The 2010 Newbery Medal winner is:

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children. Since 1922, it has been given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Newbery Honor Books include: "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose, "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly, "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin, and " The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" by Rodman Philbrick.

The 2010 Caldecott Medal Winner is:

The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year.

Caldecott Honor Books include: "All the World" illustrated by Marla Frazee and written by Liz Garton Scanlon, and "Red Sings from the Treetops: A Year in Colors" by Pamela Zagarenski.

The 2010 Coretta Scott King Award Winners are:

AUTHOR AWARD: Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves Deputy US Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

For three decades, Bass was the most feared and respected lawman in the territories. He made more than 3,000 arrests, and though he was a crach shot and a quick draw, he only killed fourteen men in the line of duty. Bad News for Outlaws reveals the story of a remarkable African American hero of the Old West.

The Coretta Scott King Awards are presented annually by the American Library Association to honor African-American authors and illustrators who create outstanding books for children and young adults. I

ILLUSTRATOR AWARD: My People written by Langston Hughes; illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr.

Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being an African American today.