2015 Boston Globe – Horn Book Award Winners

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 | Tasha

School Library Journal has the news of the winners of the 2015 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards. Here are the winners:

PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER

The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee

PICTURE BOOK HONORS

It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee

Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers

FICTION AWARD WINNER

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

FICTION HONORS

Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

NONFICTION AWARD WINNER

The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming

NONFICTION HONORS

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

2015 Australian Book of the Year

May 26, 2015May 23, 2015 | Tasha

Galleycat has the news that a children’s book has won the 2015 Australian Book Industry Awards. The 52-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton won the overall Book of the Year award as well as the Book of the Year for Younger Children. The book is the fourth in the Treehouse series that combines silly illustrations and funny antics into zany comedy for young readers.

Here are the winners of the other 2015 children’s book awards:

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER CHILDREN

Withering-by-Sea by Judith Russell

SMALL PUBLISHER’S CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR

Tea and Sugar Christmas by Jane Jolly and Robert Ingpen

2015 CBI Book of the Year Awards

May 21, 2015May 20, 2015 | Tasha

Oliver Jeffers has become only the third person to ever win both the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year and their Children’s Choice Award for the same book. Jeffers took both awards for his Once Upon an Alphabet.

Here are the other CBI Awards:

Honour Award for Illustration

Chris Haughton for Shh! We Have a Plan

Honour Award for Fiction

Áine Ní Ghlinn for Daideo

Judges’ Special Award

Gabriel Rosenstock and Brian Fitzgerald for Haiku Más é do thoil é!

Eilís Dillon Award for a first children’s book:

Louise O’Neill for Only Ever Yours

2015 Branford Boase Shortlist

May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 | Tasha

The UK’s Branford Boase Award focuses on debut novels for children and teens. Here are the shortlisted titles for this year:

Bone Jack by Sara Crowe

Cowgirl by Giancarlo Gemin

The Dark Inside by Rupert Wallis

Half Bad by Sally Green

Leopold Blue by Rosie Rowell

Trouble by Non Pratt

The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss

2015 Children’s Choice Book Awards

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 | Tasha

In an awards ceremony hosted by two literary giants, Betsy Bird from NYPL and Fuse 8 and Jon Scieszka, the 2015 Children’s Choice Book Awards were announced. These awards are the only ones where the winners are selected by children and teens. Here are the winners in both children’s and teen categories:

KINDERGARTEN to 2nd GRADE

Eva and Sadie and the Worst Haircut EVER! by Jeff Cohen, illustrated by Elanna Allen

3rd to 4th GRADE

Kali’s Story: An Orphaned Polar Bear Rescue by Jennifer Keats Curtis, illustrated by John Gomes

5th to 6th GRADE

The Dumbest Idea Ever by Jimmy Gownley

TEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

The One by Kiera Cass

CHILDREN’S CHOICE DEBUT AUTHOR

J. A. White for The Thickety: A Path Begins

TEEN CHOICE DEBUT AUTHOR

Jennifer Mathieu for The Truth about Alice

CHILDREN’S CHOICE ILLUSTRATOR

Chris Appelhans for Sparky! by Jenny Offill

2015 Edgar Award Winners

May 4, 2015May 1, 2015 | Tasha

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The winners of the 2015 Edgar Award Winners have been announced by the Mystery Writers of America. Here are the winners in the youth categories:

BEST JUVENILE

Greenglass House by Kate Milford

BEST YOUNG ADULT

The Art of Secrets by James Klise

2015 CLPE Poetry Award Shortlist

April 29, 2015April 28, 2015 | Tasha

The shortlist for the 2015 CLiPPA has been announced. The UK award is given by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. It is the only book award that celebrates poetry for children specifically. The award winner will be announced in July. Here is the shortlist:

Blue Balloons and Rabbit Ears by Hilda Offen

Give the Ball to the Poet: A New Anthology of Caribbean Poetry edited by Georgie Horrell, Aisha Spencer and Morag Styles

Let in the Stars edited by Mandy Coe

My Life as a Goldfish and Other Poems by Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Ellie Jenkins

Werewolf Club Rules by Joseph Coelho

NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlists

April 27, 2015April 24, 2015 | Tasha

The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards shortlists have been announced. The awards celebrate Australian writers. The winner will be announced in May. Here are the shortlists for the youth categories:

PATRICIA WRIGHTSON PRIZE FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

The Adventures of Sir Roderick the Not-Very Brave by James O’Loghlin

Crossing by Catherine Norton

The Duck and the Darklings by Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King

Figgy in the World by Tamsin Janu

The First Voyage by Allan Baillie

Rivertime by Trace Balla

ETHEL TURNER PRIZE FOR YOUNG ADULT’S LITERATURE

Are You Seeing Me? by Darren Groth

Book of Days by K.A. Barker

Cracked by Clare Strahan

The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty

Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier

The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French

2015 Eisner Award Nominations

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 | Tasha

The nominations for the 2015 Eisner Awards have been announced. These awards are for the best in comics and graphic novels and include specific categories for youth. Here are the nominees in those categories:

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)