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ALA American Library Association Awards and Grants

Newbery Award 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. l The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate Harper Collins

Randolph Caldecott Medal The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded 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 for children. ottmedal This is Not my Hat illustrated and written by Jon Klassen Candlewick Press

Pura Belpre Award The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, 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. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA), an ALA affiliate.REFORMA), an ALA affiliate. Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert Illustrated David Diaz written by Gary D. Schmidt Clarion Books Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Written by Benjamin Alire Saenz Simon and Schuster Printz, Stonewall, Pura Belpre

Coretta Scott King Award Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators. Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America Andrea Pinkney, author Brian Pinkney, Illustrator Sun Books I, Too, Am America by Bryan Collier, Simon and Schuster

Charlotte Zolotow Award The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the United States in the preceding year. Established in 1998, the award is named to honor the work of Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children’s book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books and author of more than 70 picture books, including such classic works as Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present and William’s Doll. Each Kindness Jacqueline Woodson, author E.B. Lewis, illustrator Paulsen Books

IRA Children’s and Young Adults Book Awards

National Book Award – Young People’s Literature Goblin Secrets William Alexander Simon and Schuster

Nonfiction Award Winners YALSA Non-fiction Award for Young AdultsNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Best non-Fiction for Children