The Cooperative Children’s Book Center has announced the winner of the 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award given for outstanding writing in a picture book.
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Five honor books were also named:
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz,
How Mama Brought the Spring by Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Holly Berry
In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck, illustrated by Tricia Tusa,
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford
The 2009 Zolotow Award committee also cited eight titles as Highly Commended:
The Butter Man by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou, illustrated by Julie Klear Essakalli
The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato, illustrated by Delphine Durand
The Cow That Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill, illustrated by Russell Ayto
Dance with Me by Charles R. Smith, Jr., illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Don’t Worry Bear by Greg Foley
Growing Up with Tamales = Los tamales de Ana by Gwendolyn Zepeda, illustrated by April Ward, Spanish translation by Gabriela Baeza Ventura
Hen Hears Gossip by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Joung Un Kim
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
