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Middle Grade and Picture Book Author Donna Barba Higuera says she had no idea her book, The Last Cuentista, was even in the running for the prestigious Newbery Medal.
25 sty 2022 · The John Newbery Medal, which honors the “most outstanding contribution to children’s literature,” was awarded to Donna Barba Higuera’s “The Last Cuentista.”
24 sty 2022 · CHICAGO – Donna Barba Higuera, author of “The Last Cuentista,” and Jason Chin, illustrator of “Watercress,” are the 2022 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature.
24 sty 2022 · Donna Barba Higuera is still "a deer in the headlights" over her 2022 Newbery Medal, truly stunned by the recognition of her novel The Last Cuentista. Higuera thought it was odd that her publisher, Levine Querido, set up two Zoom meetings with Barnes and Noble over the weekend.
24 sty 2022 · The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera won the Newbery Medal on the 100th anniversary of the award. Higuera also won the Pura Belpré Youth Author Award. The Last Cuentista was one of many multiple winners during Monday’s Youth Media Awards virtual ceremony at ALA's reimagined midwinter conference, newly named LibLearnX.
24 sty 2022 · The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, taking place virtually from Chicago.
24 sty 2022 · “The Last Cuentista,” Donna Barba Higuera’s dystopian yet hopeful middle-grade novel, received this year’s John Newbery Medal on Monday, winning one of the most prestigious prizes in ...
