Jennie, cold nose, cold toes
@calledthemoon.bsky.social
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Librarian & Professor. '20 Alex, '22 Newbery,
'26 GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award - Children
Comics academic & cheerleader.
Co-host of The Newbery Tart http://newberytart.com/podcast/
Art by @lizmytinger
Librarian & Professor. '20 Alex, '22 Newbery,
'26 GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award - Children
Comics academic & cheerleader.
Co-host of The Newbery Tart http://newberytart.com/podcast/
Art by @lizmytinger
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Paul Bunyan sez FUCK ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Paul Bunyan sez FUCK ICE.
Being the first chair of this committee, ALA GNCRT's Outstanding Comics Award - Childrens, was the challenge, dream, and honor of a lifetime. And we can finally share our winners! Huge shout out to @schweizercomics.bsky.social for creating the book seals!
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals!’, ‘How to Draw a Secret’ and ‘Witches of Brooklyn’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Children Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals!’, ‘How to Draw a Secret’ and ‘Witches of Brooklyn’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Children Awards.
www.ala.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Being the first chair of this committee, ALA GNCRT's Outstanding Comics Award - Childrens, was the challenge, dream, and honor of a lifetime. And we can finally share our winners! Huge shout out to @schweizercomics.bsky.social for creating the book seals!
Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, publishers, and committee members! #ALAyma
Can't wait to read the ones I haven't read yet!
Can't wait to read the ones I haven't read yet!
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, publishers, and committee members! #ALAyma
Can't wait to read the ones I haven't read yet!
Can't wait to read the ones I haven't read yet!
Newbery Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser
A Sea of Lemon Trees by Maria Dolores Aguila
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
Winner
All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson
#ALAyma
Honors
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser
A Sea of Lemon Trees by Maria Dolores Aguila
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
Winner
All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Newbery Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser
A Sea of Lemon Trees by Maria Dolores Aguila
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
Winner
All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson
#ALAyma
Honors
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser
A Sea of Lemon Trees by Maria Dolores Aguila
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
Winner
All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson
Caldecott Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Our Lake by Angie Kang
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Sundust by Zeke Pena
Winner
Fireworks illus by Catia Chien, written by Matthew Burgess
#ALAyma
Honors
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Our Lake by Angie Kang
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Sundust by Zeke Pena
Winner
Fireworks illus by Catia Chien, written by Matthew Burgess
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Caldecott Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Our Lake by Angie Kang
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Sundust by Zeke Pena
Winner
Fireworks illus by Catia Chien, written by Matthew Burgess
#ALAyma
Honors
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
Our Lake by Angie Kang
Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer
Sundust by Zeke Pena
Winner
Fireworks illus by Catia Chien, written by Matthew Burgess
Geisel Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli
I Like Hoops by Juwanda G. Ford, Illus by Jada Jeni Bennett
The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel by Michael Rex
Winner
Stop that Mop! by Jonathan Fenske
#ALAyma
Honors
Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli
I Like Hoops by Juwanda G. Ford, Illus by Jada Jeni Bennett
The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel by Michael Rex
Winner
Stop that Mop! by Jonathan Fenske
January 26, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Geisel Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli
I Like Hoops by Juwanda G. Ford, Illus by Jada Jeni Bennett
The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel by Michael Rex
Winner
Stop that Mop! by Jonathan Fenske
#ALAyma
Honors
Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli
I Like Hoops by Juwanda G. Ford, Illus by Jada Jeni Bennett
The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel by Michael Rex
Winner
Stop that Mop! by Jonathan Fenske
Odyssey Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds
Whale Eyes by James Robinson, illus by Brian Rea
#ALAyma
Honors
The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds
Whale Eyes by James Robinson, illus by Brian Rea
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Odyssey Awards
#ALAyma
Honors
The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds
Whale Eyes by James Robinson, illus by Brian Rea
#ALAyma
Honors
The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds
Whale Eyes by James Robinson, illus by Brian Rea
Sibert Medal
#ALAyma
Honors
At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly
Go Tell It by Quartez Harris, illus Gordon C. James
The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus Yas Imamura
#ALAyma
Honors
At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly
Go Tell It by Quartez Harris, illus Gordon C. James
The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus Yas Imamura
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Sibert Medal
#ALAyma
Honors
At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly
Go Tell It by Quartez Harris, illus Gordon C. James
The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus Yas Imamura
#ALAyma
Honors
At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly
Go Tell It by Quartez Harris, illus Gordon C. James
The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus Yas Imamura
Batchelder Award
#ALAyma
Honors
The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, illus Dasha Tolstikova
From the Memen to Mori by Shinsuke Yoshitake, trans Ajani Oloye
Picking Tean with Baba by Xu Bin, illus by Yu Yin, trans by Shan Chen
#ALAyma
Honors
The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, illus Dasha Tolstikova
From the Memen to Mori by Shinsuke Yoshitake, trans Ajani Oloye
Picking Tean with Baba by Xu Bin, illus by Yu Yin, trans by Shan Chen
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Batchelder Award
#ALAyma
Honors
The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, illus Dasha Tolstikova
From the Memen to Mori by Shinsuke Yoshitake, trans Ajani Oloye
Picking Tean with Baba by Xu Bin, illus by Yu Yin, trans by Shan Chen
#ALAyma
Honors
The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, illus Dasha Tolstikova
From the Memen to Mori by Shinsuke Yoshitake, trans Ajani Oloye
Picking Tean with Baba by Xu Bin, illus by Yu Yin, trans by Shan Chen
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Pura Belpré Award #ALAyma
Illustrator Honors
A-Ztec by Emmanuel Valtierra
The Invisible Parade by John Picado, written by Leigh Bardugo and John Picado
Illustrator Winner
Popo the Xolo illus by Abraham Matias, written by Paloma Angelina Lopez
Illustrator Honors
A-Ztec by Emmanuel Valtierra
The Invisible Parade by John Picado, written by Leigh Bardugo and John Picado
Illustrator Winner
Popo the Xolo illus by Abraham Matias, written by Paloma Angelina Lopez
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Pura Belpré Award #ALAyma
Illustrator Honors
A-Ztec by Emmanuel Valtierra
The Invisible Parade by John Picado, written by Leigh Bardugo and John Picado
Illustrator Winner
Popo the Xolo illus by Abraham Matias, written by Paloma Angelina Lopez
Illustrator Honors
A-Ztec by Emmanuel Valtierra
The Invisible Parade by John Picado, written by Leigh Bardugo and John Picado
Illustrator Winner
Popo the Xolo illus by Abraham Matias, written by Paloma Angelina Lopez
Printz Award
#ALAyma
Honors
Cope Field by T.L. Simpson
The House That No One Sees by Adina King
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
Winner
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
#ALAyma
Honors
Cope Field by T.L. Simpson
The House That No One Sees by Adina King
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
Winner
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Printz Award
#ALAyma
Honors
Cope Field by T.L. Simpson
The House That No One Sees by Adina King
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
Winner
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
#ALAyma
Honors
Cope Field by T.L. Simpson
The House That No One Sees by Adina King
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
Winner
Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award
#ALAyma
Nominees
American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
White House Secrets by Gail Jarrow
White Lies by Ann Bausum
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus by Yas Imamura
Winner
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
#ALAyma
Nominees
American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
White House Secrets by Gail Jarrow
White Lies by Ann Bausum
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus by Yas Imamura
Winner
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award
#ALAyma
Nominees
American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
White House Secrets by Gail Jarrow
White Lies by Ann Bausum
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus by Yas Imamura
Winner
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
#ALAyma
Nominees
American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
White House Secrets by Gail Jarrow
White Lies by Ann Bausum
A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illus by Yas Imamura
Winner
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
Morris Award #ALAyma
Finalists
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine
Love, Misha by Askel Aden
Red Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam
You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne
Winner
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
Finalists
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine
Love, Misha by Askel Aden
Red Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam
You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne
Winner
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Morris Award #ALAyma
Finalists
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine
Love, Misha by Askel Aden
Red Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam
You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne
Winner
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
Finalists
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
First Love Language by Stefany Valentine
Love, Misha by Askel Aden
Red Flags and Butterflies by Sheryl Azzam
You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne
Winner
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
January 26, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Alex Awards #ALAyma
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson
Insectopolis by Peter Kuper
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson
Insectopolis by Peter Kuper
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Alex Awards #ALAyma
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson
Insectopolis by Peter Kuper
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen
Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson
Insectopolis by Peter Kuper
Coretta Scott King Awards #ALAyma
John Steptoe Award
Arriel Vinson for Under the Neon Lights
Illustrator Honors
Andre: Andre Leon Talley... illus by Lamont O'Neal, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders
City Summer, Country Summer illus by Alexis Franklin, written by Kiese Laymon
John Steptoe Award
Arriel Vinson for Under the Neon Lights
Illustrator Honors
Andre: Andre Leon Talley... illus by Lamont O'Neal, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders
City Summer, Country Summer illus by Alexis Franklin, written by Kiese Laymon
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Coretta Scott King Awards #ALAyma
John Steptoe Award
Arriel Vinson for Under the Neon Lights
Illustrator Honors
Andre: Andre Leon Talley... illus by Lamont O'Neal, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders
City Summer, Country Summer illus by Alexis Franklin, written by Kiese Laymon
John Steptoe Award
Arriel Vinson for Under the Neon Lights
Illustrator Honors
Andre: Andre Leon Talley... illus by Lamont O'Neal, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders
City Summer, Country Summer illus by Alexis Franklin, written by Kiese Laymon
Coretta Scott King Awards #ALAyma
Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Kadir Nelson!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS one of the best to ever do it!
Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Kadir Nelson!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS one of the best to ever do it!
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Coretta Scott King Awards #ALAyma
Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Kadir Nelson!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS one of the best to ever do it!
Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Kadir Nelson!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS one of the best to ever do it!
Stonewall Children's Honors #ALAyma
Call Me Gray
The Ink Witch
Ollie in Between
Woods & Words
Winner
Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta!!!
Call Me Gray
The Ink Witch
Ollie in Between
Woods & Words
Winner
Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta!!!
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Stonewall Children's Honors #ALAyma
Call Me Gray
The Ink Witch
Ollie in Between
Woods & Words
Winner
Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta!!!
Call Me Gray
The Ink Witch
Ollie in Between
Woods & Words
Winner
Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta!!!
Schneider Family Book Awards
#ALAyma
Younger Children's Honors
Bat and the Business of Ferrets by Elana K. Arnold, illus Charles Santoso
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea by Janice Milusich, illus Chris Raschka
#ALAyma
Younger Children's Honors
Bat and the Business of Ferrets by Elana K. Arnold, illus Charles Santoso
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea by Janice Milusich, illus Chris Raschka
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Schneider Family Book Awards
#ALAyma
Younger Children's Honors
Bat and the Business of Ferrets by Elana K. Arnold, illus Charles Santoso
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea by Janice Milusich, illus Chris Raschka
#ALAyma
Younger Children's Honors
Bat and the Business of Ferrets by Elana K. Arnold, illus Charles Santoso
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea by Janice Milusich, illus Chris Raschka
Sydney Taylor Book Award #ALAyma
Picture Book Honors
The Book of Candles by Laurel Snyder, illus Leanne Hatch
The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illus Selina Alko
My Body Can by Laura Gehl, illus by Alexandra Colombo
Picture Book Honors
The Book of Candles by Laurel Snyder, illus Leanne Hatch
The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illus Selina Alko
My Body Can by Laura Gehl, illus by Alexandra Colombo
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Sydney Taylor Book Award #ALAyma
Picture Book Honors
The Book of Candles by Laurel Snyder, illus Leanne Hatch
The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illus Selina Alko
My Body Can by Laura Gehl, illus by Alexandra Colombo
Picture Book Honors
The Book of Candles by Laurel Snyder, illus Leanne Hatch
The Keeper of Stories by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illus Selina Alko
My Body Can by Laura Gehl, illus by Alexandra Colombo
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature - APALA
#ALAyma
Pasifika Picture Book Honors
Filo's Butterflies by Litea Fuata, illus Myo Yim
Winner
Kaho'Olawe by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
White Sunday by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
#ALAyma
Pasifika Picture Book Honors
Filo's Butterflies by Litea Fuata, illus Myo Yim
Winner
Kaho'Olawe by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
White Sunday by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature - APALA
#ALAyma
Pasifika Picture Book Honors
Filo's Butterflies by Litea Fuata, illus Myo Yim
Winner
Kaho'Olawe by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
White Sunday by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
#ALAyma
Pasifika Picture Book Honors
Filo's Butterflies by Litea Fuata, illus Myo Yim
Winner
Kaho'Olawe by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme
White Sunday by Kamalani Hurley, illus Harinani Orme