Jeff Kinney and Brian Selznick took the top prizes earlier this week at a gala to kick off Children's Book Week (May 7-13). The 2012 winners of the Children's Choice Book Awards, as selected by more than 900,000 young readers, are:

Author of the Year: Jeff Kinney for Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6: Cabin Fever [multiple formats]

Illustrator of the Year: Brian Selznick for Wonderstruck [call # Jr Hi Fiction / SEL]

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year: Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack, illustrated by Henry Cole [call # Picture Book / LAM]

Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year: Bad Kitty Meets the Baby by Nick Bruel [call # J Fiction / BRU]

Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year: Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt [multiple formats]

Teen Book of the Year: Clockwork Prince: The Infernal Devices, Book Two by Cassandra Clare [call # Young Adult / CLA]