2008 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2008 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature are:

• Nonfiction: The Wall by Peter Sís (Foster/Farrar)
• Fiction and Poetry: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Little)
• Picture Book: At Night by Jonathan Bean (Farrar)
• Special Citation: The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Levine/Scholastic)

For other excellent books for kids and teens to enjoy this summer, see my Top 10 Summer Reading Lists For Kids and Teens: 2008. If award-winning books particularly interest you, see my Award Winners directory. Have you and/or your children read any of the award winners? If so, please click on "comments" and share your reactions.