And the Winner is....

The 2009 Caldecott and Newbery awards were announced this week. Winning the Caldecott award was The House at Night by Susan Marie Swanson.
The Newbery award went to Neil Gaiman for The Graveyard Book.

Here is the complete list:
Newbery Medal
"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, HarperCollins Children's Books

Newbery Honor Books
"The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by David Small, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom" by Margarita Engle, Henry Holt and Company, LLC

"Savvy" by Ingrid Law, Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group in partnership with Walden Media, LLC

"After Tupac and D Foster" by Jacqueline Woodson, G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin Books for Young Readers

Caldecott Medal
"The House in the Night," illustrated by Beth Krommes and written by Susan Marie Swanson, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Caldecott Honor Books
"A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever" by Marla Frazee, Harcourt, Inc.

"How I Learned Geography" by Uri Shulevitz, Farrar Straus Giroux

"A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams," illustrated by Melissa Sweet and written by Jen Bryant, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Welcome New Books!

This week we welcome two new books to our library which were donated and written by Andrea Gianopoulos. Andrea Gianopoulos is our very own Mrs. Gianopoulos's sister-in-law! Be sure to check them out on the new book shelf!

Tale of Despereaux

Over the holiday weekend I saw the first commercial for the movie adaptation of Tale of Depereaux by Kate DiCamillo. I like that it's animated, and hope that they kept true to the book. Kate's other books include: Because of Winn-Dixie, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and the Mercy Watson series. If you haven't read Tale of despereaux do that before you see the movie!

Babymouse #9 Monster Mash is here!

All you Babymouse lovers out there who have been waiting for the new book to arrive in our library, your day is here!! Babymouse Monster Mash has arrived at the Butte des Morts Library.

39 Clues is here!

The first book in the "39 Clues series" has arrived in the Butte des Morts Library this week. The series will feature 10 books written by all different authors. The first book "The Maze of Bones" is written by Rick Riordin, who is the author of the Percy Jackson series.

An online game will allow readers to search for the 39 clues themselves, while solving puzzles and playing mini-games that will be refreshed daily.

Each book will come with six collectors’ cards that can be used to find further clues in the online game. Players can also win cash and other prizes.

Battle of the Books

The list has been posted for Battle of the Books on the Battle of the Books blog.

Battle of the Books

The meeting for Battle of the Books will be Tuesday, Nov. 11th during the 5th grade lunch recess. If members of your team cannot attend please gather hand-outs for them. You will need parent permission to be Battle of the Books, and permission slips will be due Thursday, Nov 13th.