--- description: These are the winners of the Caldecott, Newbery and Coretta Scott King awards title: These Children’s Books Just Won 2016’s Most Prestigious Awards image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb9b2a8c08b3b0d0/69887874cd1bba451a6fee0d/last-stop-on-market-street.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Children’s Books Just Won 2016’s Most Prestigious Awards by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2016 4:44 PM CUT  G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2016 4:44 PM CUT The American Library Association has [announced](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-library-association-announces-2016-youth-media-award-winners-300202055.html "undefined") the winners of its annual children’s and young adult media awards, some of the most prestigious prizes in youth literature. The John Newbery Medal, which rewards the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature, went to Matt de la Peña’s [_Last Stop on Market Street_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0399257748/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), about a little boy’s weekly bus ride home from church with his grandmother. The Randolph Caldecott Medal, which rewards picture books, went to Sophie Blackall’s [_Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316324906/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), about the author’s great-grandfather, who brought a bear named Winnie along with him to fight in World War I; Winnie later inspired the character of A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh. The Coretta Scott King award for a work by an African-American writer went to Rita Williams-Garcia’s [_Gone Crazy in_ ](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062215876/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined")[_Alabama_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062215876/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), about Brooklyn sisters who spend a summer in the South. The corresponding award for an illustrator went to Bryan Collier for [_Trombone Shorty_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1419714651/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), about the New Orleans jazz prodigy. The Michael L. Printz Award, which rewards young adult literature, went to Laura Ruby’s [_Bone Gap_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062317601/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), about an abducted girl and the boy who wants to find her. Read about the rest of the ALA award winners [here](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-library-association-announces-2016-youth-media-award-winners-300202055.html "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4175287/american-library-association-best-childrens-books-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4175287/american-library-association-best-childrens-books-2016/"},"headline":"These Children’s Books Just Won 2016’s Most Prestigious Awards","datePublished":"2016-01-11T16:44:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:57:43.742Z","description":"The winners of the American Library Association's Caldecott, Newbery and Coretta Scott King awards","url":"https://time.com/4175287/american-library-association-best-childrens-books-2016/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb9b2a8c08b3b0d0/69887874cd1bba451a6fee0d/last-stop-on-market-street.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb9b2a8c08b3b0d0/69887874cd1bba451a6fee0d/last-stop-on-market-street.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"last-stop-on-market-street","caption":"","creditText":"G.P. 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