And the Winners Are ....

John Newbery Medal:
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Newbery Honor Books:
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
The Evolution of Capurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Randolph Caldecott Medal:
The Lion and the Mouse written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Honor Books:
All the World illustrated by Marla Frazee
Red Sings from Treetops: a Year in Colors illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award:
Bad News for Outlaws by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

King Author Honor:
Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:
My People illustrated by Charles R. Smith

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award:
Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes

Geisel Honor Books:
I Spy Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee
Pear and Wagner: One Funny Day by Kate McMullan

Robert Sibert Medal:
Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone (a Vermont author!!)

Sibert Honor Books:
Day-Gol Brothers by Chris Barton
Moonshot by Brian Floca
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

Celebrate Stephen Huneck's Life

Enjoy one of the many stories about the beloved black Labrador Retriever named Sally.

Are you a "Wimpy Kid" fan?

If you have read each book at least a bazillian times, try one of these:

Alien Feast by Michael Simmons
Alvin Ho by Lenore Look
Dear Max by Sally Grindley
Diary of Melanie Martin by Carol Weston
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Geronimo Stilton series by none other than Geronimo Stilton, himself
Heads or Tails by Jack Gantos
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Last Invisible Boy by Evan Kuhlman
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm
Mudshark by Gary Paulsen
Please Write in this Book by Mary Amato

Blizzards

That was quite a blizzard that snuck right by us this past weekend! Read all about blizzards--real and imagined--in the following books:

Blizzard: the Storm that Changed America by Jim Murphy
The Blizzard by Betty Ren Wright
A Blizzard Year by Gretel Ehrlich
Coming Through the Blizzard by Eileen Spinelli
Blizzard of the Blue Moon by Mary Pope Osborne

The Women in Santa's Life

We all know that Santa can't possibly pull off all that magic without Mrs. Claus. Some even say his sister is a motivating force as well. Find out more about these two remarkable women by reading the following:

Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation by Linas Alsenas
Auntie Claus and Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas by Elise Primavera
Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner by Tomie dePaola
Santa and the Three Bears by Dominic Catalano

One more thing--have you ever wondered why the man who runs the local creamy stand looks familiar? read Where Does Joe Go? by Tracey Campbell Pearson.

Holiday Tea Party Rescheduled

We're expecting a storm, so the Holiday Tea Party is rescheduled for Wednesday, December 16 at 3:30. Join us then for tea, juice, cupcakes, a story, a simple craft, and face painting by the best face painter in Vermont!

Like a good mystery?

Try the oldies but goodies--Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries. We have several new copies of these old favorites. Find them shelved with the call number jFIC KEE and jFIC DIX respectively.