ALA Book Award Winners
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (Candlewick Press)
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children: Hello Lighthouse, illustrated and written by Sophie Blackall (Little, Brown and Company)
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award, recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults: A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield (Clarion Books)
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award: The Stuff of Stars, illustrated by Ekua Holmes (Candlewick Press)
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (Katherine Tegen Books)
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award: Thank You, Omu!, illustrated and written by Oge Mora (Little, Brown and Company)
Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy
Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience: For ages 0 to 10: Rescue & Jessica A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon (Candlewick Press) For ages 11 to 13: The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (Katherine Tegen Books)
Children’s Literature Legacy Award (previously known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the U.S., have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children: Walter Dean Myers
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book: Fox the Tiger, written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor (Balzer + Bray)
Levels 3-5 have been coding in the 2nd quarter with Ozobot and Dash robots. They have been using their coding skills to direct the robots' tasks. We love using the space in the Learners 2 Leaders Lab so we can have more space to work.
Parent Volunteers
We could really use some parent volunteers to help in the library. We will really need help in May as we try to get everything back on the shelf and in its place. You can train on the job, so no experience is required! Sign up is being done through a SignUp Genius website. Please sign up online using the website listed or contact Mrs. Koch at akoch@shslou.org.
March/April Sign Ups https://bit.ly/2Y5LCcP
May Sign Ups https://bit.ly/2ufltdU
March/April Sign Ups https://bit.ly/2Y5LCcP
May Sign Ups https://bit.ly/2ufltdU
