All About the Robert F. Sibert Medal and Winners

Tanya Lee Stone, the author of Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, is the winner of the 2010 Robert F. Sibert Medal. This annual award honors the most distinguished informational book for children that was published during the previous year. Three other informational books for children were recognized as Sibert Honor Books. To learn more, see What is the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award? and the 2010 Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner and Honor Books. Do your children enjoy informational books? The Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), which administers the award, defines informational books as "those written and illustrated to present, organize, and interpret documentable, factual material." Share some of your children's favorite informational books by clicking on "Comments" below and posting a message.