by Beth Staats
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The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults.
The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults. The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature went to The Girl Who Drank the Moon, written by Kelly Barnhill. The book is published by Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing. Kelly Barnhill, lives in Minneapolis and will be co-hosting the 90 Second Newbery Film Festival in February at Minneapolis Central Library.
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, is the 2017 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was written by Javaka Steptoe and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
