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.

The Coretta Scott King Author Award recognizes an African American author of an outstanding book for children and young adults.

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.

All the Blues in the Sky written by Renee Watson

Fireworks, written by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Catia Chien

Legendary Frybread Drive-In ed. Cynthia Leitich Smith by Mar Julia

Will's Race for Home written by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli written by Karina Yan Glaser
"A Sea of Lemon Trees" written by Maria Dolores Aguila
The Teacher of Nomad Land written by Daniel Nayeri
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman

Every Monday Mabel written and illustrated by Jashar Awan
Our Lake written and illustrated by Angie Kang
Stalactite & Stalagmite written and illustrated by Drew Beckmeyer
Sundust written and illustrated by Zeke Peña

"Cope Field" written by T. L. Simpson
The House No One Sees written by Adina King
Sisters in the Wind written by Angeline Boulley
Song of a Blackbird written by Maria van Lieshout

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze written by Derrick Barnes
The Library in the Woods written by Clavin Alexander Ramsey
Split in the Sky written by Marie Arnold