The American Library Association held its midwinter meeting in Denver and this morning announced winners of the coveted Caldecott, Newbery, Schneider Family, Coretta Scott King, Theodor Seuss Geisel and Printz awards to name just a few.
Two new awards were introduced this year, the William C. Morris Award and the Pura Belpre Award.
The ALA cited their list of the top books (print and audio) as well as videos for young people.
Two of the most well-known awards are the Caldecott, which honors the most distinguished American picture book for children and the Newbery for most distinguished contribution to children's literature.
The 2009 Caldecott Medal Winner is illustrator Beth Krommes for "The House in the Night" written by Susan Marie Swanson.
The 2009 Newbery Medal winner is author Neil Gaiman for "The Graveyard Book".
To learn more about the American Library Association, go to their website www.ala.org.
For specific award announcements go to ALA Youth Media Awards
And you will be able to get the actual webcast on demand!
MSNBC also has a great synopsis of the different awards--what they represent and who the winners were this year.
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