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They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year

Novelist Angeline Boulley's first book for teenagers, Firekeeper's Daughter, won multiple awards from the American Library Association this year. Amber Boulley/Macmillan Children's Publishing Group hide caption

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They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year

January 25, 2022 • The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners.

They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year

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'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott Medal, While 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery

"It's thrilling to see Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson's exceptional work recognized by the Caldecott, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King Book Award committees," Cat Onder, senior vice president and publisher of HMH Books for Young Readers, tells NPR of The Undefeated. Kadir Nelson/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hide caption

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'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott Medal, While 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery

January 27, 2020 • Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson's book won the Caldecott, the top prize for picture books, and Jerry Craft's novel won the Newbery for kids' books.

'Merci Suárez' Wins Newbery Medal, And 'Hello Lighthouse' Draws Caldecott

An excerpt of Sophie Blackall's Caldecott-winning Hello Lighthouse. Sophie Blackall/Courtesy of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers hide caption

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'Merci Suárez' Wins Newbery Medal, And 'Hello Lighthouse' Draws Caldecott

January 28, 2019 • The world of children's books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association's conference in Seattle. Works by Meg Medina and Sophie Blackall won the headline honors.

'Hello, Universe' Wins Newbery Medal, While Caldecott Goes To 'Wolf In The Snow'

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'Hello, Universe' Wins Newbery Medal, While Caldecott Goes To 'Wolf In The Snow'

February 12, 2018 • The annual honors in children's literature have been awarded: Erin Entrada Kelly won the Newbery for her contribution to children's literature, and Matthew Cordell won the Caldecott for illustration.

John Lewis' Graphic Memoir Wins 4 American Library Association Awards

Rep. John Lewis stands in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn. The American Library Association announced Monday that the Georgia Democrat received four prizes Monday for March: Book Three, the last of a graphic trilogy about his civil rights activism and winner last fall of a National Book Award. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption

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Book News: Caldecott For 'Locomotive'; Newbery For 'Flora & Ulysses'

January 27, 2014 • Flora & Ulysses, written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated in black and white by K.G. Campbell, is this year's best children's book, according to the American Library Association. Locomotive, by Brian Floca, is the most distinguished picture book.