Newbery Medal

THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN

Newbery Honors

SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS

BOMB

THREE TIMES LUCKY

Can I just say how pleased I am with this committee?  Really.  I think these are awesome choices.  As I mentioned on the Battle of the Kids’ Books site, I think no other book this year has the combination of accessibility and literary merit that THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN does and it doesn’t surprise me one bit that the committee was able to build consensus around it.  THREE TIMES LUCKY is also sure to be a crowd pleaser.  And both SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS and BOMB were strong favorites here.  Please share your reaction to either the Newbery picks or the Youth Media Announcements.