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Texas Bluebonnet Program
2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Winner: On the Road, by Lucy Nolan.
Includes information about the Texas Bluebonnet program, current and past winners, and the 2008-09 nominated titles.
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John Newbery Medal
2008 Newbery Gold Medal winner for children's literature: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz.
Includes information about current and past winners, including selection criteria.
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Randolph Caldecott Medal
2008 Caldecott Gold Medal winner for illustration: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. Includes information about current and past winners, including selection criteria.
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Coretta Scott King Book Awards
2008 Coretta Scott King Award for Author: Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
2008 Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator: Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals, illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
Includes award lists and selection criteria.
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ALA Children's Notable Lists
Includes lists of the ALSC's best of the best in children's books, recordings, videos, and computer software.
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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
2008 Sibert Award: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, by Peter Sis.
Includes information on the award and selection criteria.
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Pura Belpré Award
2008 Belpré Award for narrative: The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano, by Margarita Engle.
2008 Belpré Award for illustration: Los Gatos Black on Halloween, illustrated by Yuri Morales, written by Marisa Montes.
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Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video
2008 Andrew Carnegie Medal winner: Producer Kevin Lafferty with executive producer John Davis and co-producers Amy Palmer Robertson and Danielle Sterling, for the production of Jump In!: Freestyle Edition
Includes information about the award and selection criteria.                                                                                                                   Return to Top

 
            Theodor Seuss Geisel
              Award
2008 Medal Winner: There is a Bird on Your Head, by Mo Willems. Includes information about the award and selection criteria.

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Texas 2x2 Reading List
Annual listing of 20 suggested picture books for children, ages 2 through grade 2.                                              Return to Top
 


 

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Contains reviews by Carol Hurst of children's literature.
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Children's Literature Resources
Contains State and National Awards links to reading program lists.                                                  Return to Top
 


 

Yahoo! search directory
Alphabetical search directory for authors.             Return to Top
 
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