Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is presented to the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 2012 (Includes Poster)
WINNER
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
HONORS
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 2012 (Includes Poster)
WINNER
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
HONORS
Coretta Scott King Awards
The Coretta Scott King Awards recognize an African-American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate sensitivity to "the true worth and value of all beings." The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award is presented to a writer and/or illustrator at the beginning of their career as a published children's book creator.
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2012 (Includes Poster)
Author Award
WINNER
Heart And Soul: The Story Of America And African Americans by Kadir Nelson
HONORS
The Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield
Illustrator Award
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 2012 (Includes Poster)
WINNER
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans
HONORS
Heart And Soul: The Story Of America And African Americans by Kadir Nelson
Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Storyteller, artist, author, poet and musician, Bryan created his first children's book in first grade. He grew up in the Bronx and in 1962, he became the first African American to both write and illustrate a children's book. After a successful teaching career, Bryan left academia to pursue creation of his own artwork. He has since garnered numerous awards for his significant and lasting literary contribution of poetry, spirituals and story.
Pura Belpré Award
The Pura Belpré Award is presented 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.
Pura Belpre Author Award, 2012
WINNER AUTHOR AWARD
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
HONORS
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle
Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza
Pura Belpre Illustrator Award, 2012
WINNER ILLUSTRATOR AWARD
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
HONORS
The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match /Marisol McDonald no combina by Monica Brown
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is presented to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
WINNER
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
HONORS
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Robert F. Sibert Award
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished informational book published in the English language during the preceding year.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Award, 2012
WINNER
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet
HONORS
Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene 'Bull' Connor by Larry Dane Brimner
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O'Connell and Donna M. Jackson
Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer
Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three awards are given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school, middle school, and teens.
Schneider Family Book Award, 2012
CHILDREN'S
The Jury chose not to award a book in the category for children ages 0 - 8.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick
TEEN
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, 2012
WINNER
Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider
HONORS
I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems
William C. Morris Award
The William C. Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author.
William C. Morris Debut YA Award, 2012
WINNER
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
HONORS
Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
YALSA Excellence In Nonfiction For Young Adults, 2012
WINNER
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin
HONORS
Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science by Marc Aronson
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition by Karen Blumenthal
Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way) by Sue Macy
Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin
Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to the best adult books that have special appeal for a young adult audience.
Alex Awards Adult Books For Youth, 2012
Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin
The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens by Brooke Hauser
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Robopocalypse: A Novel by by Daniel H. Wilson
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures by Caroline Preston
The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
Odyssey Award For Excellence In Audiobook Production, 2012
WINNER
Rotters by Daniel Kraus. Published by Listening Library
HONORS
Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri.
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt. Published by Listening Library
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.
Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt. Published by Listening Library
Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award
The award honors exceptional merit in English-language works relating to the gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgendered experience.
Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2012
WINNER
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright
HONORS
Money Boy by Paul Yee
Pink by Lili Wilkinson
With or Without You by Brian Farrey
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The Mildred L. Batchelder Award honors an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the United States.
WINNER
Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak
HONORS
The Lily Pond by Annika Thor
