The 2002 ALA Awards Winners
Announced Jan 27, 2003
The
Newbery and Caldecott Medals are considered the highest honors given for children's literature. The Medals are often referred to as the 'Academy Awards' for books written for children.
Avi, author of "
Crispin: The Cross of Lead," and
Eric Rohmann, illustrator and author of "
My Friend Rabbit," are the
2003 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals, the most prestigious awards in children's literature.
Andrew Carnegie Medal: Awarded for excellence in children's video. Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly of Weston Woods Studios, producers of
"So You Want to Be President?" based on the Caldecott Medal-winning book by
Judith St. George
Caldecott Medal:
The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded to a U.S. illustrator of the most distinguished picture book for children published in the U.S. in the preceding year.
My Friend Rabbit by author and illustrator
Eric Rohmann
Coretta Scott King Award: Honoring African-American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults:
Author Award:
Bronx Masquerade by
Nikki Grimes
Award for Illustration:
E. B. Lewis for
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Author Talent Award:
Janet McDonald for her work
Chill Wind
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal: Awarded to an author who has made a lasting and substantial contribution to literature written for children.
Eric Carle, best known for his picture books for young children, is the 2003 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner. His numerous picture books include:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar;
Do You Want to Be My Friend?, The Tiny Seed and
From Head to Toe.
Margaret A. Edwards Award: A Lifetime Achievement Award given to an author of literature for young adults.
Nancy Garden, author of
Annie on My Mind
Michael L. Printz Award: Recognizing excellence in literature written for young adults.
Postcards from No Man's Land by
Aidan Chambers
Mildred L. Batchelder Award: recognizing the most outstanding children's book published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States
The Thief Lord, originally published in Germany in 2000, the book was written by
Cornelia Funke and translated by
Oliver Latsch.
Newbery Medal:
The John Newbery Medal honors the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children"
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by
Avi
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award: For non-fiction literature written for children.
James Cross Giblin, author of
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
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