On April 5th, the Children’s Book Committee celebrated its 2018 Children’s Book Awards. It was a very special day. Each guest received a copy of the Children’s Book Committee’s Best Books of the Year 2018
During the ceremony:
Madeleine Dunphy, publisher Web of Life Books accepted the non-fiction award for Hawk Mother: The Story of a Red-tailed Hawk who Hatched Chickens. | Author, Kara Hagedorn accepted via video. |
Cynthia Loh, Vice President and Publisher of Bloomsbury Books accepted for poet Nikki Grimes. | Nikki also accepted via video. |
Renée Watson accepted her fiction award in person and posed with some of the Committee’s young reviewers. |
Bank Street Article
Publishers Weekly Article
For videos of the day go to:
Opening Remarks
Program Acceptance Speeches