 2008
Caldecott Medal Winners
Caldecott Medal:
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, illustrated and written by Brian Selznick
Caldecott Honor Books:
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From the Underground Railroad, illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Ellen Levine
- First the Egg, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, illustrated and written by Peter Sis
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Snuffle Bunny, Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, illustrated and written by Mo Willems
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2008
Newbery Medal Winners
Newbery Medal:
- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz.
Newbery Honor Books:
- Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
2008 Coretta Scott King Book Award winner:
- Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis
The King Illustrator Book Winner:
Let it Shine,illustrated and written by Ashley Bryan
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2008 Geisel Medal for most distinguished book for beginning readers:
- There is a Bird on Your Head, written and illustrated by Mo Willems |
2008 Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children :
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sis |
