John Newbery Medal for the most
outstanding contribution to children's literature:
“New
Kid,” written by Jerry Craft, is the 2020 Newbery Medal winner. The book is
illustrated by the author and published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a
division of HarperCollins Publishers.
Four
Newbery Honor Books also were named: “The Undefeated,” written by Kwame
Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and published by Versify, an imprint of
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; “Scary Stories for Young Foxes,” written by
Christian McKay Heidicker, illustrated by Junyi
Wu and
published by Henry Holt and Company, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group;
“Other Words for Home,” written by Jasmine Warga and published by Balzer +
Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and “Genesis Begins Again,”
written by Alicia D. Williams and published by Atheneum Books for Young
Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, a
Caitlyn Dlouhy Book.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American
picture book for children: “The Undefeated,”
illustrated by Kadir Nelson is the 2020 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was
written by Kwame Alexander and published by Versify, an imprint of Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt.
Three
Caldecott Honor Books also were named: “Bear Came
Along,” illustrated by LeUyen Pham, written by Richard T. Morris and published
by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group; “Double Bass
Blues,” illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez, written by Andrea J. Loney and published
by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House Children’s Books, a division of
Penguin Random House LLC; and “Going Down Home with Daddy,” illustrated by
Daniel Minter, written by Kelly Starling Lyons and published by Peachtree
Publishers.
Pura Belpré Awards honoring a Latino writer and
illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the
Latino cultural experience:
“Dancing
Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln,” illustrated
by Rafael López, is the Belpré Illustrator Award winner. The book was written
by Margarita Engle and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an
imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
Three
Belpré Illustrator Honor Books were
named:
"Across
the Bay,” illustrated by Carlos Aponte, written by the illustrator and
published by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC; "My
Papi Has a Motorcycle," illustrated by Zeke Peña, written by Isabel
Quintero and published by Kokila, an imprint of
Penguin
Random House LLC; and "¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market," illustrated
by Raúl Gonzalez, written by the author and published by Versify, an imprint of
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
“Sal
and Gabi Break the Universe,” written by Carlos Hernandez, is the Pura Belpré
Author
Award
winner. The book is published by Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book
Group.
Four
Belpré Author Honor Books was named:
"Lety
Out Loud," written by Angela Cervantes and published by Scholastic Press,
an imprint of
Scholastic
Inc.; "The Other Half of Happy," written by Rebecca Balcárcel and
published by Chronicle Books; "Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and
Storyteller Pura Belpré," written by Anika Aldamuy Denise, illustrated by
Paola Escobar and published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of
HarperCollins Publishers; and "Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz
and the Great War," written by Duncan Tonatiuh, illustrated by the author
and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.
The complete list of winners can be found here.
