ALA Book Media Awards announced 1/28/13

Caldecott:

Award:
Jon Klassen, illustrator and author  of” This Is Not My Hat” ( juv.K635t)

Honor:
“Creepy Carrots!” illustrated by Peter Brown and  written by Aaron Reynolds
“Extra Yarn,” illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett
“Green,” illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
“One Cool Friend,” illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo
Sleep Like a Tiger,” illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue

Newbery

Award:
Katherine Applegate, author of “The One and Only Ivan, illustrated byPatricia Castelaoand

Honor:
“Splendors and Glooms” by Laura Amy Schlitz
"Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon” by Steve Sheinkin
“Three Times Lucky” by Sheila Turnage

Printz

Award:
 “In Darkness,” written by Nick Lake

Honor:
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
“Code Name Verity,” written by Elizabeth Wein
Dodger,” written by Terry Pratchet
“The White Bicycle,” written by Beverley Brenna

Pura Belpre Awards

Author  (Narrative)Award
Benjamín Alire Sáenz, author of “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Author (Narrative) Honor:
“The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano” by Sonia Manzano

Illustrator Award:
David Díaz, illustrator of “Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert written by Gary D. Schmidt

There were no Illustrator Honor awards

Coretta Scott King Awards

Author Award:
Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of “Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America,”

Author Honor awards:
"Each Kindness” by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis
“No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Micheaux, Harlem Bookseller” by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Illustrator Award:
Bryan Collier, illustrator of “I, Too, Am America written by Langston Hughes ( juv.811.52.H893i)

Illustrator Honor:
“Ellen’s Broom” illustrated by Daniel Minter, written by Kelly Starling Lyons (juv. L9913e)
"H. O. R. S. E.” illustrated and written by Christopher Myers
“I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr.” illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Martin Luther King, Jr

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

Award:
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by Steve Sheinkin,
Honor:
“Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin,” written and illustrated by Robert Byrd  “Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95,” written by Phillip M. Hoose
“Titanic: Voices from the Disaster,” written by Deborah Hopkinson

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults:

Winner:
“Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by Steve Sheinkin,

Finalists:
 “Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different,” written by Karen Blumenthal,
“Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95,” written by Phillip Hoose ( Juv.598.072 H789m)
“Titanic: Voices from the Disaster,” written by Deborah Hopkinson, published by Scholastic Press,
“We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March,” written by Cynthia Levinson,

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book

Award:
Up, Tall and High!” written and illustrated by Ethan Long

Honor:
“Let’s Go for a Drive!” written and illustrated by Mo Willems,
“Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons” by Eric Litwin, created and illustrated by James Dean
 “Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover,” written and illustrated by Cece Bell .

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

Children ages 0 to 10.

“Back to Front and Upside Down!” written and illustrated by Claire Alexander

Middle-school (ages 11-13)
“A Dog Called Homeless” written by Sarah Lean

Teen (ages 13-18)
“Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am,” written by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis

Stonewall Book Award  for English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:

Award:
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Honor:
Drama,” written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier ( Juv.T2714d)
Gone, Gone, Gone,” written by Hannah Moskowitz
“October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard,” written by Lesléa Newman
“Sparks: The Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie,” written by S. J. Adams

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:


Winner:
“My Family for the War” (originally published in Germany in 2007 as “Liverpool Street)” written by Anne C. Voorhoeve, translated by Tammi Reichel and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Honor:
 “A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return,” written and illustrated by Zeina Abirached, translated by Edward Gauvin and published by Graphic Universe,
“Son of a Gun,” written and translated by Anne de Graaf, and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

An archived webcast of the awards is available here:
http://cdnlive.webcastinc.com/ala/2013/live/