THE NEWBERY MEDAL
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The 2008 Newbery Medal Winner 
GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!: VOICES FROM A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
by Laura Amy Schlitz
THE CALDECOTT MEDAL
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The 2008 Caldecott Medal Winner
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznick
THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association’s Social Responsibilities Round Table. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the “American Dream.”
2008 King Author Award
ELIJAH OF BUXTON by Christopher Paul Curtis
2008 King Illustrator Award
LET IT SHINE: THREE FAVORITE SPIRITUALS by Ashley Bryan
THE ROBERT F. SIBERT INFORMATIONAL BOOK AWARD
Awarded to the best informational book
2008 Sibert Winner
THE WALL: GROWING UP BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN by Peter Sis
THE MILDRED L. BATCHELDER AWARD
Awarded to the publisher of best book in translation
2008 Batchelder Winner
BRAVE STORY by Miyuki Miyabe
THE PURA BELPRE AWARD
Honors Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in a children’s book. (Awarded every two years)
2008 Belpre Author Award THE POET SLAVE OF CUBA: A BIOGRAPHY OF JUAN FRANCISCO MANZANO by Margarita Engel
2008 Belpre Illustrator Award
LOS GATOS BLACK ON HALLOWEEN by Marisa Montes; illus by Yuyi Morales
THE THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL AWARD
Awarded to the most distinguished beginning reader book.
2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
THERE IS A BIRD ON YOUR HEAD by Mo Willems
THE SCHNEIDER FAMAILY BOOK AWARD
Awarded for best artistic expression of a disability
2008 Picture Book Award
KAMI AND THE YAKS by Andrea Stenn Stryer; illus by Bert Dodson
2008 Middle School Award
REACHING FOR SUN by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
2008 Teen Award
HURT GO HAPPY by Ginny Rorby
