And the winner is…                                

Newbery Award

THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate won the 2013 Newbery Medal for best children’s book of 2012.

Newbery Honor Books:

• SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS by Laura Amy Schlitz
• THREE TIMES LUCKY by Sheila Turnage
• BOMB: THE RACE TO BUILD-AND-STEAL THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON by Steve Sheinkin

           Caldecott Award

 THIS IS NOT MY HAT by Jon Klassen won the Caldecott Medal for best illustrations.

     Caldecott  Honor Books:

• CREEPY CARROTS illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds
• EXTRA YARN illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett
• GREEN  illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• ONE COOL FRIEND illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo
• SLEEP LIKE A TIGER illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue

All of these books are available at the Elkhart Public Library.