This morning, the American Library Association announced its literary awards for children’s books. As always, there were surprises. What isn’t particularly surprising, however, is that a number of books on the CYBILS short lists have received honors and awards from ALA.
–Kelly Fineman, Poetry Organizer
Here are the CYBILS titles, in alphabetical order by ALA award name:
Caldecott Honor
Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems (CYBILS picture book finalist)
The Wall: Growing Up Between the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (CYBILS nonfiction picture book finalist)
Newbery Award
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd (CYBILS poetry finalist)
Newbery Honor
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (CYBILS YA finalist)
Printz Honor
Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins (CYBILS fantasy/sci-fi finalist)
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill (CYBILS poetry finalist)
Robert F. Sibert Award
The Wall: Growing Up Between the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (CYBILS nonfiction picture book finalist)
Robert F. Sibert Honor
Lightship by Brian Floca (CYBILS nonfiction picture book finalist)
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor
Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (CYBILS nonfiction picture book finalist)