Congratulations to Brian Selznick on the award of the Caldecott Medal for the impressive Invention of Hugo Cabret.

Write Away's interview with Brian

The Caldecott Honour Books are:

• 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 Sís
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems

The John Newbery  has been awarded to Laura Amy Schlitz for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Newbery Honor Books are:

•  Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
• Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

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