The Brooks Library includes several award winning children's books in our collection. Use the tab below to browse recent award winners according to category.
Browse through the tabs above to explore notable children's literature awards and to find recent award winning books.
The Amelia Bloomer Project compiles an annual list of well written and illustrated books for young readers featuring significant feminist content. You can find a list of recent Top Ten Amelia Bloomer Book List winners below:
Recent award winners in the Early - Readers Fiction category include:
Recent award winners in the Early Readers - Non-Fiction category include:
Recent award winners in the Middle Grade - Fiction category include:
| 2019 | Crush by Svetlana Chmakova |
| 2019 | Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed |
| 2018 | Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar |
Recent award winners in the Middle Grade - Non-Fiction category include:
| 2016 | Voice of Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) |
| 2015 | I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai; Patricia McCormick (As told to) |
Recent award winners in the Young Adult Fiction category include:
Recent award winners in the Young Adult - Non-Fiction category include:
The American Indian Youth Literature Awards (AILA) are presented biennially to honor the best writing and illustrations by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. The awards are honored for several categories including author and illustrator awards for picture books, and awards for different age groups.
Recent award winners in the picture book category include:
Recent award winners in the Middle School book category include:
Every year the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association honors the literary and artistic work of Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, with the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
Recent Award winners of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature include:
The Mildred L. Batchelder Award, or Batchelder Award is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor the "most outstanding" children's book that has been translated into English and published in the U.S. This award is given to the publisher of the book in order to encourage and recognize American publishers that translate exceptional foreign language children's books into English.
Recent Award winners include:
The Children's Literature Legacy Award (formally the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal) is presented annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) to honor authors and illustrators of children's books who have made meaningful and lasting contributions to children's literature.
Books authored by recent award winners include:
The Randolph Caldecott Medal, or Caldecott Medal, is presented annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) to the illustrator of the "most distinguished American picture book for children."
Recent award winners include:
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are presented annually to honor African American authors and illustrators of children's books who demonstrate an appreciation for African American culture in their work. The award is named after Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors her for her courage and commitment to peace and racial justice.
Recent award winners in the author category include:
Recent award winners in the illustrator category include:
Recent award winners in the new talent author category include:
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor the author and illustrator of the "most distinguished book for beginning readers" that is published in the United States. This award is named for Theodor Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, a prominent children's book author.
Recent Award winners include:
The Michael L. Printz Award is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor the best book written for young-adults, according to literary merit. This award is named after Mike Printz, a school librarian and long time member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Recent award winners include:
The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the most distinguished American children's book of the previous year. The award is named after John Newbery, an 18th century English bookseller, and the purpose of the Medal, as stated by Frederic Melcher in 1921 is:
"To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."
Recent Newbery Medal Winners include:
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2021: | When You Trap a Tiger | by | Tae Keller |
| 2020: | New Kid | by | Jerry Craft | |
| 2019: | Merci Suárez Changes Gears | by | Meg Medina | |
| 2018: | Hello, Universe | by | Erin Entrada Kelly; Isabel Roxas (Illustrator) | |
| 2017: | The Girl Who Drank the Moon | by | Kelly Barnhill | |
| 2016: | Last Stop on Market Street | by | Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illustrator) | |
| 2015: | The Crossover | by | Kwame Alexander |
The Notable Books for a Global Society (NBGS) is a list of 25 outstanding books for students in grades K-12, which help enhance students' understanding of people and culture across the world. To be nominated the books must have been published within the United States during the prior year.
Books Recognized in 2022 Include:
Books Recognized in 2021 Include:
Books Recognized in 2020 Include:
The Pura Belpré Award is presented annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) to honor a Latinx children's book author and illustrator for notable work that portrays the Latino cultural experience. The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian in the New York Public Library, who is remembered for her work to enrich the lives of Latino children through her work disseminating Puerto Rican folklore.
Recent Award winners in the author category include:
Recent award winners in the illustrator category include:
The Rainbow Book List compiles an annual list of LGBTQIA + books for young readers. You can find a list of recent Top Ten Rainbow Book List winners below:
Recent award winners in the Early Readers category include:
Recent award winners in the Middle Grade category include:
| 2021 | Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass |
| 2021 | King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender |
| 2019 | Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender |
| 2018 | Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker |
Recent award winners in the Young Adults category include:
The Schneider Family Book Award is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor authors and illustrators of youth literature for excellent an portrayal of of the disability experience. The award is given out for children's books, middle school book, and young adult readers. This award is named after Dr. Kathrine Schneider, the first blind student to graduate from the Kalamazoo Public School system.
Recent award winners in the children's book category include:
Recent award winners in the middle school book category include:
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is presented annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to honor a writer and illustrator of the best informational book published in the United States in English. The award is named after Robert F. Sibert, the President of Bound to Stay Bond Books Inc.
Recent medal winners include:
The Stonewall Book Award is presented annually by the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association to honor "exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience" in book published in the U.S. The award includes a category for distinguished children's and young adults (the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award)
Recent award winners include:
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually by the Association of Jewish Libraries to honor outstanding books that portray the Jewish experience.. This award is named after Sydney Taylor an prominent author of children's books featuring Jewish characters.
Recent award winners include:
The We Reads book lists, created by We Here, aim to highlight BIPOC voices in literature. A list of recently recognized young reader books is listed below.
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Books Recognized in 2021 Include:
Looking for something specific? The Database of Award Winning Children's Literature allows you to search for specific award winners by filtering through categories of interest such as the ethnicity or gender of the protagonist, publication year, genre, and age of the reader.
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