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Children's Books Children's Books Ages 0-3 Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 and Teens From Elizabeth Kennedy, your Guide to Children's Books This has been an exciting week for children's books with the American Library Associations's announcement of the winners of a number of major awards for children's and young adult books and the announcement of the Oscar nominations for Best Picture. Visit me on About Children's Books | Follow me on Twitter | Connect with me on Facebook Chris Raschka Wins Caldecott Medal! The talented Chris Raschka is the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal winner for picture book illustration for A Ball for Daisy. This is Raschka's second Caldecott Medal. He won the 2006 Caldecott Medal for Norton Juster's The Hello, Goodbye Window. Raschka's illustrations for... Read more See More About:  fiction for kids and teens  awards for children's books and books for teens  Wow! Oscars For Movie Version of Hugo Cabret? Wow! Hugo, the movie version of Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret, has been nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture! The other nominations for Hugo announced by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Film ... Read more See More About:  children's picture books  children's books with movie versions  Top Teen Nonfiction of 2011 Teen librarian Jennifer Kendal has created a Top Teen Nonfiction of the Year: 2011 list of five books that have been nominated for, or have already won, a major award.... Read more Celebrate 100 Days of School With Kids' Books Do you know when you child will complete 100 days of school? Sometime in Late January or early February, schools all over the United States will hold 100th day... Read more See More About:  100 days of school  children's picture books  Children's Books Ads Books Kids Writing Books Books Half Price Authors Childrens Short Stories Books Featured Articles 5 Stars! Amelia Lost: The Life And Disappearance of Amelia E Publishers and Getting Published Books by Age / Grade Picture Books Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books Children's Books 101   More from About.com What is PMDD? If prior to your period you experience emotional symptoms that are severe enough to interfere with your day-to-day functioning, you may have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). More> Living with Infertility Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and it's easy to start feeling overwhelmed. Here are 10 ways to cope and keep infertility from taking over your life. More> This newsletter is written by: Elizabeth Kennedy Children's Books Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Children's Books newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads February Calendar of Children's Books New Ambassador Young People's Literature My 2012 Calendar of Children's Books African-American Freedom Fighters Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick Advertisement