At Penguin Random House, we are fortunate to have partnerships with many distribution clients. At this time, we would like to extend our hearty congratulations to all of the client authors, illustrators, and publishers who were recognized for their outstanding books at the American Library Association’s LibLearnX conference in January. For information about our full list of distribution partners, click here.
Congratulations to Our Big Winner…
Watercress by Andrea Wang; illustrated by Jason Chin; published by Neal Porter Books
John Newberry Medal Honor Book
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature – Picture Book
More fabulous award winners…
Bright Star by Yuyi Morales; published by Neal Porter Books
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book
I Hop by Joe Cepeda; published by Holiday House
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award
Good Night, Oppy! by James McGowan; illustrated by Graham Carter; published by Astra Young Readers
Marty by Rachel Noble; illustrated by Zoey Abbott; published Holiday House
The Golden Duck Notable Picture Books List
The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel; illustrated by Sean Rubin; published by Neal Porter Books
The Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medalist
D-39: A Robodog’s Journey by Irene Latham; published by Charlesbridge
The Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List
The Curie Society by Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni and Janet Harvey; illustrated by Sonia Liao; edited by Joan Hilty; published by MIT Press
This is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey; published by Quirk Books
The Hal Clement Notable Young Adult Books List
Ambushed: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield by Gail Jarrow; published by Astra Publishing House
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut; translated by Adrian Nathan West; published by New York Review of Books
Sleep Well, My Lady by Kwei Quartey; published Soho Crime
Reading List Mystery Short List
Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food: Deliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens, Tofu, and Other Plant-Based Ingredients by Hsiao-Ching Chou; published by Sasquatch Books