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2019 Baker's Dozen Winners

The 2019 A Baker’s Dozen: Best Children’s Books for Family Literacy booklist includes: “A Big Mooncake for Little Star” by Grace Lin, “Saturday Is Swimming Day” by Hyewom Yum, “Teddy’s Favorite Toy” by Christian Trimmer, illustrated by Madeline Valentine, and more...

2019 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize

The Penn State University Libraries & PA Center for the Book celebrate this year’s winner: “Belonging,” a graphic memoir by Nora Krug that confronts the ripple effects of WWII through generations, and honor book “On a Sunbeam” by Tillie Walden. Read more about the Lynd Ward Prize…

2019 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

This year’s winner is “Martin Rising: Requiem for a King” by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Scholastic Press, 2018). Read more about the 2019 Award.

2019 Letters About Literature

How has a book transformed your view recently? Hear what this year’s winners and honoree, Aaaron Concepcion, Ireland McDyre, Amaya Dressler, and Jaden Jones, have to say! Read their letters and more about this inspiring contest for grade school students…

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With a mission to study, honor, celebrate, and promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy in Pennsylvania (PA), the PA Center for the Book sponsors several literary awards and events, and develops a wide range of educational content across multiple media to connect with its broad audience and to celebrate PA’s continued contributions to culture and literature.

Explore this site to learn more about the Center’s Literary & Cultural Heritage Map of PA, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children’s Poetry, Baker’s Dozen List of Best Children’s Books for Family Literacy, and so much more!