2010 Newbery and Caldecott Medal–Winning Children's Books
![Newbery and Caldecott Medal-winning children's books Newbery and Caldecott Medal-winning children's books](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-kids-books-300x205.jpg)
Each year, the American Library Association awards the John Newbery Medal to the author it feels has made the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children and the Randolph Caldecott Medal to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children. Take a look at this year's winners and honorees.
2010 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER![When You Reach Me](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-when-you-reach-me-190x130.jpg)
By Rebecca Stead, published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Twelve-year-old Miranda encounters shifting friendships, a sudden punch, a strange homeless man and mysterious notes that hint at knowledge of the future. These and other seemingly random events converge in a brilliantly constructed plot.
2010 HONORS
![Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-claudette-colvin-130x89.jpg)
By Phillip Hoose, published by Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
![The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-calpurnia-tate-130x89.jpg)
By Jacqueline Kelly, published by Henry Holt and Company
![The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-homer-p-figg-130x89.jpg)
By Rodman Phillbrick, published by The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc.
![Where the Mountain Meets the Moon](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-where-mountain-meets-moon-130x89.jpg)
By Grace Lin, published by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
Check out the Caldecott winner and honorees for children's picture book stories
2010 RANDOLPH CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER
The Lion & the Mouse
Illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney, published by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
The screech of an owl, the squeak of a mouse and the roar of a lion transport readers to the Serengeti plains for this virtually wordless retelling of Aesop's classic fable. In glowing colors, Pinkney's textured watercolor illustrations masterfully portray the relationship between two unlikely friends.
2010 HONORS
All the World
Illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon and published by Beach Lane Books
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman and published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Visit the American Library Association's website for more information.
![The Lion & the Mouse](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-the-lion-and-the-mouse-190x130.jpg)
Illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney, published by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
The screech of an owl, the squeak of a mouse and the roar of a lion transport readers to the Serengeti plains for this virtually wordless retelling of Aesop's classic fable. In glowing colors, Pinkney's textured watercolor illustrations masterfully portray the relationship between two unlikely friends.
2010 HONORS
![All the World](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-all-the-world-130x89.jpg)
Illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon and published by Beach Lane Books
![Red Sings from Treetops](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201001/20100122-obc-red-sings-from-treetops-130x89.jpg)
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman and published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Visit the American Library Association's website for more information.
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