2013 Caldecott and Newbery Awards are announced

By Carolyn Kellogg

Jan. 28, 2013 11:26 AM PT

The American Library Assn. announced its 2013 book award winners Monday at its annual national conference, held this year in Seattle. While the best-known awards are the John Newbery Medal and the Caledecott Medal, there are dozens of awards, each of which helps librarians bring excellent books to the attention of young readers and their parents.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children was awarded to “This Is Not My Hat,” written and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Authors are not involved in the ALA ceremony -- instead, the awards committees are acknowledged by the presenters -- but back in October, The Times spoke with Klassen. “What I like best is boiling a story down to something really simple,” he told Susan Carpenter. There were five runners-up named as Caldecott Honor books.

“The One and Only Ivan,” written by Katherine Applegate, a book for children ages 8 and up, took the 2013 Newbery Medal. The book had been named one of the best of 2012 by several institutions, including the New York Public Library and the School Library Journal. Three books were named Newbery Honor books.

The complete list of winners and runners-up is below.

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:

“The One and Only Ivan,” written by Katherine Applegate, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers.

Newbery Honor Books

“Splendors and Glooms” by Laura Amy Schlitz, published by Candlewick Press

“Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon” by Steve Sheinkin, published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press

“Three Times Lucky” by Sheila Turnage, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children

“This Is Not My Hat,” illustrated and written by Jon Klassen, published by Candlewick Press.

Caldecott Honor Books

“Creepy Carrots!” illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

“Extra Yarn,” illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

“Green,” illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, published by Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press

“One Cool Friend,” illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group

“Sleep Like a Tiger,” illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue, published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults

“Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America,” written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney, published by Disney/Jump at the Sun Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group.

King Author Honor Books

“Each Kindness” by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis, published by Nancy Paulsen Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group

“No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller” by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, published by Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award

“I, Too, Am America,” illustrated by Bryan Collier, text by Langston Hughes, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

King Illustrator Honor Books

“H. O. R. S. E.,” illustrated and written by Christopher Myers, published by Egmont USA

“Ellen’s Broom,” illustrated by Daniel Minter, written by Kelly Starling Lyons, published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group

“I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr.” illustrated by Kadir Nelson, text by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults

“In Darkness,” written by Nick Lake, is the 2013 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers.

Printz Honor Books

“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

“Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein, published by Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group

“Dodger” by Terry Pratchett, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers

“The White Bicycle” by Beverley Brenna, published by Red Deer Press

Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience

For ages 0-10: “Back to Front and Upside Down!,” written and illustrated by Claire Alexander, published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

For middle-school, ages 11-13: “A Dog Called Homeless,” written by Sarah Lean, published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

For teens, ages 13-18: “Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am,” written by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences

“Caring Is Creepy” by David Zimmerman, published by Soho Press, Inc.

“Girlchild” by Tupelo Hassman, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

“Juvenile in Justice” by Richard Ross, published by Richard Ross

“Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

“My Friend Dahmer” by Derf Backderf, published by Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams

“One Shot at Forever” by Chris Ballard, published by Hyperion

“Pure” by Julianna Baggott, published by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

“The Round House” by Louise Erdrich, published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

“Tell the Wolves I’m Home” by Carol Rifka Brunt, published by Dial Press, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc.

“Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” by Maria Semple, published by Little, Brown and Co., a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s video

Katja Torneman, producer of “Anna, Emma and the Condors”

Laura Ingalls Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children

Katherine Paterson, author of “The Sign of the Chrysanthemum,” “Jacob Have I Loved,” “Bridge to Terabithia” and more than a dozen other books

Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

Demetria Tucker, youth services coordinator within the Roanoke (Va.) Public Library System and library media specialist at Forest Park Elementary School, where she was selected 2007 teacher of the year.

Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults

Tamora Pierce, author of bestselling fantasy books for teens, known for the series Song of the Lioness, the Immortals and Circle of Magic.

May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children’s literature

Author and publisher Andrea Davis Pinkney will deliver the 2014 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States

“My Family for the War” by Anne C. Voorhoeve, translated by Tammi Reichel, published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., originally published in Germany in 2007 as “Liverpool Street”

Batchelder Honor Books

“A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return,” written and illustrated by Zeina Abirached, translated by Edward Gauvin and published by Graphic Universe, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

“Son of a Gun,” written and translated by Anne de Graaf, and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults

“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green, narrated by Kate Rudd, produced by Brilliance Audio

Odyssey Honor Audiobooks

“Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian” by Eoin Colfer, narrated by Nathaniel Parker, produced by Listening Library

“Ghost Knight” by Cornelia Funke, narrated by Elliot Hill, produced by Listening Library

“Monstrous Beauty” by Elizabeth Fama, narrated by Katherine Kellgren, produced by Macmillan Audio

Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience

“Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert,” illustrated by David Diaz, written by Gary D. Schmidt and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Pura Belpré (Author) Award

“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

Belpré Author Honor Book

“The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano” by Sonia Manzano, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children

“Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by Steve Sheinkin, published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press

Sibert Honor Books

“Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin,” written and illustrated by Robert Byrd, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group

“Moonbird: A Year on the Wind With the Great Survivor B95” by Phillip M. Hoose, published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

“Titanic: Voices From the Disaster” by Deborah Hopkinson, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

Stonewall Book Award -- Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience

Stonewall Honor Books

“Drama,” written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

“Gone, Gone, Gone” by Hannah Moskowitz, published by Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

“October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard” by Lesléa Newman, published by Candlewick Press

“Sparks: The Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie” by S.J. Adams, published by Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book

“Up, Tall and High!,” written and illustrated by Ethan Long, published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group

Geisel Honor Books

“Let’s Go for a Drive!,” written and illustrated by Mo Willems, published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group

“Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin, created and illustrated by James Dean, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers

“Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover,” written and illustrated by Cece Bell, published by Candlewick Press.

William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens

“Seraphina” by Rachel Hartman, published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House Inc.

William C. Morris Award finalists

“Wonder Show” by Hannah Barnaby, published by Houghton Mifflin, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers

“Love and Other Perishable Items” by Laura Buzo, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

“After the Snow” by S.D. Crockett, published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

“The Miseducation of Cameron Post” by emily m. danforth, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

“Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon” by Steve Sheinkin, published by Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.

YALSA Nonfiction Award finalists

“Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different” by Karen Blumenthal, published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

“Moonbird: A Year on the Wind With the Great Survivor B95” by Phillip Hoose, published by Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

“Titanic: Voices From the Disaster” by Deborah Hopkinson, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic

“We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March” by Cynthia Levinson, published by Peachtree Publishers.

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