Today the American Library Association announced the winners of the Newbery Award and the Caldecott award.
The Newbery Award went to:
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

There were also three Newbery Honor Books:
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

The Caldecott Award went to:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Four Caldecott honor books were named:
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

Several other book awards were also announced today, including the Michael L. Printz Award for young adult literature, which was won by The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. The Coretta Scott King Book Award recognizes an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults. Christopher Paul Curtis won for Elijah of Buxton. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished book for beginning readers went to There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems, with four honor books including: First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. For a full list of all the awards and winners check the ALA website. Congratulations to Rockville Centre resident Laura Vaccaro Seeger on her honors!