The Scoop: 2008 Newbery, Caldecott, Geisel, and Sibert Award Winners Announced!

Newbery Award:

“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 Sís
“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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