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Ok, this is the day I have been waiting for: Award Announcement Day! The three I am most excited about are the Newbery, Caldecott, and Orbis Pitus award winners. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead won the 2010 Newbery Award, The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney won the 2010 Caldecott Award, and The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass, illustrated by E. B. Lewis won the 2010 Orbis Pitus Award. What is so cool about The Secret World of Walter Anderson is that we have Signed Copies!! Now, just so you are completely informed, below is a list of some of the winners that I think are great, the name of the award AND what each award actually is. Hope it helps!

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Caldecott Award: This award is given for most distinguished American picture book for children.

  • Winner: The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
  • Honor: All the World by Elizabeth Scanlon, illustrated by Marlee Frazier
  • Honor: Red Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

Orbis Pictus Award: This award is given to the best nonfiction book for children. 

  • Winner: The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass, illustrated by E. B. Lewis

Newbery Award: This award is given for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature.

  • Winner: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
  • Honor: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
  • Honor: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
  • Honor: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Michael L. Printz: This award is given for excellence in literature written for young adults.

  • Winner: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
  • Honor: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

Pura Belpré (Author): This award is given to a Latino writer whose children’s book best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience.

  • Winner: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

William C. Morris: This award honors a book written by a first-time author for young adults.

  • Winner: Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan

Alex Awards: This award is given to the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences.

  • Winner: The Magicians by Lev Grossman
  • Winner: Stitches by David Small
  • Winner: Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

This by far is not all of the awards announced today, but these are my favorites. You can see more about the ALA’s awards and the NCTE’s awards by clicking on the links attached to each groups’ name at the beginning of this sentence.

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