June 6, 2014

2014 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards

The 2014 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award winners for 'excellence in children's literature' were announced at BookExpo America on Friday, May 30th.
"Celebrating its 48th year, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners and two honor books are selected in each of three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction."

Picture Book Award Winner
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, Peter Brown, Author & Illustrator

   Picture Book Honor 
   Rules of Summer, Author / Illustrator Shaun Tan
   Knock, Knock My Dad's Dream for Me, Author Daniel Beaty & Illustrator Bryan Collier

Fiction Winner
Grasshopper Jungle, by Andrew Smith

   Fiction Honor 
   Rose Under Fire, by Elizabeth Wein
   Boxers & Saints, by Gene Luen Lang

Nonfiction Award Winner
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights, by Steve Sheinkin

   Nonfiction Honor
   The Animal Book, by Steve Jenkins
   Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, by Patricia Hruby Powell