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Award Winning Books
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of
nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded
annually by the Association for Library Service to Children,
a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of
the most distinguished American picture book for children.
2009 Medal Winner
 The 2009 Caldecott Medal winner is The House in the Night, illustrated
by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson (Houghton Mifflin
Company) Richly detailed black-and-white scratchboard illustrations expand
this timeless bedtime verse, offering reassurance to young children that
there is always light in the darkness. Krommes' elegant line, illuminated
with touches of golden watercolor, evoke the warmth and comfort of home and
family, as well as the joys of exploring the wider world.
Click here to view a list of other Caldecott Medal Honorees.
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century
British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association
for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library
Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution
to American literature for children.
2009 Medal Winner
 The 2009 Newbery Medal winner is The Graveyard
Book by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, and published
by HarperCollins Children's Books. A delicious mix of murder, fantasy,
humor and human longing, the tale of Nobody Owens is told in magical,
haunting prose.
A child marked for death by an ancient league of assassins escapes into an
abandoned graveyard, where he is reared and protected by its spirit denizens.
"A child named Nobody, an assassin, a graveyard and the dead are
the perfect combination in this deliciously creepy tale, which is sometimes
humorous, sometimes haunting and sometimes surprising," said Newbery
Committee Chair Rose V. Treviņo.
Click here to view a list of other Newbery Medal Honorees.
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