Top Five Wednesday is a goodreads group that posts weekly top five lists based on bookish prompts.
This week’s prompt:
November 9th: Award-Winning
Did you know this week is National Book Awards Week? Let’s feature titles that won awards and why we want to spotlight them!
I don’t pay as much attention to awards for adult books, so I decided to focus on the Newbery and Caldecott.
Top Five Newbery Winners
I have featured most of these in my middle grade book of the month posts and have included the links. For the One and Only Ivan and Call it Courage I included a link the their goodreads page. I have read all of these books with students and their enjoyment of the books was weighted in my ranking as well as my own.
My Five Favorite Newbery Award Winners:
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell (1961 winner)
2. Crossover by Kwame Alexander
3. New Kid by Jerry Craft (2020 winner)
4. The One and Only Ivan (2013 winner)
5. Call it Courage (1941 winner)
Top Five Caldecott Winners
The love of reading begins with picture books. Here are my picks from the best.
These are my favorite winners:
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1964 winner)
2. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1986 winner)
3. Lon PoPo A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (1990 Winner)
4. The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (2002 winner)
5. The Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (2015 winner)