![]() ![]() Nikki Grimes was honored with a Coretta Scott King lifetime achievement award. Illustrator Floyd Cooper won the illustrator award for this book as well - and the book also won a Silber award. Other Caldecott honor books were: Have You Ever Seen A Flower Mel Fell Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre and Wonder Walkers.ĪLA's Youth Media Awards include many other honors, such as the Coretta Scott King Award, which was given to Carole Boston Weatherford for Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre. ![]() Other Newbery honor books were Red, White and Whole A Snake Falls to Earth and Too Bright to See. The story focuses on a little girl who comes to learn about her heritage after her family stops the car by the side of a road to collect watercress. The Randolph Caldecott Medal, which the American Library Association awards to the most distinguished American picture book for children, went to Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin. In the book, a girl named Petra must travel to another planet to carry on the human race after Earth has been destroyed. The John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished children's book this year went to The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. The Newbery - celebrating its 100th year - and Caldecott medals, as well as several other honors, were among those awards. ![]() ![]() America's librarians awarded top honors to their favorite children's books of the year on Monday. ![]()
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