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BOOK LISTS  ELEMENTARY 2008 AWARD-WINNING BOOKS (American Library Association explanations of award categories) Newbery Medal -
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd, Winner -
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis, Honor -
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, Honor -
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson, Honor Caldecott Medal -
Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, Winner -
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, by Kadir Nelson and written by Ellen Levine, Honor - First the Egg, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Honor
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, by Peter Sis, Honor
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems, Honor
Pura Belpré Award (2008) -
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano, by Margarita Engle, Author Winner Award. -
Los Gatos Black on Halloween, illustrated by Yuyi Morales Illustrator Award, written by Marisa Montes, Author Honor. -
Frieda: iViva la vida! Long Live Life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Author Honor -
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale, retold by Carmen Agr Deedy, Author Honor -
My Name is Gabito: The Life of Babriel Garcia Marquez, illustrated by Raul Colon, Illustrator Honor -
My Colors, My World, written and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez, Illustrator Honor Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (2008) -
There Is a Bird on Your Head, by Mo Willems, Winner -
First the Egg, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Honor -
Hello, Bumblebee Bat, by Darrin Lunde, Honor -
Jazz Baby, by Lisa Wheeler. Honor -
Vulture View, by April Pulley Sayre, Honor ALA Notable Children’s Books (2008) (Click above for the complete list of books with summaries) Buckeye Children's Book Awards (2007-8) (More information about this award chosen by children) K-2 - Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude, by Kevin Walker O’Malley
3-5 - Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid, by Megan McDonald
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