Sophie Blackall was literally half a world away from Seattle when she heard from the Caldecott committee that her picture book Hello Lighthouse (Little, Brown) had been selected as the winner of this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This combination of book cover images shows Meg Medina's “Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” from Candlewick Press, which won the John ...

Painted with the featherlight touch that distinguishes Caldecott Medalist Blackall’s work, this graceful account of a lighthouse keeper’s life celebrates a lost era. While it was lonely and sometimes ...

The world of children's books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association's conference in Seattle. Works by... Updated at 2:32 p.m. ET Sure, we may be mired in the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Meg Medina's "Merci Suarez Changes Gears," the story of a Florida sixth grader's struggles at school and at home, has won the prestigious John Newbery Medal for "outstanding ...