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Joyce Sidman wins 2019 Sibert Medal
seattle – Joyce Sidman, author of “The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science,” was named the winner of the 2019 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2018. The award was...
YALSA announces 2019 Alex Awards
SEATTLE – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2019 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...
SEATTLE – Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy is the recipient of the 2019 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits...
SEATTLE – “Julián is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love and published by Candlewick Press, and “Hurricane Child” by Kheryn Callender and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., are the 2019 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike...
SEATTLE– The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, by Don Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has been named the 2019 winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, the first national award that honors the best...
91传媒 announces 2019 youth media award winners
SEATTLE — The 91传媒 (91传媒) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington...
2019 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
SEATTLE – The 91传媒 (91传媒) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
2019 Batchelder Award honors Thames & Hudson for 鈥淭he Fox on the Swing鈥
Seattle– Thames & Hudson, Inc. is the winner of the 2019 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “The Fox on the Swing.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒)...
American Indian Youth Literature Awards highlighted during 91传媒 Youth Media Awards
SEATTLE – The American Indian Library Association’s (AILA) American Indian Youth Literature Awards were highlighted today during the 91传媒 (91传媒) Youth Media Award announcements. The awards are presented in even-numbered years, and...
2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced
SEATTLE – Selections from a new addition to the 91传媒 Youth Media Awards pantheon were revealed today. The 2019 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the 91传媒...
Neil Gaiman to deliver 2020 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Neil Gaiman will deliver the 2020 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held January 25 - 29, in Seattle, Washington.
YMA highlights 2019 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners
SEATTLE -The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP91传媒), an affiliate of the 91传媒 (91传媒), announced the 2019 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today during the 91传媒 Youth Media...
鈥淒arius the Great Is Not Okay鈥 wins 2019 William C. Morris Award
SEATTLE – “Darius the Great Is Not Okay,” written by Adib Khorram and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, has been named the 2019 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book...
Macmillan Audio wins 2019 Odyssey Award for 鈥淪adie鈥
SEATTLE– Macmillan Audio, producer of the audiobook, “Sadie,” has won the 2019 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the 91传媒 (91传媒) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held...
SEATTLE - M.T. Anderson is the recipient of the 2019 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “Feed;” “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party;”...
