2024 Caldecott & Newbery Winners
- 01/25/2024
- 13:45
- maureen
Every year, the American Library Association announces the winners of the Newbery & Caldecott Medals at their annual ALA Youth Media Awards. These distinguished awards honor the best creative talent and content that is currently being published for our young readers.
John Newbery Medal
(for most outstanding contribution to children’s literature)
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris.
Newbery Honor Award Winners:
- Eagle Drums – Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson (Author, Illustrator)
- Elf Dog and Owl Head – M.T. Anderson (Author), Junyi Wu (Illustrator)
- The Many Assassinations of Samir, The Seller of Dreams – Daniel Nayeri (Author), Daniel Miyares (Illustrator)
- MexiKid: A Graphic Memoir – Pedro Martin (Author, Illustrator)
- Simon Sort of Says – Erin Bow (Author)
Randolph Caldecott Medal
(for most distinguished American picture book for children)
Big, written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
Caldecott Honor Award winners:
- In Every Life – Marla Frazee (Author, Illustrator)
- Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter – Aida Salazar (Author), Molly Mendoza (Illustrator)
- There Was a Party for Langston – Jason Reynolds (Author), Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey (Illustrator)
- The Truth About Dragons – Julie Leung (Author), Hanna Cha (Illustrator)