The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the best picture book published in America during the year.  It is awarded to the Illustrator of the books.  The 2005 winner is Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes.  The 2004 winner is The Man Who Walked between the Towers by Mordical Gerstein.  The 2006 award will be announced in January of 2006.

Bonanza of Books  

Glenda Dixon

Phone: 785-339-4830

Fax: 785-339-4825

Email: dixongle@usd437.net

http://www.ala.org/

The Newbery Medal is awarded to the best in children’s literature for the year.  The 2005 Medal Winner: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata


Honor Books:

· Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, by Gary D. Schmidt

· Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko

· The Voice that Challenged a Nation:  Marian Anerson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman

            

            

http://www.ala.org/

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