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John Newbery Medal
The winners of annual awards given to authors for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2011 Winner: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool.

Randolph Caldecott Medal
The winners of the annual awards given to artists who illustrate the most distinguished American picture books for children.
2011 Winner: A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead and written by Philip C. Stead.

Coretta Scott King (Author) Award
Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.
2011 Winner: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia.

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
The winners of the annual award for the best beginning readers.
2011 Winner: Bink and Gollie, written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee and illustrated by Tony Fucile.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The winners of the annual award for the best book for children originally published in another language and translated into English.
2011 Winner: A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux, translated by Y. Maudet.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
The winners of this annual award for the best informational (nonfiction) books.
2011 Winner: Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot, written by Sy Montgomery.

Pura Belpré Award
The winners of this award given every two years to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
2011 Winner: The Dreamer , by Pam Muñoz Ryan.

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updated 01/12/2011