Today is the day! It’s the Grammys…it’s the Oscars…it’s the children’s lit awards from the American Library Association.
The Newbery goes to How To Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (and the remarkable Christina Soontornvat cleaned up with two Newbery Honors!)
The Caldecott goes to We Are Water Protectors, illustrated by Michaela Goade.
And the Coretta Scott King goes to Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson for text and RESPECT illustrated by Frank Morrison for art!
Many, many other books of note here (and a lot of them are Magnificent Homespun Brown). Read, admire, check out, buy, take home and love!
Sarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
“Readers will treasure the blossoming friendship between opposites in this whimsically illustrated tale. Short chapters and plenty of action make for an accessible and appealing reading experience. . . . Touching and inspiring.”
—Kirkus Reviews