Cognotes 2018 Midwinter Meeting Denver Highlights - 7

MIDWINTER MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER

Youth Media Awards

Arnold, Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss,
illustrated by Tedd Arnold (Holiday House).
Snail & Worm Again, written and illustrated
by Tina Kügler (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publishing Company).

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Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime
achievement in writing for young adults:
Angela Johnson - her books include Heaven,
Looking for Red, The First Part Last, and Sweet,
Hereafter (all published by Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon
& Schuster Children's Publishing), Bird (Puffin
Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers),
and Toning the Sweep (Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.).
May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award
recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian,
or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site.
Dr. Debbie Reese will deliver the 2019 May
Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Reese is a longtime advocate for Native representation and is
a former teacher and university professor. She
earned her PhD in Education from the University of Illinois, where she also helped establish the
Native American House and American Indian
Studies program. Dr. Reese also holds an MEd
degree in Library and Information Science from
San Jose State University. She is tribally enrolled
at Nambé Owingeh Pueblo in New Mexico.

COGNOTES

Michael L. Printz Book Award committee members don gloves and join hands in
a show of unity just before the awards announcement in Denver.

Audio, written by Cressida Cowell and narrated
by David Tennant.

Pura Belpré Award honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children's books best
portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural
experience:
Illustrator
La Princesa and the Pea, illustrated by Juana
Martinez-Neal, wriitten by Susan Middleton
Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an out- Elya (G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin
standing children's book originally published Random House LLC).
Author
in a language other than
Lucky Broken Girl, writEnglish in a country other
ten by Ruth Behar (Nancy
than the United States, and
For more
Paulsen Books, an imprint
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Illustrator Honor Books
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(Cinco Puntos Press).
Jakob Wegelius, translated
Frida Kahlo and Her Anifrom Swedish by Peter
malitos, illustrated by John
Graves (Delacorte Press, an
imprint of Random House Children's Books, a Parra, written by Monica Brown (NorthSouth
Books, Inc., an imprint of NordSüd Verlag AG).
division of Penguin Random House LLC).
Author Honor Books
Batchelder Honor Books
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, written by
Malala: Activist for Girls' Education, written
by Raphaële Frier, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty Pablo Cartaya (Viking, an imprint of Penguin
and translated from French by Julie Cormier Random House LLC).
The First Rule of Punk, written by Celia C.
(Charlesbridge Publishing).
When a Wolf is Hungry, written by Christine Pérez (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random
Naumann-Villemin, illustrated by Kris Di Gia- House LLC).
como and translated from French by Eerdmans
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book
Books for Young Readers (Eerdmans Books for
Award for most distinguished informational
Young Readers).
You Can't Be Too Careful!, written and illus- book for children:
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961,
trated by Roger Mello, and translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn (Elsewhere Editions). written by Larry Dane Brimner (Calkins Creek,
an imprint of Highlights).
Sibert Honor Books
Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix,
for children and/or young adults, available in
written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June
English in the United States:
The Hate U Give, produced by HarperAudio. Jo Lee, illustrated by Man One (Readers to
The book is written by Angie Thomas and nar- Eaters Books).
Grand Canyon, written and illustrated by
rated by Bahni Turpin.
Jason Chin (Roaring Brook Press, a Neal Porter
Odyssey Honor Audiobooks
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, produced Book).
Not So Different: What You Really Want to
by Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin
Random House Audio Publishing Group, writ- Ask about Having a Disability, written by Shane
ten by Philip Pullman and narrated by Michael Burcaw, illustrated by Matt Carr (Roaring Brook
Press).
Sheen.
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved
A Boy Called Christmas, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random an Ecosystem, written by Patricia Newman
House Audio Publishing Group, written by Matt (Millbrook Press, a division of Lerner Publishing
Group, Inc.).
Haig and narrated by Stephen Fry.
Long Way Down, produced by Simon &
Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan and
Schuster Audio, written and narrated by Jason
Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult
Reynolds.
Trombone Shorty, produced by Live Oak Me- Literature Award given annually to Englishdia, written by Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews language children's and young adult books of
exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian,
and narrated by Dion Graham.
The Wizards of Once, produced by Hachette bisexual, and transgender experience:

Little & Lion, written by Brandy Colbert
(Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group Inc.).
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and
the Crime That Changed Their Lives, written by
Dashka Slater (Farrar Straus Giroux for Young
Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing
Group, LLC).
Stonewall Honor Books
As the Crow Flies, written and illustrated by
Melanie Gillman (Iron Circus Comics).
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, written by Mackenzi Lee (Katherine Tegen Books,
HarperCollins Publishers).
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most
distinguished book for beginning readers:
Charlie & Mouse, written by Laurel Snyder,
illustrated by Emily Hughes (Chronicle Books).
Geisel Honor Books
I See a Cat, written and illustrated by Paul
Meisel (Holiday House).
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog
Treats, written by Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by Nancy Meyers (Peachtree Publishers).
My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories, written
and illustrated by Salina Yoon (Bloomsbury
Children's Books).
Noodleheads See the Future, written by Tedd

William C. Morris Award for a debut book
published by a first-time author writing for teens:
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas
(Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publishers).
Finalists
Dear Martin, written by Nic Stone (Crown
Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random
House Children's Books, a division of Penguin
Random House LLC).
Devils Within, written by S.F. Henson (Sky
Pony Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing).
Saints and Misfits, written by S.K. Ali (Salaam
Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing).
Starfish, written by Akemi Dawn Bowman
(Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Children's Publishing).
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
for Young Adults:
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers,
written by Deborah Heiligman (Godwin Books/
Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children's
Publishing Group).
Finalists
#Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American
Women, by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa
Charleyboy, editors (Annick Press).
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro,
and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism,
written by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
(Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children's
Publishing Group).
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and
the Crime That Changed Their Lives, written by
Dashka Slater (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, an
imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing
Group).
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked,
and Found, written by Martin W. Sandler
(Candlewick Press).
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Additional Announcements
to Reflect Diverse Population
Librarians and library staff work to transform lives by connecting youth with materials that celebrate diversity, abolish cultural
invisibility, and foster understanding. The
American Library Association and its professional affiliates will highlight the best of
the best in multicultural literature for youth
by adding additional announcements to its
2019 ALA Youth Media Awards.
The United States is becoming more
diverse. Demographics predict that by the
year 2050, African Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, Latino/Hispanics, and Native
Americans will constitute most Americans,
yet multicultural literature for youth is at a
low point. According to the University of
Wisconsin's Cooperative Children's Book
Center (CCBC), only a third of the 3,400
books received by the CCBC written for
children in 2016 were by and/or about
people of color.
"Often children in the United States are
not exposed to print or digital materials
that reflect themselves or their culture," said
ALA President Jim Neal. "A child's lack of
exposure to other cultures paves the way to
bigotry and cultural invisibility. The addition

of professional affiliate awards can only assist
with our efforts to encourage understanding
and abolish cultural invisibility."
To bring awareness about and encourage the creation of more books that depict
diverse cultures, or by authors of color, ALA
will highlight titles selected by the American
Indian Library Association (AILA), Asian/
Pacific American Librarians Association
(APALA), and the Association of Jewish
Libraries (AJL) during the upcoming 2019
ALA Youth Media Awards. In the meantime,
ALA encourages readers of all ages to visit
the affiliate websites to learn more about the
2018 award winners.
Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media
Awards, including the prestigious Coretta
Scott King Book, Caldecott, Newbery, and
Printz awards, guide parents, educators,
librarians, and others in selecting the best
materials for youth. Award winners rarely
go out of print and stay on library shelves
for decades to come.
For more information regarding the
ALA Youth Media Awards, please visit
ILoveLibraries.org/yma.

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