“The John Steptoe New Talent Award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee.”Īuthor Award Winner – We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile, written by Tommie Smith and Derrick BarnesĬoretta Scott King – John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual illustrated by Frank Morrison, by Carole Boston Weatherford Honor Books Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile Williams, illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi.“The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.” Author Award Winnerįreewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson Honor Books Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement illustrated by Janelle Washington, written by Angela Joy.Ain’t Burned All the Bright illustrated by Jason Griffin, by Jason Reynolds.“The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.” Winner The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat.Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango.“The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” Winner If your book never gets on an award list or acknowledged in any way, but a child connects with it, then it’s a winner in my book! For more information or to view the awards announcements, visit the ALA website. But, as a reminder, and one I give every year, this is just the smallest sample of titles that were published over the course of last year. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors and a little note about what each award is for and what it all means.
The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards.
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