2006 Newbery Medal Winner

Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins

Newbery Honor Books

• Whittington by Alan Armstrong
• Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
• Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
• Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson

2006 Caldecott Winner

The Hello, Goodbye Window, illustrated by Chris Raschka, written by Norton Juster

Caldecott Honor Books

• Rosa illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Nikki Giovanni
• Zen Shorts written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth
• Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-air Balloon Ride written and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
• Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems illustrated by Beckie Prange, written by Joyce Sidman

2006 Coretta Scott King Winner

• Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue by Julius Lester