The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators announced the winners of the 2014 Golden Kite awards and Sid Fleischman award, honoring books for young readers published in the 2013 calendar year. The awards will be presented to the winners during a luncheon at SCBWI's annual conference in Los Angeles in August.
FICTION
Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle (Simon and Schuster)
NONFICTION
Call of the Klondike by David Meissner (Boyd Mills Press)
PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown (Little, Brown)
PICTURE BOOK TEXT
Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller (Random House)
Sid Fleischman Award for Humor
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (Arthur A. Levine Books)