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Children's Award Books

Within the last 100 years or so, various organizations have chosen to honor outstanding books written for young people. Each award highlights the finest book within a particular category or which reflects a particular theme. Most are awarded annually.

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Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
Detailed information about the Tomás Rivera Award including a complete list of previous award winners and a timeline outlining award procedures.

The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award is administered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Texas State University (TSU).

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Recent Rivera Award Winners: 2018 - 2022

More information about the Rivera Award including a complete list of previous winners can be found on Texas State's Website.

My Two Border Towns by David Bowles; Erika Meza (Illustrator)
2022 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
Bright Star by Yuyi Morales
2022 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
2022 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Older Readers
Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns by Duncan Tonatiuh
2021 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
Dreaming with Mariposas by Sonia Gutierrez
2021 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Older Readers
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero; Zeke Peña (Illustrator)
2020 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Young Reader
They Call Me Güero by David Bowles
2019 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Older Readers
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
2019 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez; Adriana M. Garcia (Illustrator)
2018 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
2018 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Middle Grade Readers
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
2018 Tomás Rivera Book Award: Books for Older Readers
Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy and Teresa Howell; Rafael López (Illustrator)
2017 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork
2017 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Older Readers
Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
2016 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Younger Readers
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
2016 Tomás Rivera Book Award: Books for Older Readers
Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
2015 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Young Reader
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
2015 Tomás Rivera Award: Books for Older Readers
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
2014 Tomás Rivera Award Co-Winner
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People by Susan Goldman Rubin
2014 Tomás Rivera Award Co-Winner
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
2013 Tomás Rivera Award Winner
Diego Rivera by Duncan Tonatiuh
2012 Tomás Rivera Award Co-Winner
Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
2012 Tomás Rivera Award Co-Winner
Bait by Alex Sanchez
2011 Tomás Rivera Award Winner
What Can You Do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla with illustrations by Magaly Morales
2010 Tomás Rivera Award Winner

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