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2007 Golden Kite Awards Announced - Thursday, March 06, 2008

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The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators is pleased to announce the winners and honorees of the 2007 Golden Kite Awards. The Golden Kite Award is the only award presented to children’s book authors and artists by their peers.

Golden Kite Award Winners

Fiction HOME OF THE BRAVE by Katherine Applegate Feiwel and Friends Editor: Liz Szabla	Nonfiction MUCKRAKERS by Ann Bausum National Geographic Editor: Jenniffer Emmett & Mary Beth Oelkers-Keegan
Picture Book Text PIERRE IN LOVE by Sara Pennypacker illustrated by Petra Mathers Orchard Books - Scholastic Editor: Amy Betz	Picture Book Illustration LITTLE NIGHT by Yuyi Morales Roaring Brook Press - Holtzbrinck Editor: Neal Porter Designer: Jennifer Browne

Golden Kite Honor Recipients

Fiction EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE by Lauran Tarshis Dial Editor: Nancy Mercado	Nonfiction 1607: A NEW LOOK AT JAMESTOWN by Karen Lange National Geographic Editor: Jenniffer Emmett & Sue Macy
Picture Book Text THE END by David LaRochelle illustrated by Richard Egielski Arthur A. Levine Books Editor: Arthur A. Levine Associate Editor: Rachel Griffiths	Picture Book Illustration WHO PUT THE B IN BALLYHOO? Illustrated and written by Carlyn Beccia Houghton Editor: Ann Rider

For more information on all SCBWI awards and grants, please visit the Awards & Grants section of our website.