Children's Book Awards Announced!

I called it, my friends! The Invention of Hugo Cabret took the Gold Caldecott Award on Monday when the ALA announced all of 2008's book awards. I was also excited to see There's a Bird on Your Head take the Gold Geisel. I love love Mo Willems - his illustrations are unique, and his stories - a little bizarre, but delightful! Willems took a Caldecott Honor, too for Knuffle Bunny, too - his sequel to Knuffle Bunny - which took a Caldecott in 2007, BTW. Loved watching the announcements live via webcast. My only complaint is that announcing the awards at 8:00 AM eastern time is hard for the rest of the nation enjoy, as most of us are getting our kids ready for the day, or still in bed asleep, depending on when you live. My American Library Association friends - when holding your Mid-Winter Conference on the east coast, please push out your announcements a little for the rest of us!!