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It’s that exciting time of year when the American Library Association unveils its list of award winners for children’s and teen’s books, audiobooks and other media. Pasadena Public Library has these award winners and more! The books below are award winners for children up to age 13. Click on the book cover images to find their page in our catalog where you can request them with your library card.<\/p>\n
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For the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:<\/p>\n
Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity’s past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cRed, White, and Whole,\u201d written by Rajani LaRocca and published by Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; \u201cA Snake Falls to Earth,\u201d written by Darcie Little Badger and published by Levine Querido; \u201cToo Bright to See,\u201d written by Kyle Lukoff and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House; and \u201cWatercress,\u201d written by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin and published by Neal Porter Books, Holiday House.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the most distinguished American picture book for children:<\/p>\n Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHave You Ever Seen a Flower?\u201d illustrated and written by Shawn Harris and published by Chronicle Books; \u201cMel Fell,\u201d illustrated and written by Corey R. Tabor and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; \u201cUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre,\u201d illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group; and \u201cWonder Walkers,\u201d illustrated and written by Micha Archer and published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House.<\/p>\n Recognizing an African American author of outstanding books for children and young adults:<\/p>\n The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation’s history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Weatherford helps young readers understand the events of this incident.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Home Is Not a Country,” written by Safia Elhillo and published by Make Me A World, an imprint of Random House Children\u2019s Books, a division of Penguin Random House; “Revolution in Our Time,” written by Kekla Magoon and published by Candlewick Press; and “The People Remember,” written by Ibi Zoboi, illustrated by Loveis Wise and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<\/p>\n The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation’s history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Weatherford helps young readers understand the events of this incident.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Nina: A Story of Nina Simone,” illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Traci N. Todd and published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House; “We Wait for the Sun,” illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, written by Dovey Johnson Roundtree & Katie McCabe and published by Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; and “Soul Food Sunday,” illustrated by C.G. Esperanza, written by Winsome Bingham and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.<\/p>\n The Me I Choose to Be<\/em><\/a>, illustrated by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, is the Steptoe illustrator award winner. The book is written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and published by Little, Brown, and Company.<\/p>\n What will you choose to be? A free spirit? A weaver of words? A star dancing across the night sky? A limitless galaxy? The possibilities are endless in this uplifting ode to the power of potential. With lyrical text by bestselling author Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and images by Regis and Kahran Bethencourt\u2014the team behind CreativeSoul Photography\u2014each page of The Me I Choose To Be is an immersive call for self-love and highlights the inherent beauty of all Black and brown children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:<\/p>\n My City Speaks<\/em><\/a>, written by Darren Lebeuf, illustrated by Ashley Barron and published by Kids Can Press Ltd., wins the award for young children (ages 0 to 8).<\/p>\n A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves.A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor concert. As they do, the girl describes what she senses in delightfully precise, poetic detail. Her city, she says, “rushes and stops, and waits and goes.” It “pitters and patters, and drips and drains.” It “echoes” and “trills,” and is both “smelly” and “sweet.” Her city also speaks, as it “dings and dongs, and rattles and roars.” And sometimes, maybe even some of the best times, it just listens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Axel loves everything about birds, especially eagles. No one worries that an eagle will fly too far and not come home–a fact Axel wishes his mother understood. Deep down, Axel knows that his mother is like an osprey–the best of all bird mothers–but it’s hard to remember that when she worries and keeps secrets about important things. His dad is more like a wild turkey, coming and going as he pleases. His dad’s latest disappearance is the biggest mystery of all.<\/p>\n Despite all this, Axel loves his life–especially the time he spends with his friends observing the eagles’ nest in the woods near his home. But when a tornado damages not only Axel’s home but the eagles’ nest, Axel’s life is thrown into chaos. Suddenly his dad is back to help repair the damage, and Axel has to manage his dad’s presence and his beloved birds’ absence. Plus, his mom seems to be keeping even more secrets.<\/p>\n But Axel knows another important fact: an eagle’s instincts let it soar. Axel must trust his own instincts to help heal his family and the nest he loves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cStuntboy, in the Meantime,\u201d written by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Ra\u00fal the Third and published by Caitlyn Dlouhy Books\/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing; and \u201cA Kind of Spark,\u201d written by Elle McNicoll and published by Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children\u2019s Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.<\/p>\n For an outstanding children\u2019s 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:<\/p>\n One rainy night, Kazu sees a strange figure in a white kimono sneak out of his house–was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? The next day at school, the very same person is sitting in his class–and all his friends are convinced that the ghost-girl Akari has been their friend for years. If that isn’t weird enough, Kazu learns that his house is in the exact location of an ancient temple called Kimy\u014d, which, legend has it, could bring the dead back to life! Kazu sets out to discover what happened to Kimy\u014d Temple and if the rumors of its power are true. His investigation draws the unwanted attention of his neighbor Ms. Minakami and his mysterious new classmate Akari, who is definitely not what she seems. Now, Kazu and Akari must join forces to find and protect the source of the temple’s power, before it’s too late.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cCoffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost,\u201d published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Betina Birkj\u00e6r, illustrated by Anna Margrethe Kj\u00e6rgaard and translated by Sin\u00e9ad Quirke K\u00f8ngerskov; \u201cIn the Meadow of Fantasies,” published by Elsewhere Editions, written by Hadi Mohammadi, illustrated by Nooshin Safakhoo and translated by Sara Khalili; \u201cThe Most Beautiful Story,\u201d published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Brynjulf Jung Tj\u00f8nn, illustrated by \u00d8yvind Torseter and translated by Kari Dickson; \u201cSato the Rabbit,\u201d published by Enchanted Lion Books, written and illustrated by Yuki Ainoya and translated by Michael Blaskowsky; and \u201cThe Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas,\u201d published by Levine Querido, written by Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda Esper\u00f3n, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos and translated by David Bowles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Honoring Latinx illustrators whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:<\/p>\n Little Lobo and Bernab\u00e9 are bringing supplies to the big celebration in the country across the bridge — but everyone else seems to be going, too! During the long delay, they see all kinds of people on the bridge for different reasons and speaking different languages, but when someone has a grumpy moment, they all come together to make the wait as good as can be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Boogie Boogie, Y\u2019all,” illustrated and written by C. G. Esperanza and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Bright Star,” illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales and published by Neal Porter Books, Holiday House; “De aqu\u00ed como el coqu\u00ed,\u201d illustrated and written by Nomar Perez, translated by Farah Perez and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House; and “May Your Life Be Deliciosa,” illustrated by Loris Lora, written by Michael Genhart and published by Cameron Kids, an imprint of Cameron + Company, a division of ABRAMS.<\/p>\n Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity’s past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna,” written by Alda P. Dobbs and published by Sourcebooks Young Readers, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids; “Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jim\u00e9nez, Daughter of the Nahua,” written by Gloria Amescua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS; and “De aqu\u00ed como el coqu\u00ed,\u201d written and illustrated by Nomar Perez, translated by Farah Perez and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House.<\/p>\n For most distinguished informational book for children:<\/p>\n \u201cThe People\u2019s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art,\u201d written by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Evan Turk, is the 2022 Sibert Award winner. The book is published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London\u2019s Poop Pollution Problem,” written by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing Division; “Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown,” written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children\u2019s Publishing Group; “We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know,” written by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Fran\u00e9 Lessac and published by Charlesbridge; “Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate,” written by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen and published by Charlesbridge; and “Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.<\/p>\n Given annually to English-language children\u2019s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:<\/p>\n It’s the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug’s best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn’t particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be a girl. Besides, there’s something more important to worry about: a ghost is haunting Bug’s eerie old house in rural Vermont…and maybe haunting Bug in particular. As Bug begins to untangle the mystery of who this ghost is and what they’re trying to say, an altogether different truth comes to light–Bug is transgender.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAlmost Flying,” written by Jake Maia Arlow and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House; \u201cThe Darkness Outside Us,” written by Eliot Schrefer and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and “Grandad\u2019s Camper,” written and illustrated by Harry Woodgate and published by Little Bee Books.<\/p>\n For the most distinguished beginning reader book:<\/p>\n Fox at Night<\/a><\/em>, written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor is the 2022 Geisel Award winner. The book is published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<\/p>\n In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox-the hilarious trickster character featured in Geisel Award-winning\u00a0Fox the Tiger-overcomes his fear of monsters when he meets real nocturnal animals. Fox is up late in the night. There are shadows and noises everywhere. Fox is sure the night is full of monsters! Then he meets the real creatures of the night and realizes they are not so scary after all. Carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and whimsical illustrations, Fox at Night is ideal for sharing with your emergent reader.\u00a0The active, engaging My First I Can Read stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends,” written and illustrated by Norm Feuti and published by HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “I Hop,” written and illustrated by Joe Cepeda and published by Holiday House; and “Nothing Fits a Dinosaur,” written and illustrated by Jonathan Fenske and published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing Division.<\/p>\n These awards are announced in even years (e.g. 2022, 2024, 2026) and were established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians and Alaska Natives. Selected titles present American Indians in the fullness of their humanity in the present and past contexts. This year\u2019s winners include:<\/p>\n Middle Grade Book: Healer of the Water Monster<\/em><\/a>, written by Brian Young [Din\u00e9], cover art by Shonto Begay [Din\u00e9] and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers<\/p>\n When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it’s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story–a Water Monster–in need of help. Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to support Uncle Jet in healing from his own pain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also:<\/p>\n Picture Book: \u201cHerizon,\u201d written by Daniel W. Vandever [Din\u00e9], illustrated by Corey Begay [Din\u00e9] and published by South of Sunrise Creative; and Young Adult Book: \u201cApple (Skin to the Core),\u201d written by Eric Gansworth [Onondaga], cover art by Filip Perai\u0107 and published by Levine Querido.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Picture Honor Books:<\/strong> “Din\u00e9 Bich\u2019eek\u0119 Yish\u0142eeh [Din\u00e9 Bizaad]\/Becoming Miss Navajo [English],” by Jolyana Begay-Kroupa [Din\u00e9], designed by Corey Begay [Din\u00e9] and published by Salina Bookshelf, Inc.; “Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Gold Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer,” by Traci Sorell [Cherokee], illustrated by Natasha Donovan [M\u00e9tis] and published by Millbrook Press; “Learning My Rights with Mousewoman,” written and illustrated by Morgan Asoyuf [Ts\u2019msyen] and published by Native Northwest; “I Sang You Down from the Stars,” by Tasha Spillet-Sumner [Cree and Trinidadian], illustrated by Michaela Goade [Tlingit & Haida] and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group; and “We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know,” by Traci Sorell [Cherokee], illustrated by Fran\u00e9 Lessac and published by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. \/ Live Oak Media.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Middle Grade Honor Books:<\/strong> “Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector,” by Diane Wilson [Dakota], illustrated by Tashia Hart [Red Lake Anishinaabe] and published by Minnesota Humanities Center; “Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day,” by Katrina M. Phillips [Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe], illustrated by Tashia Hart [Red Lake Anishinaabe] and published by Pebble, an imprint of Capstone; “Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend,” by Dawn Quigley [Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe], illustrated by Tara Audibert [Wolastoqey] and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor,” by Jessica Engelking [White Earth Band of Ojibwe], illustrated by Tashia Hart [Red Lake Anishinaabe] and published by Minnesota Humanities Center; and \u201cThe Sea in Winter,\u201d by Christine Day [Upper Skagit], cover art by Michaela Goade [Tlingit and Haida] and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s Literature and Youth Literature.\u00a0 The award is administered by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association.\u00a0 This year\u2019s winners include:<\/p>\n Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The committee selected one Picture Book honor title: \u201cA Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi\u201d written and illustrated by James Yang and published by Viking Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House. The committee selected one Children\u2019s Literature honor title: \u201cFinding Junie Kim,\u201d written by Ellen Oh and published by HarperCollins.<\/p>\n Presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries since 1968, the award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature.<\/p>\n Picture Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n Picture Book winner: The Passover Guest<\/em><\/a>, by Susan Kusel, illustrated by Sean Rubin and published by Neal Porter Books, Holiday House;<\/p>\n Muriel assumes her family is too poor to hold a Passover Seder this year, but an act of kindness and a mysterious magician change everything.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Middle Grades:<\/strong><\/p>\n New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor\u2013winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg’s life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she’s forced to grapple with both her family’s prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs. Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg’s life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. Her family’s Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel’s only constant, she’s left to hone something that will be with her always–her own voice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Picture Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Picture Book honors: \u201cNicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued,\u201d written and illustrated by Peter Sis and published by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company; \u201cDear Mr. Dickens,\u201d by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe and published by Albert Whitman & Company; and \u201cThe Christmas Mitzvah,\u201d by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha and published by Creston Books;<\/p>\n Middle Grades:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Middle Grades honors: \u201cThe Genius Under the Table: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain,\u201d written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin and published by Candlewick Press; and \u201cLinked,\u201d by Gordon Korman and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Librarians are still in the process of getting some of these award-winners, so if the book you want is not in the catalog, check this blog in a few weeks and we may have some updated links!<\/p>\n Remember you can find readalikes for many of these books using our database Novelist K-8 Plus<\/a> and lots of other great reading suggestions on our Children’s Book Suggestions LibGuide<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s that exciting time of year when the American Library Association unveils its list of award winners for children’s and teen’s books, audiobooks and other media. 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<\/a>Watercress<\/a><\/em>, illustrated by Jason Chin, is the 2022 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was written by Andrea Wang and published by Neal Porter Books, Holiday House.<\/p>\nCaldecott Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCoretta Scott King (Author) Book Award<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre<\/a><\/em>, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, is the King Author Book winner. The book is illustrated by Floyd Cooper and published Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.<\/p>\nKing Author Honor Books<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCoretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre<\/a><\/em>, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, is the King Illustrator Book winner. The book is written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.<\/p>\nKing Illustrator Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCoretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSchneider Family Book Award for Young Children (ages 0 to 8):<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSchneider Family Honor Books for Young Children:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>\u201cA Walk in the Words,\u201d written and illustrated by Hudson Talbott and published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House; and \u201cA Sky-Blue Bench,\u201d written by Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Peggy Collins and published by Pajama Press, Inc.<\/p>\nSchneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades (ages 9 to 13):<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>A Bird Will Soar<\/a><\/em>, written by Alison Green Myers and published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, is the winner for middle grades (ages 9 to 13).<\/p>\nSchneider Family Honor Books for Middle Grades:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nMildred L. Batchelder Award<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Temple Alley Summer<\/a><\/em> is the 2022 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in Japanese as \u201cKimy\u014dji Yokoch\u014d no Natsu,\u201d the book was written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa and published by Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\nBatchelder Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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Pura Belpr\u00e9 Youth Illustration Award:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>\u00a1Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge<\/a><\/em>, illustrated by Ra\u00fal Gonzalez, is the 2022 Pura Belpr\u00e9 Youth Illustration Award winner. The book was written by Ra\u00fal Gonzalez and published by Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<\/p>\nBelpr\u00e9 Youth Illustration Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPura Belpr\u00e9 Children\u2019s Author Award:<\/h2>\n
<\/a>The Last Cuentista<\/a><\/em> written by Donna Barba Higuera, is the 2022 Pura Belpr\u00e9 Children\u2019s Author Award winner. The book is published by Levine Querido.<\/p>\nBelpr\u00e9 Children\u2019s Author Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award<\/h2>\n
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Sibert Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Fallout\"](\"https:\/\/www.bibz2.com\/BibzCovers\/scovers\/97812\/9781250149015.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/p>\nStonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children\u2019s & Young Adult Literature Award:<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Too Bright to See<\/em><\/a>, written by Kyle Lukoff and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is the 2022 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards \u2013 Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children\u2019s Literature Award.<\/p>\nStonewall Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTheodor Seuss Geisel Award:<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nGeisel Honor Books:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAmerican Indian Youth Literature Awards<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n2022 American Indian Youth Literature Awards Honor titles:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAsian\/Pacific American Award for Literature:<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/em>The Picture Book winner is: Watercress<\/a><\/em>, written by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin, and published by Neal Porter Books, Holiday House.<\/p>\n![\"Amina's](\"https:\/\/secure.syndetics.com\/index.aspx?type=xw12&client=pasap&upc=&oclc=&isbn=9781534459885\/LC.JPG\")
<\/a>The Children\u2019s Literature winner is Amina\u2019s Song<\/em><\/a>, written by Hena Khan and published by Salaam Reads\/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children\u2019s Publishing.<\/p>\nAsian\/Pacific American Honor Titles:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medalists:<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Middle Grades winner: How to Find What You\u2019re Not Looking For<\/em><\/a>, by Veera Hiranandani and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House<\/p>\nThe Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Medalists:<\/h2>\n
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