Alexander, Santat win top children's book prizes

2015/02/02 21:05:02 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (AP) — Kwame Alexander & #039;s & quot;The Crossover, & quot; a novel in verse about basketball and coming of age, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year & #039;s best children & #039;s book. Author-illustrator Dan Santat & #039;s & quot;The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, & quot; a fantasy featuring an island for pretend playmates, received the Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture book.
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