John Newbery Medal

Award season doesn't only exist in Hollywood these days. The American Library Association just announced the winners of the most prestigious children's book honors, naming the 2013 John Newbery Medal and the Randolph Caldecott Medal Award winners, as well as the recipients of several other distinguished awards — making your next visit to the library a bit more exciting. The honorees represent the best books — both written and illustrated — for younger tots. So go ahead and start reserving these medal-winners today, and your well-worn version of Where the Wild Things Are (the 1964 Caldecott Medal winner) will thank you for the break!

Go ahead and add some silver to your bookshelf! This morning the American Library Association announced the winners of the most prestigious children's book honors, naming the 2012 John Newbery Medal and the Randolph Caldecott Medal award winners, as well as the recipients of several other distinguished awards. The honorees represent the best books — both written and illustrated — for tots. Go ahead and check out the winners and then add them to your nightly reading rotation. Your kids will thank you with a lifetime of reading ahead of them!

Tots love hearing the same book again and again, but mama could use a change of the reading routine. The American Library Association recently announced the 2011 John Newbery Medal and the Randolph Caldecott Medal award winners, and the list includes plenty of great texts for younger kids. Add these eight stories to your rotation.