Pura Belpré Awards honoring a Latinx writer and illustrator whose children's books best
portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:
“Dreamers,” illustrated and written by
Yuyi Morales, is the Belpré Illustrator Award winner. The book was published by
Neal Porter Books, Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
Two Belpré Illustrator Honor Books were
named:
“Islandborn,” illustrated by Leo
Espinosa, written by Junot Díaz and published by Dial Books for Young Readers,
Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
“When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock
Legend Carlos Santana,” illustrated by Jose Ramirez, written by Michael Mahin
and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon &
Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
"The Poet X,” written by Elizabeth
Acevedo, is the Pura Belpré Author Award winner. The book is published by
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
One Belpré Author Honor Book was named:
"They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems," written by David Bowles and published by Cinco Puntos Press.
"They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems," written by David Bowles and published by Cinco Puntos Press.
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book
Award recognizing an African-American author
and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:
“A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of
1919,” written by Claire Hartfield, is the King Author Book winner. The book is
published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Three King Author Honor Books were
selected: “Finding Langston,” written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and published by
Holiday House.
“The Parker Inheritance,” written by
Varian Johnson and published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of
Scholastic Inc.
“The Season of Styx Malone,” written by
Kekla Magoon and published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House
Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator)
Book Award:
“The Stuff of Stars,” illustrated by
Ekua Holmes, is the King Illustrator Book winner. The book is written by Marion
Dane Bauer and published by Candlewick Press.
Three King Illustrator Honor Book were
selected:
“Hidden Figures,” illustrated by Laura
Freeman, written by Margot Lee Shetterly and published by HarperCollins
Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers.
“Let the Children March,” illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Monica Clark-Robinson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
“Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop,” illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Alice Faye Duncan and published by Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe
New Talent Author Award:
“Monday’s Not Coming,” written by
Tiffany D. Jackson, is the Steptoe author award winner. The book is published
by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe
New Talent Illustrator Award:
“Thank You, Omu!,” illustrated and
written by Oge Mora and published by Little, Brown Young Readers.
Coretta Scott King – Virginia
Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement:
Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy 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.
Dr. Bracy is Professor of Library
Science and Director of the Office of University Accreditation at North
Carolina Central University (NCCU). She has successfully merged scholarship and
service with publications such as “Libraries, Literacy and African American
Youth” (co-edited with Sandra Hughes Hassell and Casey H. Rawson) as well as
her work with the Coretta Scott King Book Awards and with workshops and
conferences dedicated to promoting African American books for children and
teens. She recently served as co-organizer for Celebrating Our Voices: Black
Children’s Literature Symposium and Book Festival held at NCCU.
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
“Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” written by
Meg Medina, is the 2019 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by
Candlewick Press.
Two Newbery Honor Books also were named:
“The Night Diary,” written by Veera
Hiranandani and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Young
Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
“The Book of Boy,” written by Catherine
Gilbert Murdock, illustrated by Ian Schoenherr and published by Greenwillow
Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
“Hello Lighthouse,” illustrated and
written by Sophie Blackall is the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was
published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
Four Caldecott Honor Books also were
named:
“Alma and How She Got Her Name,”
illustrated and written by Juana Martinez-Neal and published by Candlewick
Press.
“A Big Mooncake for Little Star,”
illustrated and written by Grace Lin and published by Little, Brown and
Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
“The Rough Patch,” illustrated and
written by Brian Lies and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of
HarperCollins Publishers.
“Thank You, Omu!” illustrated and
written by Oge Mora and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of
Hachette Book Group, Inc.
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