Newbery, Caldecott winners named

The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the winners of the John Newbery Medal and the Randolph Caldecott Medal, along with other award winners, at its midwinter meeting in Philadelphia. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, written by Laura Amy Schlitz and published by Candlewick, won the Newbery Medal, which honors the year's most outstanding contribution to children's literature. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, illustrated by Brian Selznick and published by Scholastic, won the Caldecott Medal as the year's most distinguished American picture book for children.

For further information and a full list of winners and honor books, read the ALA press release.