The Scoop: 2008 Newbery, Caldecott, Geisel, and Sibert Award Winners Announced!
Newbery Award:
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“Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!” by Laura Amy Schlitz
Newbery Honor:
“The Wednesday Wars” by Gary D. Schmidt
“Elijah of Buxton” by Christopher Paul Curtis
“Feathers” by Jacqueline Woodson
Caldecott Award:
“The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick
Caldecott Honor:
“Henry’s Freedom Box” illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine
“First the Egg” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
“The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtin” by Peter SÃs
“Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity” by Mo Willems
Geisel Award:
“There is a Bird on Your Head” by Mo Willems
Geisel Honor:
“First the Egg” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
“Hello, Bumblebee Bat” by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
“Jazz Baby” by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
“Vulture View” by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Sibert Award:
“The Wall” by Peter Sis
Sibert Honor:
“Lightship” by Brian Floca
“Nic Bishop Spiders” by Nic Bishop
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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