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    'Hot Dog' wins Caldecott, Newbery is awarded to 'Freewater'

    Hot Dog, by Doug Salati, is about an overheated pup who finds his calm on a trip to the beach. Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson, is about two enslaved children finding freedom.
    by Teresa Xie Jan 30, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Updated January 30, 2023 at 12:24 PM ET

    The top children's book awards were handed out Monday morning, at the American Library Association's annual Youth Media Awards.

    The Newbery Medal, which the American Library Association awards to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year, went to . The historical fiction

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