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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.

Latest Award Books

Lola by Karla Valenti

Lola by Karla Valenti

2025 Pura Belpré Award Winner

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

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

2025 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner

My Daddy Is a Cowboy by Stephanie Seales

My Daddy Is a Cowboy by Stephanie Seales

2025 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner

Vacation by Ame Dyckman

Vacation by Ame Dyckman

2025 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner

Life After Whale by Lynn Brunelle

Life After Whale by Lynn Brunelle

2025 Sibert Award Winner

Stealing Little Moon by Dan Jones

Stealing Little Moon by Dan Jones

2025 Orbis Pictus Award Winner

John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan

John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan

2025 Batchelder Award Winner

Desert Song by Laekan Zea Kemp and Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez

Desert Song by Laekan Zea Kemp and Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez

2025 Tomás Rivera Award Winner (Works for Younger Readers)

Ice Cream Man by Glenda Armand

Ice Cream Man by Glenda Armand

2025 Bluebonnet Award Winner 

Cultivando a un Artista (Growing an Artist) by John Parra (Illustrator); Adriana Domínguez (Translator)

Cultivando a un Artista (Growing an Artist) by John Parra

2024 Premio Campoy-Ada Award Winner - Younger Children's Latino-Centric

A través de los mares by RUth Behar

A través de los mares by RUth Behar

2024 Premio Campoy-Ada Award Winner -Older Children's Latino-Centric