2017 Winners of ALA awards for young people announced

Each year at the American Library Association's midwinter meeting, the ALA honours books for young people with a full roster of awards including the:

• John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
• Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
• Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience (three age categories: Ages 0-10; Ages 11-13; Ages 13-18)
• Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
• Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video
• Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
• May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States
• Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States
• Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Pura Belpré (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children
• Stonewall Book Award -Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book
• William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults, ages 12 – 18

Today, the ALA Youth Media Awards were announced and included only one title by a Canadian author.

Congratulations 
to 

Robin Stevenson 

for the selection of

PRIDE: Celebrating Diversity and Community

by Robin Stevenson

published by Orca Book Publishers

as

Stonewall Book Award -

Mike Morgan & Larry Romans 

Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award 

Honour Book

as an English-language children’s and young adult book of exceptional merit 

relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience

2015 ALA Youth Media Awards: winners announced

Each year at the American Library Association's midwinter meeting, the ALA honours books for young people with a full roster of awards including the:

• John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
• Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
• Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
• Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
• Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video
• Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
• May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States
• Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States
• Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Pura Belpré (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children
• Stonewall Book Award -Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book
• William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults, ages 12 – 18

The ALA Youth Media Awards were announced on February 2, 2015 in Chicago, and included the following titles by Canadian authors and illustrators. 

Congratulations 

to these authors/illustrators for the following honours:

Randolph Caldecott Medal:  HONOR BOOK

for the most distinguished American picture book for children

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole

Illustrated by Jon Klassen

by Mac Barnett

Candlewick Press

This One Summer

Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

by Mariko Tamaki

Groundwood Books

Michael L. Printz Award: HONOR BOOK

 for excellence in literature written for young adults 

This One Summer

by Mariko Tamaki

Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

Groundwood Books

Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award:  HONOR BOOK

for English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

by Christine Baldacchino

Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press

William C. Morris Award: FINALIST

for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens

The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim 

by E. K. Johnston

Carolrhoda Lab/Carolrhoda Books

2014 ALA Youth Media Award Winners announced

Each year, the American Library Association (ALA)  honours books for young people with several long-established awards:  the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Awards.  But these distinctions are only three of the Youth Media Awards presented annually at the ALA's midwinter meeting.  Although the American Library Association is based in the U.S., it occasionally selects titles by Canadian authors and illustrators, hence its inclusion here.

Earlier this week, the ALA announced its book awards at its meeting in Philadelphia.  This year only one youngCanLit title was recognized.

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One of three  Honor Books for the 

   

Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans 
Children's & Young Adult Literature Award

for English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience

 Branded by the Pink Triangle

by Ken Setterington

Second Story Press

 

Complete details and the press release for the ALA Youth Media Awards is available at their website here.

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FYI:
The full roster of ALA awards include:

• John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
• Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
• Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
• Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
• Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video
• Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
• May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States
• Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States
• Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Pura Belpré (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children
• Stonewall Book Award -Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book
• William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults, ages 12 – 18

2013 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers

The Quick Picks, presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, lists both fiction and non-fiction titles that young adults, between the ages of 12 and 18, would enjoy reading for pleasure even though they do not normally like to read. 

The 2013 list features 65 titles and 3 series; the committee also selected a top ten list, indicated here by an asterisk.

Here are the youngCanLit titles on the list of

 
FICTION

Guilty
by Norah McClintock
Ocra Book Publishers
2012
The more Finn uncovers, the more questions he has.

Dawn Patrol 
by Jeff Ross
Orca Book Publishers
2012
Will Luca and Esme find Kevin in the waves of Panama?

Way to Go
by Tom Ryan
Orca Book Publishers
2012
Wild child, Lisa, helps Danny come to terms with his love of men and cooking.

*This is Not a Test 
by Courtney Summers
Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffin
2012
Six teens are trapped inside a school during the zombie apocalypse.

Shallow Grave
by Alex Van Tol
Orca Book Publishers
2012
What happens when you accidentally unleash a dark force?

NON-FICTION

Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood 

by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Illustrated by Steve Rolston

Annick Press

2012,

Everything there is to know about blood.

2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults

Each year, YALSA presents the Best Fiction for Young Adults list after American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting. This year’s list of 102 books was drawn from 200 official nominations. The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and styles, including contemporary realistic fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction and novels in verse.

The following titles (with descriptions provided on the YALSA site) are youngCanLit included in the list for

Seraphina

by Rachel Hartman

Random House

2012

Part human, part dragon, Seraphina must hide her heritage as the peace her country has with dragons is threatened.

My Book of Life by Angel

by Martine Leavitt

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers

2012

Angel must escape her life of drugs and prostitution before she is forced to do the same for another.

The Traitor in the Tunnel

The Agency Book 3

by Y. S. Lee 

Candlewick Press

2012

Mary Lang is once again thrown into the thick of a murder mystery, this time it involves both the British Royal Family and her own long-lost father.

Such Wicked Intent

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein Book 2

by Kenneth Oppel

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

2012

Victor continues to be tempted by his love for his dead brother's fiancée and the use of Dark Sciences to control life and death.

The Encyclopedia of Me

by Karen Rivers

Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine

2012

Pick a letter and let Tink take you on a journey.

This is Not a Test

by Courtney Summers

St. Martin’s Griffith

2012

Meet the girl who doesn't want to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Full list is available at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bfya/2013list

ALA 2013 Notable Children's Books and Videos

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division within the American Library Association announced its 2013 Notable Children's Books  and Videos on January 28, 2013 at the ALA's Midwinter Meeting in Seattle.  For the committee, the term "notable" is used to refer to a book that is...

...worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding.  As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways.

Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists

The lists for all notables (and their descriptions, as used here) are posted at the ALSC website.  However, I would like to note those Canadian books that made the list, bolding the Canadian author or illustrator or publisher. Congratulations to all of you for creating outstanding work for our children.

CATEGORIES

2013 Notables Children's Books

Notables for Younger Children

This is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press
A tiny fish knows it’s wrong to steal a hat, but it fits him just right. And the big fish wants his hat back.

Extra Yarn 
by Mac Barnett
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
HarperCollins/Balzer and Bray
A selfish archduke threatens to halt a little girl's transformation of a colorless town and steal her box of magical yarn.

Notables for Older Readers

Seraphina 
by Rachel Hartman
Random House
In Goredd, dragons and humans live in uneasy peace. Hartman pulls Seraphina, a half-human/half-dragon teen musician, into the intrigue at court.  Internally logical, suspenseful with just a hint of romance.

 


2013 Notables Children's Recordings

The Mighty Miss Malone 
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Listening Library
8 hrs.
Grades 4 to 7
The hardships and courage of Deza Malone and her family during the Great Depression are read passionately by Bahni Turpin.

One Year in Coal Harbor
Written by Polly Horvath
Listening Library
5.5 hrs.
Grades 4 to 7
With a great deal of wit and charm, Kathleen McInerney voices Primrose Squarp's continuing story in Coal Harbor as she plays matchmaker and supports an effort to stop logging on the town mountain.

2013 Notable Children's Videos

55 Socks 
National Film Board Canada
8 min. DVD, $129, 800-542-2164

During World War II in the dark "winter of hunger" in Holland, women and a girl unravel a beautiful bedspread to make socks to barter for food. Based on a poem by Marie Jacobs, this animated, poetic film leaves viewers with hope for a brighter future. 

Big Drive 
National Film Board of Canada
9 min., DVD, $129, 800-542-2164

Squeezed into the back of the family car, four restless sisters find magic in a road trip across the prairie. This exuberant animated film beautifully captures the bond between sisters and the power of the imagination.

Kali the Little Vampire
National Film Board of Canada

9 min., DVD, $129.00, 800-542-2164

Viewers are alternately terrified and deeply moved by the plight of a little vampire who is isolated and lonely, but willing to risk life and limb to save a potential companion. Told in stark black, white and red, this animated short will linger long in memory.

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend 

Weston Woods, 

12 min., DVD, 800-243-5020

Based on Mélanie Watts' book about Scaredy Squirrel's uncertainty about the nature of friendship.

American Library Association (ALA) 2013 Youth Media Awards

Each year, the American Library Association (ALA)  honours books for young people with several long-established awards:  the Newberry Medal, the Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Awards.  But these distinctions are only three of the Youth Media Awards presented annually at the ALA's midwinter meeting.  Although the American Library Association is based in the U.S., it occasionally selects titles by Canadian authors and illustrators, hence its inclusion here.

Last night the ALA announced its book awards at its meeting in Seattle.  And several Canadian authors and illustrators were honoured.

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WINNER of the Randolph Caldecott Medal 

for the most distinguished American picture book for children

This is Not My Hat

by Jan Klassen

Candlewick Press

One of five Caldecott Honor Books

Extra Yarn

Illustrated by Jan Klassen

Written by Marc Bennett

Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins

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One of four Honor Books for the  

Michael L. Printz Award 

for excellence in literature written for young adults

 The White Bicycle

by Beverley Brenna

Red Deer Press 

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WINNER of the William C. Morris Award
for a debut book published by a first time author writing for teens

Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
Random House Children's Books

Complete details and the press release for the ALA Youth Media Awards is available at their website here.

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FYI:
The full roster of ALA awards include:

• John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
• Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
• Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizing an African American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults
• Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
• Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
• Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video
• Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
• May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States
• Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States
• Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Pura Belpré (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
• Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children
• Stonewall Book Award -Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book
• William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults, ages 12 – 18