Newbery and Caldecott Winners Announced!

Check out the best of the best in children's literature published in 2011!

Newbery Medal winner: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos  (J GAN)

Caldecott Medal winner: A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka  (J PICTURE RAS)

These titles are available at the library, so make sure you don't miss them. Find the winners of all the book and media awards here.

2009 Carolyn W. Field award

And the winner is...

"The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Bartoletti's tale involves a young boy with enormous courage who stands up his beliefs, despite the fact that the consequences might be fatal. It is powerfully written, but not too graphic in light of the harsh subject matter of the Holocaust.

Honor books are:

"Fearless" by Elvira Woodruff
"Life is Fine" by Allison Whittenberg
"Titanicat" illustrated by Robert Papp
"Willie and the All-Stars" by Floyd Cooper

This award honors the best children’s book by a Pennsylvania author or illustrator. It was established in 1983 by the Youth Services Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association. Carolyn Wicker Field retired in 1983 from the Free Library of Philadelphia where she served as Coordinator of Work with Children for 30 years.