ALA Awards 2019: Horn Book reviews of the winners

by Horn Book
Jan 29, 2019 | Filed in Book Reviews
2019 ALA AwardsThe most prestigious honors in children’s literature, the Newbery and Caldecott medals, were awarded to Meg Medina for Merci Suárez Changes Gears and Sophie Blackall for Hello Lighthouse on January 28, 2019, at the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting in Seattle. Also announced at the gathering were the winners of the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré, Michael L. Printz, and Robert F. Sibert awards and several other major honors. Follow the links below for more information about all the winning titles, including in many cases their reviews in The Horn Book Magazine or The Horn Book Guide.

Newbery Medal
Caldecott Medal
Belpré Award (Author and Illustrator)
Coretta Scott King Awards (Author and Illustrator)
Geisel Award
Printz Award
Sibert Award

Additional ALA awards
Alex, Arbuthnot, APALA, Sydney Taylor, Batchelder, Children's Literature Legacy, Early Learning Digital Media, Edwards, CSK-Hamilton, Morris, Odyssey, Schneider, Steptoe, Stonewall, and YALSA Nonfiction awards

ALSC Notable Children’s Books list

Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Rainbow Book List

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list

 

For more, click on the tag ALA Midwinter 2019.
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