Monday, January 23, 2006

ALA Announces Winning Books

The American Library Association made news today! It announced the 2006 winners of the Caldecott and the Newbery Medal. The Caldecott Medal recognizes outstanding art in picture books while the Newbery Medal recognizes an outstanding work of juvenile fiction.

This year's winners are:

Caldecott: "Hello, Goodbye Window" illustrated by Chris Raschka

Newbery: "Criss Cross" by Lynne Rae Perkins

Official press release from ALA

If you're interested in purchasing these titles, here is information from Amazon.com:

"Hello, Goodbye Window"

"Criss Cross"

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