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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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The Batchelder Medal is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

Batchelder Medal
Detailed information about the Batchelder Medal. Includes a complete list of all Batchelder Medal Winners and Honor Books.
Association for Library Service to Children
Detailed information about ALSC, including listings of other awards administered by the organization.

Batchelder Winners 2011 - 2023

Here you'll find direct links to the most recent Batchelder Medal winners in the San Antonio Public Library catalog. For more information about the Batchelder Medal, including a list of all the Batchelder Winners and Honor Books, please visit the Batchelder Medal website.

Just a Girl by Lia Levi; Jess Mason (Illustrator); Sylvia Adrian. Notini (Translator)
2023 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Italian
Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba; Avery Fischer Udagawa (Translator); Miho Satake (Illustrator)
2022 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Japanese.
Telephone Tales by Gianni Rodari; Valerio Vidali (Illustrator); Antony Shugaar (Translator)
2021 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Italian
Brown by Øyvind Torseter (Illustrator); Håkon Øvreås; Kari Dickson (Translator)
2020 Batchelder Award
Originally Published in Norwegian
The Fox on the Swing by Evelina Daciute; Ausra Kiudulaite
2019 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Lithuanian
The Murderer's Ape by Jakob Wegelius
2018 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Swedish
Cry, Heart, but Never Break by Glenn Ringtved; Robert Moulthrop (Translator); Charlotte Pardi (Illustrator)
2017 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Danish
The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy by Beatrice Alemagna
2016 Batchelder Award
Originally published in French
Mikis and the Donkey by Bibi Dumon Tak; Philip Hopman (Illustrator)
2015 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Dutch
Mister Orange by Truus Matti
2014 Batchelder Award
Originally published in Dutch
My Family for the War by Anne G. Voorhoere
2013 Batchelder Award
Originally published in German
Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon; Philip Hopman (Illustrator)
2012 Batchhelder Award
Originally published in Dutch
A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux
2011 Batchelder Award
Originally published in French

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