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Here is a more detailed list of all the American Library Association book/author awards. The original posting was from Jeanette Larson, Youth Services Manager of the Austin Public Library. Amanda The American Library Association announced its major children's book awards this morning. For the full list go to http://www.ala.org/pio/media_awards.html. Avi, author of "Crispin: The Cross of Lead," and Eric Rohmann, illustrator and author of "My Friend Rabbit," are the 2003 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals, the most prestigious awards in children's literature. Nikki Grimes, author of "Bronx Masquerade," and E.B. Lewis, illustrator of "Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman," are the 2003 Coretta Scott King Awards honoring African-American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults. Janet McDonald, author of "Chill Wind," is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (text) Award; and Randy DuBurke is the Steptoe New Talent (illustrator) Award. Aidan Chambers is the winner of the 2003 Michael L. Printz Award for his powerful novel, "Postcards from No Man's Land." James Cross Giblin, author of "The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler," was named the winner of the 2003 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children. Nancy Garden, author of "Annie on My Mind" (1982), is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her lifetime contribution in writing for young adults. Garden's writing encompasses nonfiction and a range of fiction from historical to fantasy to realistic. Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly of Weston Woods Studios, producers of "So You Want to Be President?" based on the Caldecott Medal-winning book by Judith St. George and illustrated by David Small, are the 2003 recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video. Eric Carle, best known for his picture books for young children, is the 2003 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner. His numerous picture books include "The Very Hungry Caterpillar;" "Do You Want to Be My Friend?" "The Tiny Seed" and "From Head to Toe." The Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., was named winner of the 2003 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for the most outstanding children's book originally published in a foreign language and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States for "The Thief Lord." Originally published in Germany in 2000, the book was written by Cornelia Funke and translated by Oliver Latsch. --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
