1.23.2007

winners

The Caldecott, Newbery, King and Printz awards were announced yesterday at the American Library Association midwinter meeting in Seattle.
The Newbery went to The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan (S&S/Richard Jackson).
The Caldecott went to Flotsam illustrated by David Wiesner (Clarion).
The Printz went to American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Roaring Brook Press).
The Coretta Scott King Author Book winner was Copper Sun by Sharon Draper (S&S/Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book winner was Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children).
For a full list of honor book winners and other ALA book awards, visit the ALA's Web site.

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