Picture books

2011 Caldecott Medal Winner:

A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead by Philip C. Stead

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends
 

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Fiction

2011 Newbery Medal Winner:

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I'd seen only in Gideon's stories: Manifest - A Town with a rich past and a bright future...

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2011 Belpre Author Award Winner:

The Dreamer / El Soñador by Pam Munoz Ryan

From the time he is a young boy, Neftal hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftal knows he cannot ignore the call. Under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, he listens and he follows. . . Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations,Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sis take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.

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Belpre Award (Illustrator)

Grandma's Gift written/illustrated by Eric Velasquez

This prequel to Velasquez's biographical picture book "Grandma's Records" is the story of a Christmas holiday that young Eric spends with his grandmother.

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Coretta Scott King Book Awards:

Author Award

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

 

Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, one crazy summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls in search of the mother who abandoned them-an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia.

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Illustrator Award

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave, illustrated by Bryan Collier / written by Laban Carrick Hill

A National Book Award finalist teams up with an award-winning illustrator to present a beautiful and inspiring biography of a slave who lived in South Carolina in the 1800s and his extraordinary talent for pottery. Full color.

 

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Grammy Nominated Children's Music / Spoken Word

Music

Here Comes Science by They Might be Giants

This 2 disc CD+DVD set from GRAMMY® winners, They Might Be Giants creates a new creative way for kids to learn. Here Comes Science, follows up their successful past two children's albums Here Come the ABCs and GRAMMY® winner Here Come the 123s. With songs like Electric Car, Photosynthesis and Solid Liquid Gas (among others) kids will learn about science while having fun. The album features 19 songs and 19 entertaining videos. (From Amazon)

Spoken Word / CD Audio Book

  Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, The Definitive Edition

   Selma Blair [Random House Audio/Listening Library]

The diary as Anne Frank wrote it. At last, in a new translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Anne's burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century.

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2010 Caldecott Medal Winner: The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney 

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

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Fiction

2010 Newbery Medal Winner: If You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.

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Grammy Nominated Children's Music / Spoken Word - Audio Books:

Family Time by Ziggy Marley

This is Ziggy Marley's third solo album and first full-length offering especially for children and families.With original songs newly-composed by Marley himself, the album features a variety of family and friends as guests including Rita Marley (Ziggy s mother), Cedella Marley (sister), Judah Marley (daughter), Paul Simon, Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Toots Hibberts (of Toots and the Maytals), Elizabeth Mitchell, Laurie Berkner, Paula Fuga and two stories narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. Ziggy states: "Music helps children to grow with open minds and open hearts and this is my message." (from Amazon.com)
 

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Spanish/Bilingual Books 

2010 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner:

Book Fiesta: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los niños written by Pat Mora, Illustrated by Rafale López

Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.

Learn more about the  2010 Pura Belpré winners and honors at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/index.cfm

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Coming Soon...Non-Fiction

2010 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner:

My People illustrated by Charles R. Smith

Langston Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribue to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.

To learn more visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients.cfm

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