Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book has won the Caldecott Medal for children’s literature.
I have not read Mr. Gaiman’s books for adults, or yet seen this book for children (hopefully The Athenaeum will bring it in). Yet I get a kick out of Mr. Gaiman’s wry response:
“I had thought that’s nice, there are books that are best sellers and books that are winners,” Mr. Gaiman said. “Very often, the world of award judges, and I think rightly, use their magical judging powers to try to bring books to the attention of the world that might not have otherwise been noticed.”
This statement is phrased just so — you think he might be sincere. Or not.
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