This morning I am celebrating the range of diverse books (authors, illustrators, and subjects) and poetry present in the youth media award winners announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Chicago.
Brown Girl Dreaming, written by Jacqueline Woodson
Newbery Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Author Book
Sibert Honor Book
The Crossover, written by Kwame Alexander
John Newbery Medal Winner
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
How I Discovered Poetry, written by Marilyn Nelson
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
written by Patricia Powell and illustrated by Christian Robinson
Sibert Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
If you are a fan of poetry and haven't read these, be sure to add them to your TBR list.
Finally, let me add a plug for the Cybils and mention that Brown Girl Dreaming is also a Cybils poetry finalist!
I am adding this to my school library! Thanks for the post. Splendid, exciting books.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely news. I especially loved THE CROSSOVER.
ReplyDeleteHooray for children's poetry! I'm ordering these now from the library.
ReplyDeleteThrilled for so many reasons....
ReplyDeleteThrilled for so many reasons....
ReplyDeleteIt was a great year for poetry!
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