(Books we have in our library are highlighted in green)

Caldecott Book Award
(For information on the award and past winners)

Medal Winner: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Honor Books:  Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine
                             First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger                         
                             The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis
                             Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems                                               

Newbery Book Award
(For information on the award and past winners)

Medal Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
Honor Books:  Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
                            The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
                             Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
                                

Indian Paintbrush Nominees 2007-2008
(For more information on the award and past winners)
The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Berry
Wenny has Wings by Janet Lee Carey
Room One: a mystery of two by Andrew Clements
The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Mud City by Deborah Ellis
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
Midnight Rider by Joan Hiatt Harlow
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica
A Dog's Life: the autobiography of a stray by Ann M. Martin
Beyond the Deepwoods (Edge Chronicles #1) by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
Takini: Lakota Boy Alerts Sitting Bull by Kenneth Thomasma
Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipzer #1) by Henry Winkler

Indian Paintbrush winners for 2006-2007
Winner:  Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
1st runner-up:  Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman
2nd runner-up:  Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng

Soaring Eagle Nominees 2007-2008
Do You Know the Monkey man by Dorit Hillestad Butler
Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice #1) by John Flanagan
Ark Angel (An Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Pirates! The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe any Nancy Kington by Celia Rees
Crash Course (Hover Car Racer #1) by Matthew Reilly
Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Lord Loss (The Demonata #1) by Darren Shan
Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Pretties by Scott Westerfield
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

Soaring Eagle Winners for 2006-2007
Winner:  Eldest by Christopher Paolini
1st runner-up:  Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2nd runner-up:  Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Buckaroo Nominees 2007-2008
*The Buckaroo Book Award will provide the opportunity for Wyoming children in grades  kindergarten through third to select favorite books they have read or have listened to and to honor the authors of these books.
*Each participating child will vote for only one book and they must have read or listened to at least 3 of the nominated books in order to vote.
*Libraries will set up their own procedures for voting.  Bonnie Stahla will read most of the books the library has to the kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd  grade classes at Sundance Elementary.  Each of these children will have a chance to vote.

Too Many Frogs by Sandy Asher
Chickerella by Mary Jane Auch
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
A Girl and her Gator by Sean Bryan
Ten-gallon Bart by Susan Stevens Crummel
Ellison the Elephant by Eric Drachman
Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards
Sunny Boy! The Life and Times of a Tortoise by Candace Fleming
Owen & Mzee: the true story of a remarkable friendship by Isabella & Craig Hatkoff & Paula Kahumbu
The Boy Who Cried Wolf by B.G. Hennessy
Pancakes for Supper! by Anne Isaacs
Fat Bat and Swoop by Leo Landry
Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds
Probuditi! by Chris Van Allsburg
Edwina, the dinosaur who didn't know she was extinct by Mo Willems

Buckaroo winners for 2006-2007
Winner:  Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse by Judy Schachner
1st runner-up:  The Sweet Tooth by Margie Palatini
2nd runner-up:  I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont


Robert F. Sibert Award
Awarded for the most distinguished information book for children.

Michael L. Printz Award
Awarded to the author of a book that best exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
 

Coretta Scott King Award
Awarded to an author of African descent whose inspirational books best promote an appreciation of the American Dream.
 

Schneider Family Book Award
Awarded to books that embody the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
 

Theodor Seuss Geisel Beginning Reader Award
Awarded to the most distinguished beginning reader book.
 

Margaret A. Edwards Award
for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.
 

        
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