ALA Youth Media Awards

January 23, 2012 by Mary Ann Cappiello Leave a Comment

Congratulations to all of the ALA Youth Media Award winners announced this morning in Dallas. Over the next few weeks, we will cover many of these titles on the blog. Meanwhile, we invite you to explore our previously written blog entries for the winners and honor books announced today.

Additionally, please be sure to scroll down to view our regular posting for today, which honors the Lunar New Year.

Newbery Medal: Dead End in Norvelt written by Jack Gantos

http://classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/11/dead-end-in-norvelt.html

Newbery Medal Honor Book: Inside Out and Back Again written by Thanhaa Lai

http://classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/05/inside-out-back-again.html

Caldecott Honor Book: Me…Jane written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell

http://www.classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/05/me-jane-watcher.html

Geisel Honor Book: I Want My Hat Back written and illustrated by Jon Klassen

http://classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-want-my-hat-back.html

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award: Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom written and illustrated by Shane Evans

http://www.classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/03/underground-finding-light-to-freedom.html

Schneider Family Award for the Middle Grades: Wonderstruck written and illustrated by Brian Selznick

http://www.classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/12/wonderstruck.html

Congratulations to the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award winners, including Candace Fleming for her Orbis Pictus Honor Book Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
http://classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/04/night-flight-and-amelia-lost.html

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About Mary Ann Cappiello

Mary Ann is a professor of language and literacy at Lesley University. A former public school language arts and humanities teacher, she is a passionate advocate for and commentator on children’s books. Mary Ann is the co-author of Teaching with Text Sets (2013) and Teaching to Complexity (2015) and Text Sets in Action: Pathways Through Content Area Literacy (Stenhouse, 2021). She has been a guest on public radio and a consultant to public television. From 2015-2018, Mary Ann was a member of the National Council of Teachers of English's Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction (K-8) Committee, serving two years as chair.

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