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Recommended Reads #19

ALA Youth Media Award Winners @ the CPS Library

RecommendedReads #19ALA Youth Media Award Winners @ the CPS Library

Each year, the American Library Association and its associated groups give out awards to recognize the best in children's and young adult literature. Books marked with a * indicate books that will be available soon, but are not presently at the library. All other titles are available in the collection.

Newbery Medal and Honors

The Newbery Medal and Honor Books recognize outstanding children's literature

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New Kid, by Jerry Craft

Newbery Medal
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Other Words for Home, by Jasmine Warga

Newbery Honor
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The Undefeated, by Kwame Alexander

Newbery Honor
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*Genesis Begins Again, by Alicia D. Williams

Newbery Honor
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*Scary Stories for Young Foxes, by Christian McKay Heidicker

Newbery Honor

Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal and Honor books recognize the most distinguished illustrated works for children.

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The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Caldecott Medal
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*Double Bass Blues, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

Caldecott Honor
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*Bear Came Along, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

Caldecott Honor
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*Going Down Home with Daddy, illustrated by Daniel Minter

Caldecott Honor

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizes an African-American author of outstanding books for children and young adults.

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New Kid, by Jerry Craft

Coretta Scott King Award
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, by Kwame Mbalia

Coretta Scott King Honor Book
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Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds

Coretta Scott King Honor Book

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award recognizes an African-American illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

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The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Caldecott Medal
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*The Bell Rang, illustrated by James E. Ransome

Caldecott Honor
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Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace, illustrated by Ashley Bryan

Caldecott Honor
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Sulwe, illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Caldecott Honor

Coretta Scott King/John Stepoe New Talent Author Award

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Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Author Award
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What is Given from the Heart, illustrated by April Harrison

Illustrator Award

Printz Award

The Michael L. Printz Award is for excellence in literature written for young adults.

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*Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

Printz Honor
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*The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi

Printz Honor

Morris Award

William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.

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*Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Morris Award Finalist
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*Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Morris Award Finalist

YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults

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*Free Lunch by Rex Ogle

Excellence Winner
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Torpedoes: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship by Deborah Heilgman

Excellence Finalist

Mildred L. Batchelder Award

Mildred L. Batchelder Award is for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States.

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The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi

Batchelder Honor Book

Schneider Family Book Award

The Schneider Family Book Award is for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience.

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*Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, by Sonia Sotomayor

Schneider Family Book Award (Young People)
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*A Friend for Henry, by Jenn Bailey

Schneider Family Honor Book (Young People)
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Song for a Whale, by Lynne Kelly

Schneider Family Book Award (Middle Grade)
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Each Tiny Spark, by Pablo Cartaya

Schneider Family Honor Book (Middle Grade)

Odyssey Award

The Odyssey Award is for the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults.

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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction, by Jarrett Krosoczka

Odyssey Winner
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Redwood and Ponytail, by K.A. Holt

Odyssey Honor
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Song for a Whale, by Lynne Kelly

Odyssey Honor
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We Are Grateful - Otsaliheliga, by Traci Sorell

Odyssey Honor
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*We're Not From Here, by Geoff Rodkey

Odyssey Honor

Pura Belpré Author Award

The Pura Belpré Author Award honors a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

Pura Belpré Author Award
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise

Belpré Author Honor Book
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*Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes

Belpré Author Honor Book
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*The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcarcel

Belpré Author Honor Book
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Soldier For Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War by Duncan Tonatiuh

Belpré Author Honor Book

Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

The Pura Belpré Illustrator Award honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln, illustrated by Rafael López

Belpré Illustrator Award
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¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market," illustrated by Raúl Gonzalez

Belpré Illustrator Honor Book
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle, illustrated by Zeke Peña

Belpré Illustrator Honor Book

Stonewall Book Award

The Stonewall Book Award is given to children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating due to the LGBTQ+ experience.

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When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

Stonewall Book Award
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*Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

Stonewall Honor
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The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy

Stonewall Honor

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

The Theodore Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers

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*Stop! Bot! by James Yang

Geisel Award
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Chicken and Brain: Smell My Foot by Cece Bell

Geisel Honor
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*The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

Geisel Honor
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Flubby Is Not A Good Pet by J.E. Morris

Geisel Honor

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

The award promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit.

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Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Picture Book)
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*Bilal Cooks Daal, by Aisha Saeed

Asian/Pacific American Honor Book (Picture Book)
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Stargazing, by Jen Wang

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Children's)
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*I'm OK, by Patti Kim

Asian/Pacific American Honor Book (Children's)
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They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Young Adult)
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*Frankly in Love, by David Yoon

Asian/Pacific American Honor Book (Young Adult)

Sydney Taylor Book Award

The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.

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*The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come by Sue Macy

Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner (Picture Book)
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*Gittel’s Journey by Lesléa Newman

Sydney Taylor Honor Book (Picture Book)
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*The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music Debbie Levy

Sydney Taylor Honor Book (Picture Book)
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White Bird, by R.J. Palacio

Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner (Middle Grade)
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*Anya and the Dragon, by Sofiya Pasternack

Sydney Taylor Honor Book (Middle Grade)
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*Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany by Andrew Maraniss

Sydney Taylor Honor Book (Middle Grade)
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*Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin

Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner (Young Adult)

American Indian Youth Literature award

The American Indian Youth Literature award is announced in even years and established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians.

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*Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim by Brenda J. Child

American Indian Youth Literature Award (Picture Book)
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Picture Book)
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At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Picture Book)
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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Picture Book)
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*Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis

American Indian Youth Literature Award (Middle Grade)
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I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Middle Grade)
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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People by Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Young Adult)
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Surviving the City, vol. 1 by Tasha Spillett

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Young Adult)
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Birdsong by Julie Flett

American Indian Youth Literature Honor (Picture Book)

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

Sibert Award
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Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes

Sibert Honor
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This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy

Sibert Honor
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Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis

Sibert Honor