tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60791542012-01-23T18:25:33.706-06:00MUSINGS FROM A LIBRARY GODDESS <br>EXTRAORDINAIRE WHO HAS RECENTLY <br>EMBARKED ON AN EXCITING NEW <br>ADVENTURE AS A WIFE <br>AND NEW MAMAMiss Katharinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14399501126470061442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1093125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-56324492195970628392012-01-23T18:25:00.000-06:002012-01-23T18:25:33.717-06:002012-01-23T18:25:33.717-06:00

Sheesh! Only took me pretty much all day, but I should have all the winners up now. I will come back later and add links and pictures. I was nursing the Baby when the tweets about winners started coming over my phone. Eeee! It will always be the most excitng day of the year for those of us who love literature for young people. By the time the news that Chris Raschka had won his (well-deserved)

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Winner: Dead End in Norvelt written by Jack Gantos Honors: Inside Out & Back Again written by Thanhha Lai Breaking Stalin’s Nose written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

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Winner: A Ball for Daisy illustrated and written by Chris Raschka - HOORAY! =:-D Honors: Blackout illustrated and written by John Rocco Grandpa Green illustrated and written by Lane Smith Me … Jane illustrated and written by Patrick McDonnell

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Winner: Tales for Very Picky Eaters written and illustrated by Josh Schneider Honors: I Broke My Trunk written and illustrated by Mo Willems I Want My Hat Back written and illustrated by Jon Klassen See Me Run written and illustrated by Paul Meisel

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Winner: Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producers of Children Make Terrible Pets. The video is based on the book written by Peter Brown, and is narrated by Emily Eiden, with music by Jack Sundrud and Rusty Young, and animation by Soup2Nuts.

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Winner:  Listening Library,an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House, Inc. for Rotters written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne Honors: Brilliance Audio for Ghetto Cowboy written by G. Neri and narrated by JD Jackson Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House, Inc. for Okay for Now written by Gary D. Schmidt and

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Winner: Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade written by Melissa Sweet Honors: Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor written by Larry Dane Brimner Drawing from Memory written and illustrated by Allen Say The Elephant Scientist written by Caitlin O’Connell and Donna M. Jackson, photographs byCaitlin O’

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Winner: Soldier Bear written by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman, translated by Laura Watkinson Honors: The Lily Pond written by Annika Thor, and translated by Linda Schenck.

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The lecture will be delivered by... Michael Morpurgo

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Winner: Under the Mesquite written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Honors: Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck written by Margarita Engle Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller written by Xavier Garza

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Winner: Diego Rivera: His World and Ours illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh Honors: The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred illustrated by Rafael López and written by Samantha R. Vamos Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald no combina illustrated by Sara Palacios and written by Monica Brown

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Winner: Where Things Come Back written by John Corey Whaley Honors: Why We Broke Up written by Daniel Handler and art by Maira Kalman The Returning written by Christine Hinwood Jasper Jones written by Craig Silvey The Scorpio Races written by Maggie Stiefvater

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Winner: The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery written by Steve Sheinkin Honors: Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science written by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition written by Karen Blumenthal Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a

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Winner: Where Things Come Back written by John Corey Whaley Honors: Girl of Fire and Thorns written by Rae Carson Paper Covers Rock written by Jenny Hubbard Under the Mesquite written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Between Shades of Gray written by Ruta Sepetys

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The winner of the Edwards award is... Susan Cooper

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Winner: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson Honors: The Great Migration: Journey to the North written by Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist Never Forgotten written by Patricia C. McKissack and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

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Winner: Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom illustrated and written by Shane W. Evans Honor: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson

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The winner is... Ashley Bryant (yay!)

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Winner:Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright Honor Books a + e 4ever drawn and written by Ilike MereyMoney Boy written by Paul YeePink written by ...Lili Wilkinsonwith or without you written by Brian Farrey

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Best Children's Book: No award given in the category for children ages 0 – 8. No submissions were deemed worthy for the award. Best Middle School Book: close to famous written by Joan Bauer (yay!) AND Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures written by Brian Selznick Best Teen Book: The Running Dream written by Wendelin Van Draanen

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Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin In Zanesville by Jo Ann Beard The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens by Brooke Hauser The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures by Caroline Preston The Talk-Funny Girl

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Tomorrow is the most exciting day in the children's lit year -- announcement of the ALA Children's Book Awards. Basically, the Academy Awards as far as kids' books go. Awards to be announced tomorrow are: Alex Awards for the best adult books that appeal to teen audience Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for

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The sad news has come that Russell Hoban, beloved author of many classic children's books, died yesterday. He was 86 years old. Many of us grew up with Frances the Badger, the star of books like Bread and Jam for Frances and Bedtime for Frances. I remember receiving The Mouse and His Child for one very early Christmas and falling in love with that story; In fact, I hope to read it to Max in a

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(I swear, I really will get some real posts up soon; I have a stack of Christmas books to review, so look for those in the next few days. In the meantime, enjoy this gratuitous cute Baby picture...)

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