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2004
Children's Book Awards
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United States • Great Britain • International
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United
States
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Caldecott
Medal
awarded to
"the artist of the most distinguished
American picture book for children"
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Winner:
The
Man Who Walked Between the Towers- Mordicai Gerstein
Honor Books:
Ella
Sarah Gets Dressed- Margaret Chodos-Irvine
What
Do You Do With a Tale Like This?-
written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Don't
Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus- Mo Willems
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Newbery
Medal
awarded "to the author of the most
distinguished
contribution
to American literature for children."
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Winner:
The
Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some
Soup, and a Spool of Thread- Kate DiCamillo
Honor Books:
Olive's
Ocean- Kevin Henkes
An
American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever
Epidemic of 1793- Jim Murphy
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Coretta Scott King
Award
awarded to an African-American
author and illustrator of books
for children for outstanding inspirational and
educational contributions
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Author
Award Winner:
The
First Part Last- Angela Johnson
Author Award
Honor Books:
Locomotion-
Jacqueline Woodson
The
Battle of Jericho- Sharon M. Draper
Days
of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States-
Patricia C. & Fredrick L. McKissack
Illustrator Award Winner:
Beautiful
Blackbird- written & illustrated by Ashley Bryan
Illustrator Award Honor Books:
Almost
to Freedom-
written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by Colin Bootman
Thunder
Rose- written by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
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Robert
F. Sibert Informational Book Award
awarded annually to
"the author of the most distinguished
informational book
published during the preceding year."
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Winner:
An
American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever
Epidemic of 1793- Jim Murphy
Honor
Books:
I
Face the Wind-
Written by Vicki Cobb, illustrated by Julia Gorton
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Laura
Ingalls Wilder Award
"honors
an author or illustrator , published in the United States, whose
books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature
for children" -awarded every other year
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Winner
2003:
Eric Carle
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Mildred
L. Batchelder Award
awarded to
the "most outstanding children's book originally published in a
foreign language"
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Winner:
Run,
Boy, Run- Uri Orlev
Translated from Hebrew by Hillel Hakin
Honor Book:
The
Man Who Went to the Dark Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11
Astronaut Michael Collins: or a Book About Michael Collins, Apollo
11, and 20 Pounds of Checklists
- Bea Uusma Schyffert
Translated from Swedish by Emi Guner
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Boston
Globe-Horn Book Award
awarded for
excellence in literature for
children and young adults
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Winner- Fiction & Poetry:
The
Fire-Eaters- David Almond
Honor Books- Fiction & Poetry
God
Went to Beauty School- Cynthia Rylant
The
Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One-
Jonathan Stroud
Winner- Nonfiction:
An
American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever
Epidemic of 1793- Jim Murphy
Honor
Books- Nonfiction:
Suprising
Sharks- written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by James Croft
The
Man Who Went to the Dark Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11
Astronaut Michael Collins: or a Book About Michael Collins, Apollo
11, and 20 Pounds of Checklists
- Bea Uusma Schyffert
Translated from Swedish by Emi Guner
Winner- Picture Book:
The
Man Who Walked Between the Towers- Mordicai Gerstein
Honor Books- Picture
Book:
The
Shape Game- Anthony Browne
Snow
Music- Lynne Rae Perkins
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National
Book Award
awarded annually to an exceptional book by an American
author
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Winner
for Young People's Literature:
Finalists:
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Edgar Awards
awarded by the Mystery Writers of America
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Winner for juvenile fiction:
Bernie
Magruder & the Bats in the Belfry by Phyllis Reynolds
Naylor
Nominees:
The
Malted Falcon by Bruce Hale
Lily's
Ghosts by Laura Ruby
Dust
by Arthur Slade
Sammy
Keyes and the Art of Deception by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Carolyn
Field Award
awarded
annually to a Pennsylvania author or illustrator
by the Pennsylvania Library Association Youth Services Division
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Winner:
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Great Britain
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Carnegie
Medal
awarded to
"an outstanding book for children and young people."
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Winner:
A
Gathering Light- by Jennifer Donnelly
Short List:
David
Almond- The Fire-Eaters
Mark
Haddon- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Elizabeth
Laird- The Garbage King
Michael
Morpurgo- Private Peaceful
Linda
Newbery- Sisterland
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Kate
Greenaway Medal
awarded to "an outstanding
book in terms of illustration
for children and young people."
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Winner:
Ella’s Big Chance-
by Shirley Hughes
Shortlist:
Anthony Browne- The Shape Game
Alexis
Deacon- Beegu
Debi Gliori- Always
and Forever
Mini Grey- The
Pea and the Princess
Dave McKean- The
Wolves in the Walls
Bee Willey-
Bob Robber and Dancing Jane
Chris Wormell-
Two Frogs
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Whitbread
Book Award
awarded to "encourage,
promote, and celebrate
the
best of contemporary British writing."
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Winner-
Whitbread Book of the Year:
The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-time-
Mark Haddon
Winner-
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year:
The Fire-Eaters- David Almond
Shortlist- Children's Book of the Year:
The
Fire-Eaters- David Almond
The Oracle- Catherine Fisher
Private Peaceful- Michael Morpurgo
Naked Without a Hat- Jeanne Willis
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Guardian
Children's Fiction Award
sponsored by London's Guardian
newspaper and awarded to an outstanding work of children's fiction by a
British author.
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Winner:
How
I Live Now
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Meg Rosoff
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International
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2004
Hans Christian Andersen Award
awarded
every
other
year by the International Board on Books
for Young People to a living author and illustrator
"whose complete works have made a lasting contribution
to
children's literature."
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Winner for
Writing 2004:
Martin Waddell, Ireland
Winner for Illustration 2004:
Max Velthuijs,
Netherlands
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