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2008-2009 Indian Paintbrush Award
Winner!  The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

1st Runner-up: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
2nd Runner-up: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

    Indian Paintbrush Nominees, 2009-2010
  • Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #2)
  • Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
  • Elephant Run by Roland Smith
  • Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Football Hero by Tim Green
  • Gossamer by Lois Lowry
  • Jackie's Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs
  • Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi
  • Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
  • Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan
  • Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
  • War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
  • Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
About the Wyoming Book Awards
The Buckaroo, Indian Paintbrush and Soaring Eagle awards are sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association & the Wyoming State Reading Council. Indian Paintbrush Award titles are nominated and voted upon by students in grades 4-6 statewide. The Cambell County Public Library's site lists past winners of this award.

Accelerated Reader (AR) lists in PDF form:
* Listed by Title
* Listed by Reading Level
* Listed by Author

Caldecott Medal
for illustration

2009 Caldecott Award Winner

"The House in the Night" illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson

2009 Caldecott Honor Books:
* A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
by Marla Frazee
* How I Learned Geography
by Uri Shulevitz
* A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant

Newbery Medal
For literary merit

2009 Newbery Award Winner

"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

2008 Newbery Honor Books
* The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
* The Freedom Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
* Savvy by Ingrid Law
* After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

 

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