Caldecott Awards 2012

An award for the most distinguished American picture book

Caldecott Medal Winner

• A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka

Caldecott Honor Books

• Blackout by John Rocco
• Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
• Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell

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Newbery Awards 2012

An award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

Newbery Medal Winner

• Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Newbery Honor Books

• Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
• Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin

Past Newbery Winners
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Robert F. Sibert Awards 2012

An award for the most distinguished informational book

Medal Winner

• Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet

Honor Books

• Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor by Larry Dane Brimner
• Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
• The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O’Connell and Donna M. Jackson, photographs by Caitlin O’Connell and Timothy Rodwell
• Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer

Past Sibert Winners
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Coretta Scott King Awards 2012

An award for the outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution by an African American author and illustrator

Author Medal Winner

• Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
  by Kadir Nelson

Illustrator Medal Winner

• Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom
  by Shane W. Evans

Past Coretta Scott King Award Winners
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