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American Library Association Announces Caldecott And Newbery Medal Winners

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Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This morning, at its annual conference in Seattle, the American Library Association gave out its prizes for children's and young adult literature. Its awards include the prestigious Caldecott and Newbery medals. NPR's Lynn Neary reports. LYNN NEARY, BYLINE: The ALA announces a long list of prizes every year, from the Coretta Scott King Awards, which celebrate a 50th anniversary this year, to a brand-new digital media award. So when the time came to announce the two best-known awards, Jamie Campbell Naidoo, president of the Association for Library Services to Children, couldn't resist keeping the suspense going just a little longer. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JAMIE CAMPBELL NAIDOO: All right. Are you ready? You've been ready, right? UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: Yeah. NAIDOO: All right. So this year's winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustration of children's books is "Hello Lighthouse." UNIDENTIFIED CROWD:

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