Congratulations, A.L.A. Youth Media Award Winners!

 My students were watching with me today!  We did a big Mock Caldecott Club unit, so this is how they reacted to that announcement:

What an exciting day it was today as we watched the winners announced on the live webcast of the ALA Youth Media Awards, archived here: http://cdnlive.webcastinc.com/ala/2013/live/ !!  I woke up excited, and I could just imagine the authors and illustrators of 2012's wonderful books anticipating phone calls.  I'm very happy with the winners!  I was sad that Wonder by R.J. Palacio was completely passed over this year, though.  However, I know that her book will continue to be loved, read, and talked about in years to come.  Here are a few of my favorite categories:

SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARDS

(The Schneider Family Book Awards honors an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.)

Middle School Title



This is what I thought Wonder could have won if it didn't win the Newbery.  I haven't read this winning title, but it looks very sweet!

SIBERT MEDAL

( The Robert F. Sibert Medal is for the most distinguished informational book for children.)


Wow - this book won quite a few awards!

 HONORS:






I had several students read this for a Titanic project, and they loved it.

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults


HONORS



I've got small groups reading this book right now.  It's excellent.

ODYSSEY AWARD

(The Odyssey Award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.)

This one makes me laugh because I read this aloud on our annual girls' summer trip in the car!  It was so hard to read aloud - we were all crying!  I should have won this.  Ha.

Honor:

I listened to this and thought the narrator was fantastic, so I'm happy it won an honor award for the Odyssey.

WILDER AWARD

( The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.)

KATHERINE PATERSON

I'm so happy she won.  Bridge to Terabithia is one of my favorite children's books of all time.

WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD

(The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author.)

I haven't read this one yet, but I thought the cover was so beautiful, and I heard so many good things about it, I had to buy it!  It's been sitting on my shelf ready to be read.

GEISEL AWARD

(The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.)

I haven't read this one, but I did read two of the honor books:

I loved this one!

Kids LOVE Pete the Cat books!

I haven't read this one, but now I will!  CeCe Bell is Tom Angleberger's wife!

CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARDS

(The Coretta Scott King Book Awards honors African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults.)

I just bought this one for my  Civil Rights Movement unit!!

I haven't read this one, yet, but I love Bryan Collier's work, so I'm very glad he won.

HONOR BOOKS






This book made a big impact on my students.



I just read this aloud to my classes to introduce our Civil Rights Movement unit.

ALEX AWARDS

(The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2013 Alex Awards.)



Some friends of mine read this book and recommended.  It's been on my TBR list for awhile.



One of my teacher friends JUST told me about this book, and I bought it over the weekend!



Wow - it's also this year's National Book Award Winner!  It's sitting on my coffee table.

PRINTZ AWARD

( The Michael L. Printz Award is for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.)



This title was completely under my radar.  It's the first time I've heard of it.  It's on my TBR list now!

One of FIVE Honor Books:



I LOVED this book and really thought it might win.  I'm happy it was named as an honor book, though.

CALDECOTT AWARD

(The Caldecott Medal is for the most distinguished picture book.)
NPR did a story on the Morning Edition about the Caldecott turning 75,  the oldest of the medals given today.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/28/170200109/a-colorful-anniversary-the-caldecott-medal-turns-75?ft=1&f=1032



I'm SO happy this won today!  It was my number one pick.  I had lots of students pick it, too, for their favorite.

HONORS:


Such a funny book. 

Wow!  Jon Klassen had TWO winners this year!

 

A lot of my students loved both of these!



This one got away from me - I hadn't heard of it.  I will put it on my TBR pile!

NEWBERY AWARD

(The 2013 Newbery Medal goes to the most distinguished contribution to children’s literature.)



YAY, Ivan!!  Students, teachers, parents, and librarians were cheering all over the country for you! 

HONORS:



I'm listening to this story right now, and it's excellent!



I had a small group read this book during a mystery unit, and they loved it!  I enjoyed it, too.




Here it is again!  I think it won three awards.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!  Now let's see what this year will bring! Are you excited about any 2013 books already?