The shortlist for the 2013 PEN/Steven Kroll Award for Picture Book Writing has been announced:

 

The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Amanda Hall

I Lay My Stitches Down by Cynthia Grady, illustrated by Michele Wood

  

Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann

Snakes by Nic Bishop

Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin

Amazon has released their lists of the best books of the year so far.  For children’s books, they have broken it into the Top 15 in several categories:  Board Books, Picture Books, Chapter Books, and Middle Grade Books.  They also have a list specifically for Teens & Young Adults.

The lists are mixes of books getting great critical reviews and those that are immensely popular.  These are definitely lists that librarians will want to take a look at for collection development.

The winners of the 2013 CILIP Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal have been announced:

The Carnegie winner is:

Sally Gardner for Maggot Moon

 

The Kate Greenaway winner is:

Levi Pinfold for Black Dog

The Scottish Book Trust has announced the shortlist for the 2013 Scottish Children’s Book Awards.  Here are the nominees.

BOOKBUG READERS – 3-7 YEARS

  

Jumblebum by Chae Strathie and Ben Cort

The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Rebecca Cobb

What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf? by Debi Gliori

 

YOUNG READERS – 8-11 YEARS

  

The Accidental Time Traveller by Janis Mackay

Black Tide by Caroline Clough

Really Weird Removals.com by Daniela Sacerdoti

 

OLDER READERS – 12-16 YEARS

  

The Book of Doom by Barry Hutchison

Ferryman by Claire McFall

The Seeing by Diana Hendry

The 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winners were announced at BEA in New York on May 31st.  Here are the winners:

PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER

Building Our House by Jonathan Bean

 

FICTION AWARD WINNER

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

 

NONFICTION WINNER

Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Robert Byrd

 

Here are the honor winners:

PICTURE BOOK HONORS

 

Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee

Black Dog by Levi Pinfold

 

FICTION HONORS

 

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

 

NONFICTION HONORS

 

Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale

Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney

The winners for the 2012 Nebula Awards have been announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.  One of the awards given is the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.  The 2012 winner is:

Fair Coin by E.C. Myers

Other nominees for the award were:

   

Above by Leah Bobet

Above World by Jenn Reese

Black Heart by Holly Black

  

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

Every Day by David Levithan

   

Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst

The shortlist for the Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award has been announced.  The award is jointly funded by Frances Lincoln and Seven Stories – National Centre for Children’s Books.  The award recognizes the best of diversity in children’s books, specifically books for 8-12 year olds that contribute to social and cultural tolerance.

Here are the books on the shortlist:

One of a Kind by Jude (Najoud) Ensaff

Samosa Girl by Swapna Haddow

You’re Not Proper by Tariq Mehmood

The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader have announced the winners of the 2013 Children’s Choice Book Awards.  The winners are selected by kids and teens with over 1 million votes cast this year. 

The winners are:

KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta, illustrated by Ed Young

 

THIRD GRADE TO FOURTH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel

 

FIFTH GRADE TO SIXTH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess by Rachel Renee Russell

 

TEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

 

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7: The Third Wheel

 

ILLUSTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Robin Preiss Glasser for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet

The winner of the 2013 Little Rebels Children’s Book Award has been announced.   This is the first year for this British award that recognizes the best radical children’s fiction that promotes social justice and is awarded by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers. 

The winner is:

Azzi in Between by Sarah Garland