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2018 ALA Youth Media Awards

The American Library Association has announced the winners of the 2018 Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott Medals. These awards recognize outstanding books for young readers in a variety of categories. View the full list and find you or your family's next great read!

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:

Hello Universe by Erin Kelly
Hello, Universe written by Erin Entrada Kelly, is the 2018 Newbery Medal winner. 

Three Newbery Honor Books also were named:

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:

Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
Wolf in the Snow, illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell is the 2018 Caldecott Medal winner. 

Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named:

Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognizing African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults:

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Piecing Me Together, written by Renée Watson, is the King Author Award winner. 

Three King Author Honor Books also were named:

 

Out Of Wonder by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderly, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, is the King Illustrator Award winner. The book is written by Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderly and Marjory Wentworth.

Two King Illustrator Honor Books also were named:

 
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award to affirm new talent:

The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
The Stars Beneath Our Feet, written by David Barclay Moore, is the Steptoe Author Award winner. 

Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song, by Charly Palmer & Kathryn Erskine

Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song, illustrated by Charly Palmer, is the Steptoe Illustrator Award winner. The book is written by Kathryn Erskine.

Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement:
Eloise Greenfield is the winner of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton.

Eloise Greenfield was born in Parmele, North Carolina, and currently resides in Washington, D.C. Early in life, she discovered a love of reading and writing and realized there were few books that showed the fullness of African American life. She published her first book in 1972 and went on to write and publish more than 40 books. From “Honey, I Love” to “The Great Migration,” this multiple award-winning author has captivated audiences through the years.

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
We Are Okay, written by Nina LaCour, is the 2018 Printz Award winner. 

Four Printz Honor Books also were named:

 

Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:

Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:

 
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.

The 2018 winner is Jacqueline Woodson, whose award-winning works include Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac & D FosterLocomotion, and Show Way.
 
Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults:
The 2018 winner is Angela Johnson. Her books include HeavenLooking for RedThe First Part Last, and Sweet, Hereafter.

2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site.
Debbie Reese will deliver the 2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Dr. Reese is a longtime advocate for Native representation and is a former teacher and university professor. She earned her PhD in Education from the University of Illinois, where she also helped establish the Native American House and American Indian Studies program. Dr. Reese also holds an M.Ed degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. She is tribally enrolled at Nambe Owingeh Pueblo in New Mexico.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States:

The Murderer's Ape by Jakob Wegelius
The Murderer’s Ape is the 2018 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in Sweden as Mördarens Apa, the book was written and illustrated by Jakob Wegelius, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves.

Three Batchelder Honor Books also were named:

Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States:
The Hate U Give, produced by HarperAudio, is the 2018 Odyssey Award winner. The book is written by Angie Thomas and narrated by Bahni Turpin.

Five Odyssey Honor Audiobooks also were named:

Pura Belpré Awards honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:

La Princesa and the Pea, by Susan Middleton Elya
La Princesa and the Pea, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, is the Belpré Illustrator Award winner. The book was written by Susan Middleton Elya.

Two Belpré Illustrator Honor Books also were named:

 

Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar

Lucky Broken Girl, written by Ruth Behar, is the Pura Belpré Author Award winner. 

Two Belpré Author Honor Books also were named:

 

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children:

Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961, written by Larry Dane Brimner, is the Sibert Award winner.

Four Sibert Honor Books also were named:

Stonewall Book Award–Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:

Little & Lion, written by Brandy Colbert and The 57 Bus, written by Dashka Slater are the 2018 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards–Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award.

Two Stonewall Honor Books were also named:

 

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished book for beginning readers is

Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder
Charlie & Mouse, written by Laurel Snyder and illustrated by Emily Hughes. 

Five Geisel Honor Books also were named:

William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas, is the 2018 Morris Award winner. 

 

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults:  

Vincent & Theo by Deborah Heiligman
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, written by Deborah Heiligman, is the 2018 Excellence winner. 

Four other books were finalists for the award:

 

Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by judging committees of librarians and other children’s experts, the awards encourage original and creative work.  For more information on the ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit www.ala.org/yma.

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