And the winners are...

Caldecott and Newbery Medals were awarded on Monday, February 2nd. Here are the winners:

Caldecott Award: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

Caldecott Honor: 

• Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo
• The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary GrandPre
• Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
• Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
• The Right Word by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
• This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

Third through fifth graders had a chance to look at many of these books and I'm happy to say that a few of our predictions showed up on the award list this year! Beekle was a favorite!

Newbery Award: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Newbery Honor: 

• El Deafo by Cece Bell
• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Sibert Award (for informational books):

The Right Word by Jen Bryant Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Sibert Honor:

• Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
• The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
• Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell
• Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy
• Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh