Kevin Henkes has won the 2005 Charlotte Zolotow Award for Kitten’s First Full Moon. The award is given annually by the CCBC for the picture book with the best text. Kevin Henkes and Kitten’s First Full Moon also won the Caldecott this year for the best illustrations in a picture book.
Three Honor Books were also chosen:
Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson

Libraries across the country are starting to play role playing games (RPGs) with their teens. From D&D to Star Wars, the RPG Sheets site carries character sheets for all of the popular and obscure RPGs. The sheets are free to print and will save a lot of time and effort for gamers.