
by Beatrice Alemagna
originally published in Danish, written by Glenn Ringtved, illustrated by Charolotte Pardi, and translated by Robert Moulthrop

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Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her away.  But Death does arrive all the same, as it must.  He comes gently, naturally.  And he comes with enough time to share a story with the children that helps them to realize the value of loss to life and the importance of being able to say goodbye.


2017 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Honor Books:
by Taro Gomi, translated by Taylor Norman
originally published in Japanese
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by Jose Sanabria, translated by Audrey Hall
originally published in German
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by Arne Svingen, translated by Kari Dickson
originally published in Norwegian
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What did you think about "Cry Heart But Never Break"?  Did you enjoy it?  What did you like about it?  Do you think one of the other books should have won?


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