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2014 Children's Literature Award Winners

The American Library Association Announces:
2014 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
AWARD WINNERS

 

Newbery Medal

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
written by Kate DiCamillo

For such a slim book, Flora & Ulysses is enormously enjoyable. I won’t outline the plot, but I will tell you it’s about the pleasure of reading aloud and sharing references (both Flora and her father will sometimes exclaim "Holy Bagumba!"); a superhero squirrel who writes poetry; a couple of quick-witted 10- and 11-year-olds (one boy, one girl), and other adults who mean well, but not always and not all of them. I smiled as I read the first page and continued to smile all the way through, except when I occasionally stopped smiling to laugh. For all ages, but particularly for 7- to 11-year-olds, this book would be an absolutely super read-aloud.  --Ga

Newbery Honor Books

Doll Bones written by Holly Black

The Year of Billy Miller written by Kevin Henkes

One Came Home written by Amy Timberlake

Paperboy written by Vince Vawter


 

Caldecott Medal

Locomotive illustrated and written by Brian Floca

For sheer majesty and the epic proportions of the locomotive, you can’t do better than this incredible knockout of a picture book. Talented writer/illustrator Brian Floca surprises us with stunning shots from unexpected angles: deep into a mountain tunnel, sideways down the tracks, inside the caboose with the engineer, or capturing panoramic vistas of a solitary train snaking through the plains. A chronicle of one family’s journey from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869, Locomotive sagely explains the inner workings of the Transcontinental Railroad in lush and fascinating detail. This is the train book you’ve been waiting for. Ages 4–10. --Tera

Caldecott Honor Books

Journey written and illustrated by Aaron Becker

Flora and the Flamingo written and illustrated by Molly Idle

Mr. Wuffles! written and illustrated by David Wiesner

 


 

Coretta Scott King Author Book Award

P.S. Be Eleven written by Rita Williams-Garcia

Coretta Scott King Author Honors Books

March: Book One written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell

Darius & Twig written by Walter Dean Myers

Words with Wings written by Nikki Grimes

 



Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award

Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Daniel Beaty

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors Book

Nelson Mandela illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson

 


 

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award

When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III and written by Laban Carrick Hill

 


 

 

Michael L. Printz Award

Midwinterblood written by Marcus Sedgwick

Michael L. Printz Honor Books

Eleanor & Park written by Rainbow Rowell

Kingdom of Little Wounds written by Susann Cokal

Maggot Moon written by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Julian Crouch

Navigating Early written by Clare Vanderpool

 


2015 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture

Brian Selznick


 

Batchelder Award

Mister Orange written by Truus Matti, and translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson.

Batchelder Honor Books

The Bathing Costume or the Worst Vacation of My Life written by Charlotte Moundlic, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, and translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick

My Father’s Arms Are a Boat written by Stein Erik Lunde, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, and translated by Kari Dickson

The War Within These Walls written by Aline Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki, and translated by Laura Watkinson


 

Belpre Author Award

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass written by Meg Medina

Belpre Author Honor Books

The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist written by Margarita Engle

The Living written by Matt de la Peña

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh


 

Belpre Illustrator Award

Niño Wrestles the World illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales

Watch out world! Here comes Niño, tip-top wrestling champion of the lucha libre, tickle tackler, skull bumper, marble snatcher. Who’s that in the ring? His twin sisters! Noooo...! Niño faces his toughest challenge yet and learns the “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” lesson. Exuberantly illustrated by Yuyi Morales and perfect for that little wrestling champion in your own home. Ages 2–4. --Tera

Belpre Illustrator Honor Books

Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía una Llamita,” illustrated and written by Angela Dominguez

Tito Puente: Mambo King / Rey del Mambo illustrated by Rafael López, written by Monica Brown

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh



Carnegie Medal

Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producers of Bink & Gollie: Two for One


Geisel Medal

The Watermelon Seed written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli

Geisel Honor Books

Ball written and illustrated by Mary Sullivan

A Big Guy Took My Ball! written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Penny and Her Marble written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes



Odyssey Award

Scowler written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne.

Odyssey Honor Audiobooks

Better Nate Than Ever written and narrated by Tim Federle

Creepy Carrots! written by Aaron Reynolds

Eleanor & Park written by Rainbow Rowell, and narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra

Matilda written by Roald Dahl, and narrated by Kate Winslet.



Sibert Medal

Parrots over Puerto Rico written by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan L. Roth

Sibert Honor Books

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard written and illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate

Locomotive written and illustrated by Brian Floca

The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jorda


 

Schneider Family Book Award

Age 0 - 10

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Middle School

Handbook for Dragon Slayers written by Merrie Haskell

Teen

Rose under Fire written by Elizabeth Wein