On Monday the American Library Association announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults - including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, and Printz awards - at its Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.
The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature was awarded to Neil Gaiman for The Graveyard Book.
The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children was awarded to Beth Krommesn for her illustrations in the book, The House in the Night, written by Susan Marie Swanson.
The Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults was awarded to Melina Marchetta for her book Jellicoe Road.
The Coretta Scott King Book Award recognizes an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults. This year the King Author book winner was Kadir Nelson for his novel We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. The Blacker the Berry illustrated by Floyd Cooper and written by Joyce Carol Thomas is the King Illustrator Book winner.
A complete list of all the winners and honor books can be found here.
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