Today the winners of the Caldecott and Newbery Awards were announced at the American Library Association's Midwinter Conference. Here are the winners of those prestigious awards:
John Newbery Medal Winner:
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Honor Books:
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner:
A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Honor Books:
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan Collier
Interrupting Chicken illustrated by David Ezra Stein

And a sampling of some of the winners of a slew of other awards:

Robert F. Sibert (nonfiction/informational books)
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot by Sy Montgomery

Coretta Scott King (communicate the African American experience)
One Crazy Summer and Dave the Potter

Michael L. Printz (teen books)
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Theodor Seuss Geisel (beginning readers)
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee and illustrated by Tony Fucile

For a complete list visit the ALA website, and get an explanation of what each award highlights.