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Award Winners
Book Awards for Children
CALDECOTT MEDAL, most distinguished American picture book for children.
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Hot Dog by Doug Salati
NEWBERY MEDAL, most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
MONARCH AWARD, Grades K-3
Avocado Asks: What Am I? by Momoko Abe
There’s a Skeleton Inside You? by Idan Ben-Barak
Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo
Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
Capybara is Friends with Everyone by Maddie Frost
How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner
Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home by Guojing
Set Your Alarm, Sloth: More Advice for Troubled Animals from Dr. Glider by Jess Keating
Ducks Run Amok! by J.E. Morris
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival
Pizza: A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli
Ship in a Bottle by Andrew Prahin
This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin
Chez Bob by Bob Shea
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood
Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Todd Sturgell
BLUESTEM AWARD, Grades 3-5
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron
Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Keila Dawson
Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing
Long Distance by Whitney Gardner
Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year by Nina Hamza
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America by Kathleen Krull
allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Everything Awesome About Sharks and Other Underwater Creatures by Mike Lowery
Shelter by Christie Matheson
Chunky by Yehudi Mercado
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff
The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters
The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott Riley
The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson
The Elephants Come Home by Kim Tomsic
Katie the Catsitter by Colleen Venable
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
New From Here by Kelly Yang
REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD, Grades 4-8
Stamped (For Kids) by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee
Frankie & Bug by Gayle Forman
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year by Nina Hamza
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters
City Spies by James Ponti
A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese & Jessica Roux
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin
Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
City of Dragons 1: The Awakening Storm by Jaimal Yogis & Vivan Truong
