"Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction. Two Honor Books may be named in each category. On occasion, a book will receive a special citation for its high quality and overall creative excellence. The winning titles must be published in the United States but they may be written or illustrated by citizens of any country. The awards are chosen by an independent panel of three judges who are annually appointed by the Editor of the Horn Book."
A listing of the 2006 (current) Winners and Honor Books, Past Winners and Honor Books, and Submission Guidelines are available on the Boston Globe Horn Book Awards web site.
The 2006 Winners and Honor Books:
- Fiction and Poetry
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Author - Kate DiCamillo
Illustrator - Bagram Ibatoulline - Picture Book
Leaf Man
Author/Illustrator - Lois Ehlert - Nonfiction
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
Author - Faith McNulty
Illustrator - Steven Kellogg
Two honor books were selected for each of the categories:
- Fiction and Poetry
Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary
Yellow Star - Picture Book
Mama: A True Story in Which a Baby Hippo Losoes His Mama during a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home, and a New Mama
Sky Boys: How they Build the Empire State Building - Nonfiction
A Mother's Journey
Wildfire