Awards Presentation

Awards Presentation

Anna Price

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The John Newbery Award is presented once a year to an author who has bestowed the most to children's literature within that year. The book can be written by one or more authors, yet they must be citizens and residents of the United States. All types of writing are eligible, yet they must be original pieces. The books must be written in English with children as the intended audience. A committee is used to select the author eligible for this medal. When studying the books, the committee must consider the following elements in the story: theme, plot, setting, characters, and the writing style utilized. Illustrations or any multimedia clips are not used to determine the medal for the award.

The current, 2014 winner is the book, Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, written by Kate DiCamillo and published by Candlewick Press.

In 2012 the book, Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos won the award.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal is presented to the most prestigious children's picture book. The award is presented every year.

The 2014 book winner is Locomotive. The book was written and illustrated by Brian Floca.

The 2013 book winner was This Is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award is given to an author whose work has made a significant impression in children's literature, and it must have endured through the times. This piece of literature must have been important to children long ago, as well as children today. Originally, the award was given out every five years, however now it is awarded every two years. Unlike many awards, illustrations of the stories are taken into consideration to help determine the winner. The books must have been published in the United Sates and within the last twenty-five years after nomination. The author of the book does not have to be living for a book to receive this award.

Katherine Paterson is the current winner. She won in 2013.

Tomie dePaola won the award in 2011.

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is given every year to the most distinguished children's informational book. The book must have been printed in English and published with the preceding year.

Current Winner

The Current Award Winner is Steve Sheinkin with the book Bomb in 2013.

Past Winner

In 2012 Melissa Sweet won the award for her book, Balloons over Broadway.

Coretta Scott King Award

The Coretta Scott King Award is given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of children and young adult books. The award is presented each year for books written within the previous year. The books must represent African American culture and values.

Current Award Winners

The most recent recipient of this award is Andrea Davis Pinkney. She is the author of Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America. Pinkney received this award in 2013.

The most recent illustrator who received this award was Bryan Collier, for the book I, Too, Am America. Bryan received this award in 2013.

Past Winner

In 2013 Kadir Nelson, author of Heart & Soul: The Story of America and African Americans won the Coretta Scott King Award.

Schneider Family Honor Book Award

The Schneider Family Honor Book Award is presented to authors and illustrators of exceptional books who discuss the challenges children and adolescents with disabilities face. The award is administered annually.

Current Award Winners

There are three winners for the 2014 year.

In the teen book division, Elizabeth Wein won with her book Rose Under Fire.

In the middle school book division, Marrie Haskell won the award for the book Handbook for Dragon Slayers.

Finally, in the elementary school division, author Jen Bryant and illustrator Melissa Sweet received the award for their book, A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin.

2013 winners:

Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am, by Harry Mazer

A Dog Called Homeless, by Sarah Lean

Back to Front and Upside Down! by Claire Alexander

The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video is awarded to a children's video that displays meaning and importance for children today. The award is given out every year to a video that was created within the previous year.

Current Award Winner

The video, "Blink & Gollie: Two for One" was the 2014 winner of the medal. The creators of this video are Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard.

Past Award Winner

Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard have won this award for a number of their videos. In 2004 they received this award for their video "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" based on the picture book by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin.

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

Children and Young Adult Literature Awards

Laura Ingalls Award

The John Newbery Award

Randolph Caldecott Medal