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

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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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'Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott

January 11, 2016 • Matt de la Peña becomes the first Hispanic author to win the Newbery award for children's literature, while the Caldecott picture-book prize went to a book about the real-life Winnie the Pooh.