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Award Winning Books
Every year three committees get together to select children books that stand out in a field teaming with excellence. The Caldecott, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King Awards are certainly worth taking note of in children literature. While we at A Child's Book.com would love to throw around our own awards for excellence in children literature, these three committees do a fine job in determining what is the very best for books published last year.
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The 2003 Caldecott Award
Given annually since 1938 to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children, the Caldecott Award represents the pinnacle in awards for people who enjoy looking at wonderfully illustrated works with terrific stories.
This year's winner is:
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)
Last year's winner (2002):
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
The Coretta Scott King Award
Commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honoring his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood, the Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually since 1970 by a task force of the American Library Association. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream.
This year's winners are:
For Narrative:
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
For Illustration:
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Last year's winners (2002):
The Land by Mildred D. Taylor (Narrative)
Goin' Someplace Special
illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (Illustration)
The 2003 Newbery Medal Award Winner
The Newbery Medal honors the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The medal was established in 1922 and is presented annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the United States.
This year's winner is:
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Last year's winner (2002):
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
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