Caldecott and Newbery announced

 The American Library Association has announced the 2013 Youth Awards. These awards include the Caldecott Medal and the Newberry Medal.  For a full list of all the winners please see the ALA website. 

2013 Caldecott Medal Winner:

  This is not my hat by Jon Klassen

2013 Caldecott Medal Honor Books:

  Creepy carrots! words Aaron Reynolds ; pictures Peter Brown

  Extra yarn by Mac Barnett ; illustrated by Jon Klassen

  Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

  One cool friend story by Toni Buzzeo ; pictures by David Small

  Sleep like a tiger written by Mary Logue and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski.

2013 Newberry Medal Winner:

  One and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

2013 Newbery Medal Honor Books:

  Splendors and glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz

  Three times lucky by Sheila Turnage

  Bomb : the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin