"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein
1999 BOOK AWARDS
The Newbery Honor BookAwarded to Louis Sachar for Holes
A Long Way to Chicago by Richard Peck
The Caldecott Medal
Awarded to Mary Azarian for Snowflake Bently,written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The Caldecott Honor
Duke Ellington : The Piano Prince and His Orchestra, illustrated by Brian Pinkney, text by Andrea Davis Pinkney
No, David!, written and illustrated by David Shannon
Snow, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
Tibet: Through the Red Box, written and illustrated by Peter Sis
The Coretta Scott King Award For Writing
The Coretta Scott King Award For IllustrationPresented to Angela Johnson, author of Heaven: A Novel
Presented to Michelle Wood for I See the Rhythm, text by Toyomi Igus
The King Honor Books for Writing:
Jazmin's Notebook, by Nikki Grimes
Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story Of New York's African Burial Ground by Joyce Hansen
King Honor Books for Illustration:
I Have Heard of a Land, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol
The Bat Boy and His Violin, illustrated by E. B. Lewis; written by Gavin Curtis
Duke Ellington : The Piano Prince and His Orchestra, illustrated by Brian Pinkney, text by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Margaret A. Edwards Award for Outstanding Literature For Young
Adults:
Awarded to Anne McCaffrey honoring the author's lifetime contribution in writing books for teenagers.