Have You Heard? It's all Very Exciting...

The ALA Youth Media Awards were announced this week.

Caldecott Award Winner for 2011:


A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead (You may remember this book from my CYBILS shortlist.)







Caldecott Honor Books:


Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill














Interrupting Chicken, written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein (Woohoo! Also on the CYBILS shortlist!!)
















Newbery Medal Winner 2011:


Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool




















Newbery Honor Books: 


Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm




















Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus




















Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman (Also on the CYBILS shortlist for poetry...)


















One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia