Award Winning Books

Below is a list of the current winners of the three major awards for children's and teen literature.
Clicking on the images will take you to the titles in the online catalog.

The Caldecott Medal, named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, is awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children [ALSC], a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The Newbery Medal, named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, is awarded by the ALSC to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.

We have also provided a list of the honor books, which are runners-up for the awards. Clicking on a title will take you to the book's record in the online catalog.

The First State of Being written by Erin Entrada Kelly

Chooch Helped, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz and written by Andrea L. Rogers

Brownstone written by Samuel Teer, illustrated by Mar Julia

Twenty-four Seconds From Now... written by Jason Reynolds

Across So Many Seas written by Ruth Behar and published by Nancy Paulsen Book
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All written and illustrated by Chanel Miller
One Big Open Sky written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
"The Wrong Way Home" written by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Home in a Lunchbox illustrated and written by Cherry Mo
My Daddy Is a Cowboy illustrated by C.G. Esperanza, written by Stephanie Seales
Noodles on a Bicycle illustrated by Gracey Zhang, written by Kyo Maclear
"Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains" illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Anita Yasuda

"Bright Red Fruit" written by Safia Elhillo
Compound Fracture written by Andrew Joseph White
The Deep Dark written by Molly Knox Ostertag
Road Home written by Rex Ogle

Black Girl You Are Atlas written by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Black Star written by Kwame Alexander
One Big Open Sky written by Lesa Cline-Ransome