Via Abby…
Newbery Winner: “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village,” written by Laura Amy Schlitz
I only have to say that Fuse must be so jazzed. I’ve got it on hold at the library so when it comes in, I’ll weigh in on it then.
Honors: Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis, The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, and Feathers, by Jacqueline Woodson
I haven’t read Feathers, but I’m really excited the other two got nods. They were my picks out of all the books I’d read this year.
Caldecott: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, illustrated by Brian Selznick
How awesome. I sure hope my mother-in-law gets it for us (she’s purchased the Caldecott winners for us for the last several years), I would LOVE to own a copy.
Caldecott Honors: Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine; First the Egg, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, illustrated and written by Peter Sís; and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, illustrated and written by Mo Willems.
Mo Willems is becoming a perpetual bridesmaid: always the Honor, never the medal itself. Ah well. I haven’t read any of the others, though I’ve heard great things about The Wall, so I’ll probably be picking that up sometime soon.
You can find the list here.
The Book Nut 
Hi Melissa- this is Dawn from over at the nook. Yeah for Mo! He’s my favorite contemporary children’s author/illustrator. As a preschool teacher for the last 10 years, let me just say that he’s created some of my favorite read-alouds for 3, 4, and 5 year olds! (And I’ve seen him at the National Book Festival where he’s proven to be as charming and funny in person as he comes off on the page!) Thanks for the round-up of winners.
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Oh Dawn, I didn’t mean to say that I didn’t like Mo. I do. I guess I’m just amused that he can’t seem to win. Though I guess he won the Geisel award for one of his Elephant and Piggie books. That makes me happy. 🙂
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Oh man, I guess my tone didn’t come across right– I didn’t get the impression that you disliked Mo at all! I totally got your joke- he’s like the Susan Lucci of children’s book awards, right? 🙂
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*happy dance* for Hugo Cabret! Love love love that book.And Christopher Paul Curtis is ALWAYS in the mix. I’ve only read one of his books (Watsons Go to Birmingham), but I really liked it. Bud, Not Buddy is on the shelves somewhere, too.
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