The most prestigious honors in children’s literature, the Newbery and Caldecott medals, were awarded to Kelly Barnhill for The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Javaka Steptoe for Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat on January 23rd, 2017, at the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting in Atlanta.

The most prestigious honors in children’s literature, the Newbery and Caldecott medals, were awarded to Kelly Barnhill for
The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Javaka Steptoe for
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat on January 23rd, 2017, at the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting in Atlanta. Also announced at the gathering were the winners of the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré, Michael L. Printz, Robert F. Sibert, and Mildred L. Batchelder awards and several other major honors. Follow the links below for more information about all the winning titles, including in many cases their reviews in
The Horn Book Magazine or
The Horn Book Guide.
Newbery MedalCaldecott MedalBelpré Award (
Author and
Illustrator)
Coretta Scott King Awards (
Author and
Illustrator)
Printz Award Sibert Award Batchelder AwardAdditional ALA awardsAlex, Arbuthnot, Carnegie, Edwards, Geisel, Hamilton, Morris, Odyssey, Schneider, Steptoe, Stonewall, Wilder, and YALSA Nonfiction awards
ALSC Notable Children’s Books listGreat Graphic Novels for TeensRainbow Book ListYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults listFor more, click on the tag ALA Midwinter 2017.Save