Center for Children’s Books announces The 2005 Gryphon Award. THe award is given annually to the author of “an outstanding English language work of fiction or non-fiction for which the primary audience is children in Kindergarten through Grade 4.”
This year’s winner is Little Rat Rides by Monika Bang-Campbell, illustrated by Molly Bang. The two honor books are Down Girl and Sit: Smarter Than Squirrels by Lucy Nolan, illustrated by Mike Reed and You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Michael Emberley.