Best Books for Kids: Newbery, Caldecott and More
This is from the Association of Library Services for Children.
Newbery Medal
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Newbery Honor Books
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
Caldecott Medal
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Caldecott Honor Books
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman
Batchelder Award
A Faraway Island by Annika Thor
Batchelder Honor Books
Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme
Eidi by Bodil Bredsdorff
Moritito II: Guardian of the Darkness by Nahoko Uehashi
Belpre (Illustrator) Award
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros by Pat Mora
Belpre (Illustrator) Honor Books
Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
My Abuelita by Tony Johnston
Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora
Belpre (Author) Award
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Belpre (Author) Honor Books
Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Federico García Lorca by Georgina Lázaro
Geisel Award
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes
Geisel Honor Books
I Spy Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold
Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee
Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day by Kate McMullan
Sibert Medal
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone
Sibert Honor Books
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors by Chris Barton
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
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Thanks for your comment on my blog. Nice to meet you and your website is wonderful. Just wanted to let you know about another Newbery Award resource: Laura’s Life (http://lauramitolife.blogspot.com/) Laura is a ten-year-old who has read and blogged about every single Newbery winner. It gives you a contemporary child’s viewpoint on these books. Plus she is a unique and very cool kid.
Thanks so much! I just added Laura to my blogroll! What a fun resource for kids to have!