Monday, January 27, 2014

ALA Awards 2014

Bright and early this morning, Tara and I were in front of our computers watching the 2014 American Library Association Youth Media Awards announcements from Philadelphia.  (Tara had the advantage of a video stream that was a few seconds ahead of mine, so I heard her reaction a few seconds before I heard each announcement.  Ugh!)  Many of our favorites from 2013 received awards; I was cheering along with the crowd.

The (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award Committee named three honor books:
  • Ball by Mary Sullivan
  • A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems
  • Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes
And the 2014 Geisel Award winner is . . .
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli


The Caldecott Committee named three honor books:
  • Journey by Aaron Becker
  • Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
  • Mr. Wuffles by David Wiesner
And the 2014 Caldecott Award winner is . . . 
Locomotive by Brian Floca


The Newbery Commitee named four honor books:
  • Doll Bones by Holly Black
  • The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
  • One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
  • Paperboy by Vince Vawter
And the 2014 Newbery Award winner is . . .
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K.G. Campbell

You can find a complete list of the award winners on the ALA website.
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  1. taraJanuary 28, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    Sorry for the spoilers - it is so hard not to react! We had some good winners. I was happy to see Flora and Ulysses and Penny and Her Marble on the list.

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  2. MelindaJanuary 30, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    We loved the early morning excitement here too! There were some good winners this year. I'm always a bit disappointed when some of my favorites don't get recognized, but I was happy with the results this year.

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