2023 Charlie May Simon Award Winner:
City Spies by James Ponti Five kids from various parts of the world are recruited as the City Spies. When they’re not attending the local boarding school, they’re honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, computer hacking, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t. In this exciting beginning of a new series, the City Spies are sent to Paris to try to stop a villain from unleashing a deadly virus. |
2023 Arkansas Diamond Primary Award Winner: The Couch Potato written by Jory Johns and illustrated by Pete Oswald.
The Couch Potato has everything within reach and doesn't have to move from the sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel away from the comforts of the living room and venture outside. Could fresh air and sunshine possibly be better than the views on screen? |
The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children". Besides the Newbery Medal, the committee selects a variable number of runner-up books as Newbery Honor Books. A Newbery Medal is awarded each year.
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The 2023 Newbery Medal winner
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The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Beside the Caldecott Medal, the committee presents awards to a variable number of runners-up books as Caldecott Honor Books.
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The 2023 Caldecott Medal winner
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