Caldecott Awards 2008

An award for the most distinguished American picture book

Caldecott Medal Winner

• The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Juvenile Fiction/J/Selznick) by Brian Selznick

Caldecott Honor Books

• Henry's Freedom Box (Picture Books/E/Levine) by Ellen Levine
• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Juvenile Biographies/J813/Sis)by Peter Sis
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Picture Books/E/Willems) by Mo Willems

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Newbery Awards 2008

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

Newbery Medal Winner

• Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village (Juvenile Nonfiction/J812.3/Sch) by Laura Amy Schlitz

Newbery Honor Books

• Elijah Of Buxton (Juvenile Fiction/J/Curtis) by Christopher Paul Curtis
• The Wednesday Wars (Juvenile Fiction/J/Schmidt) by Gary D. Schmidt
• Feathers (Juvenile Fiction/J/Woodson) by Jacqueline Woodson

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Robert F. Sibert Awards 2008

An award for the most distinguished informational book

Medal Winner

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Juvenile Biographies/J813/Sis)by Peter Sis

Honor Books

• Lightship (Juvenile Nonfiction/J387.28/Flo) by Brian Floca
• Nic Bishop Spiders by Nic Bishop

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Coretta Scott King Awards 2008

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

Author Medal Winner

• Elijah Of Buxton (Juvenile Fiction/J/Curtis) by Christopher Paul Curtis

Illustrator Medal Winner

• Let It Shine (Juvenile Nonfiction/J782.253/Let) illustrated by Ashley Bryan

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