And the winner is....reading
This year's Caldecott winner is
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen.
Honor books in this category include:
Creepy Carrots!written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown
Extra Yarn, written by Marc Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by David Small
Sleep Like a Tiger written by Mary Logue and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
This year's Newbery winner is The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.
Honor books in this category include:
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Three Times Lucky by Shelia Turnage
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