Day: May 3, 2019

2019 Australian Book Industry Awards

| Tasha

The Australian Book Industry Awards give awards across a wide variety of ages and subjects. Here are this year’s winners for the juvenile categories.

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER CHILDREN

Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds by Jeremy Lachlan

 

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN

The 104-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

 

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys (Coming to the United States in September 2019)

 

SMALL PUBLISHER’S CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR

Whisper by Lynette Noni

2019 Indies Choice Book Award Winners

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The 2019 Indies Choice Book Award winners were announced this week. Voted on by booksellers at American Booksellers Association member stores across the country, the awards are given in a variety of categories, including several for young readers. Here are the winners in those categories:

YOUNG ADULT

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

THE E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD FOR PICTURE BOOKS

We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

 

THE E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD FOR MIDDLE READERS

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

 

PICTURE BOOK HALL OF FAME WINNERS

Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen

Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

This Week Tweets

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Here are the items I shared on Twitter this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

15 Of The Absolute Best Podcasts for Children’s Books buff.ly/2IK4Pwm #kidlit

A is for Activist: why children’s books are getting political buff.ly/2UU1KeD #kidlit

Baltimore Mayor Resigns in Wake of Children’s Book Scandal – https://t.co/VZiFq4w4Da

Five questions for Raúl the Third — The Horn Book buff.ly/2V0P8qY #kidlitart

Minneapolis writer Pete Hautman wins Edgar for best juvenile novel buff.ly/2VrPcQ8 #kidlit

Nonfiction Authors Dig Deep by Traci Sorell buff.ly/2J2tLym #kidlit

Onjali Rauf: ‘My mother said publishing was a white world, but I should always try’ buff.ly/2V4nhX3 #kidlit

PW – Now You See Me, Now You Don’t – a story of soft censorship buff.ly/2Pu1YIq #kidlit

Read Rare Classic Children’s Books for Free Through the Library of Congress buff.ly/2ZQ9Ybu #kidlit

What Happens When a Young Syrian Refugee Ends Up in Cincinnati? – https://t.co/kqAaBW0IPB

Where Were The Girls Like Me In All The Horse Books I Read As A Kid? buff.ly/2Y4AKep #kidlit

Who Wet This Interview? Bob Shea and Zachariah OHora Fess Up —

@fuseeight  A Fuse #8 Production buff.ly/2IMOGWH #kidlit

LIBRARIES

14 of the World’s Most Charming Libraries buff.ly/2PvxQfL #libraries

“The American Library”: stunning installation by Yinka Shonibare, at Speed Museum Louisville KY. Remarkable statement on immigration, colonialism, diversity, libraries. speedmuseum.org/exhibitions/yi…

Halifax Public Libraries cooks up new approach to tackle food insecurity | CBC News buff.ly/2J7vVwD #libraries

No One Reads On The Job — And 6 Other Things I Learned Working In A Library buff.ly/2UHSxpx #libraries

YA LIT

Behind the Design: ‘With the Fire on High’ by Elizabeth Acevedo buff.ly/2vpJCio #yalit

Controversial YA Novel Pulled by Author to Be Published This Fall buff.ly/2XO0JGW #YAlit

Q & A with Elizabeth Acevedo buff.ly/2vrF779 #YAlit