2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
And the winners are:
For Picture Book: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
For Fiction: The Fire-Eaters by David Almond
For Non-Fiction: An American Plague by Jim Murphy
The link above will also lead you to the list of honor books which include one of my favorite picture books of the last year, Snow Music, a perfect read-aloud here in Wisconsin.

Joel writing children’s books
Well, now Billy Joel is getting into the business of writing children’s books. It is interesting to see that his books will be based on his songs, with the first one being released in September.