![]() A Snake Falls to Earth was longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award. The Last Cuentista also received the Pura Belpré Award, which is presented to a Latinx writer whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latinx cultural experience.ĭarcie Little Badger’s novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, received a Newbery Honor, making her the first Native author to be recognized by the Newbery Award Committee. 2022 marks the 100th Anniversary of this prestigious honor. ![]() ![]() The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. HOBOKEN-Monday, January 24-Independent children’s book publisher Levine Querido (LQ), received 7 awards at ALA’s Youth Media Awards Ceremony including the John Newbery Medal for The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. Lee Wind and Paul Zelinsky named a Sydney Taylor Picture Book Notable for Red and Green and Blue and White Batchelder Honor for The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas ![]() ![]() Indie publisher Levine Querido takes 7 awards in watershed moment at ALA Youth Media Awardsĭonna Barba Higuera wins the John Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Award for The Last Cuentistaĭarcie Little Badger wins a Newbery Honor for A Snake Falls to Earth and an American Indian Youth Literature Honor for ElatsoeĮric Gansworth wins the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Apple (Skin to the Core)ĭavid Bowles, María García Esperón, and Amanda Mijangos bring Levine Querido a Mildred L. ![]()
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