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Vashti Harrison's Big and Dave Eggers' The Eyes and the Impossible took top honors from the American Library Assocation.

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Dave Eggers wins Newbery, Vashti Harrison wins Caldecott in 2024 kids' lit prizes

4:56pm January 22, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The top honors in this year's children's book awards from the American Library Association lauded Dave Egger's The Eyes and the Impossible and Vashti Harrison's picture book Big.

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An excerpt of Sophie Blackall's Caldecott-winning Hello Lighthouse.

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'Merci Suárez' Wins Newbery Medal, and 'Hello Lighthouse' Draws Caldecott

4:33pm January 28, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The world of children's books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association's conference in Seattle. Works by Meg Medina and Sophie Blackall won the headline honors.

A scene from Matthew Cordell's Caldecott-winning Wolf in the Snow.

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'Hello, Universe' Wins Newbery Medal, While Caldecott Goes To 'Wolf In The Snow'

1:12pm February 12, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The annual honors in children's literature have been awarded: Erin Entrada Kelly won the Newbery for her contribution to children's literature, and Matthew Cordell won the Caldecott for illustration.

Rep. John Lewis stands in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn. The American Library Association announced Monday that the Georgia Democrat received four prizes Monday for March: Book Three, the last of a graphic trilog

John Lewis' Graphic Memoir Wins 4 American Library Association Awards

10:55pm January 23, 2017

by Lynn Neary

March: Book Three, the third installment in the civil rights leader's memoir, won the Coretta Scott King Award for best African-American author. The Caldecott and Newbery medals also were announced.

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How To Get Kids Hooked On Books? 'Use Poetry. It Is A Surefire Way'

7:06pm April 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander's new effort is a novel about a 12-year-old boy named Nick, written in verse. He says poetry is one key to keeping kids invested in what they're reading.

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'Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott

6:31pm January 11, 2016

by Petra Mayer

Matt de la Peña becomes the first Hispanic author to win the Newbery award for children's literature, while the Caldecott picture-book prize went to a book about the real-life Winnie the Pooh.