Great Books for Kids!
This Is Not My Hat

Jon Klassen

2013 Caldecott Medal Winner
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate
2013 Newbery Medal Winner
Up, Tall and High! Ethan Long
2013 Theodore Seuss Geisel Award for an Easy-to-Read book
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon Steve Sheinkin
2013 Robert F. Silbert Award for informational books
Because of Mr. Terupt Rob Buyea
2013 Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Winner

Nominees for the Nutmeg Children's Book Award for 2014 Appropriate for Grades 4-6

The Candymakers
Wendy Mass
Closed For the Season
Mary Downing Hahn
The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
Meg Wolitzer
The Great Wall of Lucy Lu
Wendy Wan Long-Shang
Inside Out and Back Again
Thanhha Lai
Mike Steller: Nerves of Steel
K. A. Holt
Out of My Mind
Sharon Draper
Saving Armpit
Natalie Hyde
Wild Girl
Patricia Reilly Giff
Wildfire Run
Dee Garretson
Here are some Book Award sites which will explain what the awards criteria are and list the winners and honor books.

Caldecott Award

Newbery Award

Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Book Award

Coretta Scott King Award

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