Only a weekend away now — THE book awards season is upon us, and I’m eagerly waiting for the live webcast of the Youth Media Awards on Monday, January 28th (live from Seattle, 8:00 am PT, during the ALA Midwinter Conference). I’m so sorry I will miss the live event, but I’m so happy that I will get to follow along and watch from my school library.
Here are my predictions for the two most popular awards, Newbery Medal and Honors, and Caldecott Medal and Honors, 2019:
Newbery Medal: The Journey of Little Charlie, by Christopher Paul Curtis 
Newbery Honors:
Harbor Me, by Jacqueline Woodson 
Louisiana’s Way Home, by Kate DiCamillo 
The Night Diary, by Veera Hiranandani 
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, by Jonathan Auxier 
Caldecott Medal: Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales 
Caldecott Honors:
Drawn Together, by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat
Blue, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger 
What If…, by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Mike Curato 
If nothing else, I hope I have given you a worthy reading list here. Good luck to all the authors and illustrators — best wishes to all the readers!
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