Book Award Lists

Book Award Lists

Past Caldecott Medal and Honor Books

Past Newbery Medal and Honor Books

While an award doesn't always guarantee that you'll enjoy a book,
book awards do bring some books to the forefront that you might miss otherwise.
It is always interesting to find out what other people think.
Check out the Wyoming children's choice book awards here and the link to programs in other states.

2007 Indian Paintbrush Book Award

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
by Georgia Byng

AWARD,
AWARD,
AWARD!

2007-2008 Nominees

Beyond the Deepwoods (Edge Cronicles #1
by Paul Stewart
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
by Cynthia Kadohata
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray
by Ann M. Martin
The Fire Within
by Chris D'Lacey
The Frog Princess
by E. D. Baker
The Homework Machine
by Dan Gutman
Midnight Ride
by Joan Hiatt Harlow
Miracle on 49th Street
by Mike Lupica
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
Mud City
by Deborah Ellis
Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipzer #1)
by Henry Winkler
Peter and the Starcatchers
by Dave Barry
Room One: A Mystery or Two
by Andrew Clement
Takini: Lakota Boy Alerts Sitting Bull
by Kenneth Thomasma
Wenny Has Wings
by Janet Lee Carey

These awards are sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Reading Council.
Participation is these programs is open to Wyoming students as follows:
Buckaroo: Kindergarten-3rd grade students; Indian Paintbrush: 4th-6th grade students; Soaring Eagle: 7th-12th grade students.
Voters must read at least three books from thier nominee list and vote for their one favorite book.
Award winners are usually announced in April of each year.

2007 Buckaroo Book Award

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont

2007-2008 Nominees

Bad Kitty
by Nick Bruel
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
by B. G. Hennessy
Chickerella
by Mary Jane Auch
Chicks and Salsa
by Aaron Reynolds
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was
Extinct
by Mo Willems
A Girl and Her Gator
by Sean Bryan
Monkey Business
by Wallace Edwards
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable
Friendship
by Isabella Hatkoff
Pancakes for Supper!
by Anne Isaacs
Probuditi!
by Chris Van Allsburg
Sunny Boy! : The Life and Times of a Tortoise
by Candace Fleming
Ten-gallon Bart
by Susan Stevens Crummel
Too Many Frogs!
by Sandy Asher

2007 Soaring Eagle Book Award

Ark Angel (Alex Rider Adv. #6)
by Anthony Horowitz
Crash Course (Hover Car Racer #1)
by Matthew Reilly
Do You Know the Monkey Man
by Dori Hillstad Butler
Elsewhe
by Gabrielle Zevin
Endymion Spring
by Matthew Skelton
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoeni
by J. K. Rowling
Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1
by Rick Riodan
Lord Loss (The Demonata #1
by Darren Shan
Maximum Ride : The Angel Experiment (Maximum
Ride #1
by James Patterson
Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
New Moon (Twilight #2)
by Stephenie Meyer
Pirates! : The True and Remarkable Aedventures of
Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates
by Celia Rees
Pretties (Uglies #2)
by Scott Westerfeld
Riddles of Epsilo
by Christine Morton-Shaw
Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice #1)
by John Flanagan

2007-2008 Nominees

Elijah of Baxton
by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt

Feathers
by Jacqueline Woodson

Henry's Freedom Box:
A True Story from the
Underground Railroad
by illustrated by Kadir Nelson;
written by Ellen Levine

First the Egg
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Past Indian Paintbrush Winners and Nominees
By Dates
By Author

Program Information

Past Soaring Eagle Winners and Nominees
By Dates
By Author

Program Information

Past Buckaroo Winners and Nominees
By Dates
By Author

Program Information

Newbery and Caldecott children's book awards are sponsored by the American Library Association, a national organization of librarians and supporters.
The awards, the Newbery for the story and the Caldecott for illustration, are decided by two committees of adults.
Members of the committees may discover books for consideration in a variety of ways, most often promotion by publishers.
Only books published in the preceding year are considered for the annual recognition.
If a book is missed or overlooked, it cannot be considered for another year which I feel is a drawback to the program.

I've read these nominees and
I know which book I would vote for today.

Notable Children Books

The American Library Association also sponsors a Notable Children Book list annually.
This is not a book award but an important recognition for authors and illustrators.
This link provides current and past lists.

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