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The Weekly 411 (1/31/20)

© Andie Tong

Jan. 31, 2020 vol. 5

The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations & camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Andie Tong.
KIDLIT NEWS & GIVEAWAY
The ALA winners were announced this week. Here's a complete list of the winners. To celebrate, we are giving away a copy of the Newbery winner (NEW KID, by Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, 2019) and Caldecott winner (THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Kwame Alexander, Versify, 2019)!  

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AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHTS
We are excited to feature illustrator Andie Tong and her new graphic novel, GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY, written by Minh Lê (DC Comics (Jan. 21, 2020). Enter to win a copy!
We are excited to feature picture book author Charlotte Watson Sherman and her new book BROWN SUGAR BABE (Boyds Mills Press. Feb 04, 2020) Enter to win a copy!




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  1. PAMELA ROSSJanuary 31, 2020 at 7:32 AM

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  2. PAMELA ROSSJanuary 31, 2020 at 7:34 AM

    Having a moment of writer envy. These books are so good. I don't want to give up in the shadows of their greatness. I want to be the New, Undefeated Kid! Congratulations to the winners who inspire us to follow our dreams. - Pamela Ross

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  3. lynnorbJanuary 31, 2020 at 8:33 AM

    I really want to savor Kadir Nelson's beautiful illustrations! My kid loves graphic novels and I want to read New Kid with her. Congrats to this year's winners!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 31, 2020 at 9:30 AM

    I want to read both! Congratulations!

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  5. Laura RoettigerJanuary 31, 2020 at 9:30 AM

    Wow! What a giveaway. You guys rock.

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  6. Danielle H.January 31, 2020 at 12:45 PM

    Kwame Alexander is one of my favorite authors. I always want to have copies of the award winning books in my personal library, so thank you for this chance!

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  7. Melissa MilesJanuary 31, 2020 at 3:38 PM

    This is great! Thanks for the chance to win these award winners!!

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  8. jensbooktalkFebruary 1, 2020 at 12:02 AM

    So exciting! I would love to have these in my classroom.

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  9. CelesteFebruary 1, 2020 at 10:29 AM

    As always this post is so helpful! I am grateful for the chance to win some award winners!

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  10. kel.bel@live.comFebruary 1, 2020 at 10:57 AM

    Spectacular!

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  11. animalauthorFebruary 1, 2020 at 11:37 AM

    Super exciting that a graphic novel won!

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  12. Cathy Stefanec OgrenFebruary 1, 2020 at 1:33 PM

    I always look forward to the announcements of the Newbery and Caldecott. Great giveaway!

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  13. LindaFebruary 1, 2020 at 4:50 PM

    BROWN SUGAR BABE sounds wonderful! Thank you for the chance to win a copy.

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  14. Julie ReichFebruary 1, 2020 at 7:52 PM

    I was excited about the ALA announcements. So great!

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  15. Briana McGheeFebruary 2, 2020 at 12:52 AM

    This is an amazing giveaway! I'm so glad that The Undefeated won the Caldecott award. Thanks for this opportunity to win a copy of the book!

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