ALA Awards 2010: Newbery, Caldecott Medal Award Winners & List

American Library Association announced the winners of ALA awards 2010 today for the top books, audiobooks, and video for children and young adults. Rebecca Stead won the John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children's literature - "When You Reach Me". Jerry Pinkney won the Randolph Caldecott Metal for most distinguished American picture book for children - "The Lion & the Mouse". 

Before the award winners were officially announced, news of Rebecca Stead winning this year's Newbery award was leaked via Twitter.

Here is a list of ALA Awards 2010 winners:

• John Newbery Medal
• “When You Reach Me” written by Rebecca Stead
• Randolph Caldecott Medal
• “The Lion & the Mouse” illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney
• Michael L. Printz Award
• "Going Bovine" written by Libba Bray
• Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award
• "Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal" written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
  
• Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award
• “My People” illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr., written by Langston Hughes
  
• Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
• “The Rock and the River” written by Kekla Magoon
• Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Walter Dean Myers
• Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award
• “Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros,” illustrated by Rafael López
• Pura Belpré (Author) Award
• “Return to Sender” by written Julia Alvarez
• Schneider Family Book Award
• “Django” written and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen
• “Anything but Typical” written by Nora Raleigh Baskin
• Marcelo in the Real World,” written by Francisco X. Stork
• William C. Morris Award
• “Flash Burnout,” written by L.K. Madigan
• Odyssey Award
• “Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken” written by Kate DiCamillo and narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
• Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
• “Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!,” written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes
• Margaret A. Edwards Award
• Jim Murphy
• Robert F. Sibert Medal
• “Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream,” written by Tanya Lee Stone
• YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award
• “Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith,” written by Deborah Heiligman
• Andrew Carnegie Medal
• “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!,” produced by Paul R. Gagne and Mo Willems of Weston Woods
  
• Mildred L. Batchelder Award
• “A Faraway Island”, originally published in Swedish as “En ö i havet,” was written by Annika Thor, translated by Linda Schenck

For details and Alex Awards winner, as well as the honor awards, visit American Library Association.