John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
- Newbery Honor Books:
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
We Are Water Protectors illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Caldecott Honor Books:
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart illustrated by Noa Denmon
The Cat Man of Aleppo illustrated by Yuko Shimizu
Me & Mama illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Outside In illustrated by Cindy Derby
(Libby)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award:
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
- King Author Honor Books:
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne
(Libby)
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul illustrated by Frank Morrison
- King Illustrator Honor Books:
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Me & Mama illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
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Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri
- Printz Honor Books:
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Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:
- Young Children (ages 0 to 10):
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
- Honors:
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel
(Libby)
Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin by Tracy Newman
- Middle Grades (ages 11-13):
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
- Honors:
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit
(Libby)
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
- Teens (ages 13-18)
This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio
Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
(Libby)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice - Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O’Brady
(Libby)
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
We Ride Upon Sticks: A Novel by Quan Barry
Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States:
Telephone Tales was originally published in Italian as Favole al telefono the book was written by Gianni Rodari and translated by Antony Shugaar
- Batchelder Honor Book:
Catherine’s War by Julia Billet and translated from French by Ivanka Hahnenberger
Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States:
Kent State written by Deborah Wiles and narrated by Christopher Gebauer, Lauren Ezzo, Christina Delaine, Johnny Heller, Roger Wayne, Korey Jackson, and David de Vries
- Odyssey Honor Audiobooks:
Clap When You Land written by Elizabeth Acevedo and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte
Fighting Words written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and narrated by Bahni Turpin
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You written by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi and narrated by Jason Reynolds
(Libby)
When Stars Are Scattered written by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed and narrated by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi and a full cast
Pura Belpré Awards honoring a Latinx writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:
- Belpré Illustrator Award
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat illustrated and written by Raúl Gonzalez
- Belpré Illustrator Honor Book:
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
- Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award
Efrén Divided written by Ernesto Cisneros
- Belpré Children’s Author Honor Books :
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
- Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
- Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Books:
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children:
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
Sibert Honor Books:
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure written and illustrated by John Rocco
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
The Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award is given to a digital media producer that has created distinguished digital media for an early learning audience:
The Imagine Neighborhood produced by Committee for Children
Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Honor Book:
Sesame Street Family Play: Caring for Each Other produced by Sesame Workshop
Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:
We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav
Stonewall Honor Books:
Beetle & The Hollowbones illustrated and written by Aliza Layne
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book:
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle
Geisel Honor Books:
The Bear in My Family written and illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa
Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! by Kelly Starling Lyons
(Libby)
What About Worms!? written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins
Where’s Baby? written and illustrated by Anne Hunter
William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:
If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley
Other Finalists:
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard by Echo Brown
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults:
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming
Other Finalists:
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team written by Christina Soontornvat
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure written and illustrated by John Rocco
You Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Democracy and Deliver Power to the People by Elizabeth Rusch
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. The award promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit. The award offers three youth categories including Picture Book, Children’s Literature and Youth Literature. The award is administered by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association.
Picture Book:
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Honor Picture Book:
Danbi Leads the School Parade written and illustrated by Anna Kim
Children’s Literature:
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Honor Children's Literature Book:
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Youth Literature:
This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
Honor Youth Literature Book:
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented since 1968 by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the American Library Association, the award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature.
Gold Medalists:
Picture Book:
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Lesléa Newman
Middle Grades:
Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein
Young Adult:
Dancing at the Pity Party written and illustrated by Tyler Feder
Silver Medalists:
Picture Book:
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book by Mychal Copeland
Miriam at the River by Jane Yolen
Middle Grades:
No Vacancy by Tziporah Cohen
Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
Young Adult:
They Went Left by Monica Hesse