Children and Young Adult Book Awards for 2008

Major awards in young people’s literature were announced by the American Library Association on January 14, 2008.  To check the availability of any of the following books in the Onondaga County Public Library system, click on the title.  For more information about these and other awards, visit the ALA web site.

John Newbery Medal
Randolph Caldecott Medal
Coretta Scott King Award
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Robert F. Sibert Medal
The Michael L. Printz Award

John Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the preceding year.

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz

Newbery Honor Books

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

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Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the preceding year.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick

Caldecott Honor Books

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson; written by Ellen Levine

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willem

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Coretta Scott King Award
Given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.

King Author Award

Elijah of Buxton
by Christopher Paul Curtis

King Author Honor Books

November Blues by Sharon M. Draper

Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali by Charles R. Smith, Jr.; illustrated by Bryan Collier

King Illustrator Award

Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals
by Ashley Bryan

King Illustrator Honor Books

The Secret Olivia Told Me by N. Joy; illustrated by Nancy Devard

Jazz on a Saturday Night by Leo & Diane Dillon

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Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
The Geisel Medal is awarded to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

There Is a Bird on Your Head!
by Mo Willems

Geisel Honor Books

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre; illustrated by Steve Jenkins

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Robert F. Sibert Medal
The Sibert Medal is awarded annually to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year.

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
by Peter Sís

Sibert Honor Books

Lightship by Brian Floca

Nic Bishop Spiders by Nic Bishop

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The Michael L. Printz Award
The Printz Award is presented to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

The White Darkness
by Geraldine McCaughrean

Printz Honor Books

Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Knox

One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke

Repossessed by A. M. Jenkins

Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill

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