Newberry and Caldecott Winners 2011!

Posted by: wpbkids on: January 19, 2011

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Results are tallied and winners are in for the most prominent children’s book awards! The American Library Association has announced the youth media award winners, something that makes us in the library profession very excited!

The  John Newberry Medal for “the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature goes to Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool.

The  Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children goes to A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and Illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Check out the link for these and other awards here:

http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6048

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