I'd be a very bad children's lit blogger if I didn't mention that the ALA announced the Caldecott and Newbery award-winners today. Big congratulations to The House in the Night by Susan Marie Sawnson and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Also honored with the Coretta Scott King award were The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, and We Are the Ship, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
After you check out all the winners, run over to Neil Gaiman's blog for his shocked reaction to the award.
