The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented
to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms,
and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of
literature for children and youth.
“La Princesa
and the Pea,” illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, is the Belpré
Illustrator Award winner. The book was written by Susan Middleton Elya and
published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Belpré Illustrator Honor Books
“All Around
Us,” illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia, written by Xelena González
and published by Cinco Puntos Press.
“Frida Kahlo
and Her Animalitos,” illustrated by John Parra, written by Monica Brown and
published by NorthSouth Books, Inc., an imprint of NordSüd Verlag AG.
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“Lucky
Broken Girl,” written by Ruth Behar, is the Pura Belpré Author Award
winner. The book is published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin
Random House LLC.
Belpré Author Honor Books
“The Epic
Fail of Arturo Zamora,” written by Pablo Cartaya and published by Viking, an
imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
“The First
Rule of Punk,” written by Celia C. Pérez and published by Viking, an
imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Given to African American authors and illustrator 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. The award is designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and
determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
“Piecing Me
Together,” written by Renée Watson, is the King Author Award winner. The
book is published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
King Author Honor Books
“Crown: An
Ode to the Fresh Cut,” written by Derrick Barnes, published by Bolden, an Agate
Imprint, a Denene Millner Book.
“Long Way Down,” written by
Jason Reynolds, published by Atheneum, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster
Children’s Publishing Division, a Caitlyn Dlouhy Book.
“The Hate U Give,” written by Angie Thomas, published by Balzer +
Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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“Out of
Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets,” illustrated by Ekua Holmes, is the
King Illustrator Award winner. The book is written by Kwame Alexander with
Chris Colderly and Marjory Wentworth and published by Candlewick Press.
King
Illustrator Honor Books
“Crown: An
Ode to a Fresh Cut,” illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes
and published by Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Millner Book.
“Before She
Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman,” illustrated by James E.
Ransome, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and published by Holiday House.
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Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
“The Stars
Beneath Our Feet,” written by David Barclay Moore, is the Steptoe Author
Award winner. The book is published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random
House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
“Mama
Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song,” illustrated
by Charly Palmer, is the Steptoe Illustrator Award winner. The book is written
by Kathryn Erskine and published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young
Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.
Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime
Achievement:
Eloise Greenfield is the winner of the Coretta Scott
King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute
to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton.
The Newbery Medal was named for
eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by
the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American
Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to
American literature for children.
“Hello,
Universe” written by Erin Entrada Kelly, is the 2018 Newbery Medal
winner. The book is published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers.
Newbery
Honor Books
“Crown: An
Ode to the Fresh Cut,” written by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
and published by Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Millner Book.
“Long Way Down,” written by
Jason Reynolds and published by Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Children’s Publishing Division, a Caitlyn Dlouhy Book.
“Piecing Me
Together,” written by Renée Watson and published by Bloomsbury Children’s
Books.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of
nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded
annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the
American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American
picture book for children.
“Wolf in the
Snow,” illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell is the 2018
Caldecott Medal winner. The book was published by Feiwel and Friends, an
Imprint of Macmillan.
Caldecott
Honor Books
“Big Cat,
little cat,” illustrated and written by Elisha Cooper and published by
Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.
“Crown: An
Ode to the Fresh Cut,” illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick
Barnes, and published by Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Millner Book.
“A Different
Pond,” illustrated by Thi Bui, written by Bao Phi and published by
Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint.
“Grand Canyon,” illustrated
and written by Jason Chin, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook
Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.
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