On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago.
A complete list of the 2026 award winners follows.
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature:
All the Blues in the Sky, written by Renée Watson, is the 2026 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.
Four Newbery Honor Books also were named:
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli, written and illustrated by Karina Yan Glaser and published by Allida, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez, written by María Dolores Águila and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing; The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story, written by Daniel Nayeri and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido; and The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest, written by Aubrey Hartman, illustrated by Marcin Minor, and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group.
Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
Fireworks, illustrated by Cátia Chien, is the 2026 Caldecott Medal winner. The book is written by Matthew Burgess and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named:
Every Monday Mabel, illustrated and written by Jashar Awan and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Our Lake, illustrated and written by Angie Kang and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House; Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave, illustrated and written by Drew Beckmeyer and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Sundust, illustrated and written by Zeke Peña and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognize an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award
Will’s Race for Home, written by Jewell Parker Rhodes, is the 2026 King Author Book winner. The book is published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group.
Three King Author Honor Books were selected:
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze, written by Derrick Barnes and published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House; The Library in the Woods, written by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group; and Split the Sky, written by Marie Arnold and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group.
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award
The Library in the Woods, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, is the 2026 King Illustrator Book winner. The book is written by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
Two King Illustrator Honor Books were selected:
André: André Leon Talley—A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale, illustrated by Lamont O’Neal, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders, and published by Henry Holt and Company, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group; and City Summer, Country Summer, illustrated by Alexis Franklin, written by Kiese Laymon, and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Coretta Scott King—John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
Under the Neon Lights, written by Arriel Vinson, is the Steptoe Author Award winner. The book is published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Kadir Nelson is the winner of the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Nelson is the author and illustrator of more than 30 children’s books. His illustrations for The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander, received both the 2020 Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton.
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, is the 2026 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Four Printz Honor Books also were named:
Cope Field, written by T. L. Simpson and published by Flux, an imprint of North Star Editions; The House No One Sees, written by Adina King and published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group; Sisters in the Wind, written by Angeline Boulley and published by Henry Holt and Company; and Song of a Blackbird, written and illustrated by Maria van Lieshout and published by First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing.
Schneider Family Book Awards for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:
The best young children’s book is Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe, written by Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced, illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza, and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. Two honor books for young children were selected: Bat and the Business of Ferrets, written by Elana K. Arnold with pictures by Charles Santoso, and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea, written by Janice Milusich, illustrated by Chris Raschka, and published by Anne Schwartz Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
The best middle-grade book is Where Only Storms Grow, written by Alyssa Colman and published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group. Two middle-grade honor books were selected: Octopus Moon, written by Bobbie Pyron and published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House; and The Strongest Heart, written by Saadia Faruqi and published by Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
The best young adult book is Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen, written by James Robinson, illustrated by Brian Rea, and published by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Two honor books for teens were selected: The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar, written by Sonora Reyes and published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and The Poetry of Car Mechanics, written by Heidi E. Y. Stemple and published by Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, a division of Astra Publishing House.
Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
The Favorites, written by Layne Fargo and published by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House.
The Girls Who Grew Big, written by Leila Mottley and published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House.
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert, written by Bob the Drag Queen and published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Hole in the Sky, written by Daniel H. Wilson and published by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House.
Insectopolis: A Natural History, written by Peter Kuper and published by W. W. Norton & Company.
Plum, written by Andy Anderegg and published by Hub City Press.
Sonita: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom, written by Sonita Alizada and published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
These Heathens, written by Mia McKenzie and published by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House.
What Kind of Paradise, written by Janelle Brown and published by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House.
The Whyte Python World Tour, written by Travis Kennedy and published by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House.
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Children’s Literature Lecture Award is an annual event featuring an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children’s literature. Author Kwame Alexander will deliver the 2027 ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture. Alexander is the bestselling author of 45 books, including The Crossover, winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and a Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book; The Undefeated, a 2019 Newbery Honor Book; The Door of No Return; and An American Story.
The Children’s Literature Legacy Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children’s lives and experiences.
The 2026 winner is Candace Fleming. Fleming’s books include: Honeybee: The Busy Life of apis mellifera, which won the 2021 Robert F. Sibert Medal; The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II, winner of the 2025 Sibert Medal; Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart; The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum; and Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable Life.
The 2026 winner of the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award, given to a digital media producer that has created distinguished digital media for an early learning audience, is Weather Hunters, produced by WeatherHunters, Inc., and Silver Creek Falls Entertainment.
The committee selected two honor titles: Reading Rainbow, produced by Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) PBS and Kidzuko; and Terrestrials, produced by WNYC, Radiolab.
The 2026 winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults is Candace Fleming. Fleming’s books include: Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart; Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell; The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia; Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime; Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West: and The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh.
Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children’s 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:
Croco is the 2026 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in Spanish, the book was written and illustrated by Azul López, translated by Kit Maude, and published by Tapioca Stories.
Four Honor Books also were selected:
The Adventures of Cipollino, written by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova, translated by Antony Shugaar, and published by Enchanted Lion Books; From Memen to Mori, written and illustrated by Shinsuke Yoshitake, translated by Ajani Oloye, and published by JY, an imprint of Yen Press; Picking Tea with Baba, written by Xu Bin, illustrated by Yu Yin, translated by Shan Chen, and published by Charlesbridge; and Pilgrim Codex, written by Vivian Mansour, illustrated by Emmanuel Valtierra, translated by Carlos Rodríguez Cortez, and published by Em Querido, an imprint of Levine Querido.
Odyssey Awards for the best audiobooks produced for children and young adults, available in English in the United States:
Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story, produced by Arnie and Debra Cardillo for Live Oak Media, is the 2026 Odyssey Award winner for children. The book is written by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Joseph Erb, and narrated by the author and a full cast.
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, produced by Iris McElroy and Juan García Ticoulat for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, is the 2026 Odyssey Award winner for young adults. The book is written and illustrated by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett and narrated by the authors and a full cast.
Four Honor Audiobooks also were selected:
The Dead of Summer, produced by Zane Birdwell and Paul Gagne for Scholastic Audio, written by Ryan La Sala, and narrated by the author and a full cast; Legendary Frybread Drive-in: Intertribal Stories, produced by Sydney Mathieu of Eljin Productions, Inc., for Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, and narrated by a full cast; Soundtrack, produced by Dan Zitt and Brian Ramcharan for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Jason Reynolds, and narrated by a full cast; and Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen, produced by Iris McElroy and Olivia Langen for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by James Robinson, illustrated by Brian Rea, and narrated by the author.
Pura Belpré Awards honor Latinx writers and illustrators whose children’s and young adult books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
The Pecan Sheller, written by Lupe Ruiz-Flores, is the 2026 Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award winner. The book is published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
Three Children’s Author Honor Books were named: A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation, written by Pablo Cartaya and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House; The Island of Forgotten Gods, written by Victor Piñeiro and published by Sourcebooks Young Readers, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids; and A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez, written by María Dolores Águila, and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing.
On the Wings of la Noche, written by Vanessa L. Torres, is the 2026 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award winner. The book is published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Three Young Adult Author Honor Books were named: Rosa by Any Other Name, written by Hailey Alcaraz and published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House; Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide, written and illustrated by Pablo Leon and published by HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and The Story of My Anger, written by Jasminne Mendez and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Popo the Xolo, illustrated by Abraham Matias, is the 2026 Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award winner. The book is written by Paloma Angelina Lopez and published by Charlesbridge.
Two Youth Illustrator Honor Books were named: A-Ztec: A Bilingual Alphabet Book, illustrated and written by Emmanuel Valtierra and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido; and The Invisible Parade, illustrated by John Picacio, written by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio, and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group.
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children:
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa, written by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, is the 2026 Sibert Medal winner. The book is published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing.
Five Sibert Honor Books were named:
At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom, written by Erin Entrada Kelly and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer, written by Quartez Harris, illustrated by Gordon C. James, and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group; The History of We, written and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House; Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide, written and illustrated by Pablo Leon and published by HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out, written by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura, and published by Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Stonewall Book Award—Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Awards are given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the LGBTQIA+ experience.
Halfway to Somewhere, written and illustrated by Jose Pimienta, is the 2026 recipient of the Stonewall Book Award—Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s Literature Award. The book is published by Random House Graphic, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Four children’s Honor Books were selected:
Call Me Gray, written by Andrew Larsen and Bells Larsen, illustrated by Tallulah Fontaine, and published by Kids Can Press; The Ink Witch, written by Steph Cherrywell and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group; Ollie in Between, written by Jess Callans and published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group; and Woods & Words: The Story of Poet Mary Oliver, written by Sara Holly Ackerman, illustrated by Naoko Stoop, and published by Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
One of the Boys, written by Victoria Zeller, is the 2026 recipient of the Stonewall Book Award—Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Young Adult Literature Award. The book is published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido.
Four Young Adult Honor Books were selected:
Devils Like Us, written by L. T. Thompson and published by Bloomsbury YA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing; He’s So Possessed with Me, written by Corey Liu and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group; Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s Heart, written by Sarah Miller and published by Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House; and Sometimes the Girl, written by Jennifer Mason-Black and published by Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book:
Stop That Mop! is the 2026 Geisel Award winner. The book is written and illustrated by Jonathan Fenske and published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Three Geisel Honor Books were named: Earl and Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories, written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House; I Like Hoops, written by Juwanda G. Ford, illustrated by Jada Jeni Bennett, and published by Holiday House; and The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel, written and illustrated by Michael Rex and published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:
All the Noise at Once, written by DeAndra Davis, is the 2026 Morris Award winner. The book is published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Four other books were finalists for the award: First Love Language, written by Stefany Valentine and published by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House; Love, Misha, written and illustrated by Askel Aden and published by First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing; Red Flags and Butterflies, written by Sheryl Azzam and published by DCB Young Readers, an imprint of Cormorant Books; and You and Me on Repeat, written and illustrated by Mary Shyne and published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults:
Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown, written by Candace Fleming, is the 2026 Excellence winner. The book is published by Anne Schwartz Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
Four other books were finalists for the award:
American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters and the Mysterious Fad That Haunted a Nation, written by Barb Rosenstock and published by Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, a division of Astra Publishing House; White House Secrets: Medical Lies and Cover-Ups, written by Gail Jarrow and published by Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, a division of Astra Publishing House; White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History, written by Ann Bausum and published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; and A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out, written by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura, and published by Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.
American Indian Youth Literature Awards are announced in even years and were established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America. Selected titles present Indigenous peoples in the fullness of their humanity in the present and past contexts. This year’s winners include:
The Picture Book Winning Title is Chooch Helped, written by Andrea L. Rogers [Cherokee Nation], illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz [Cherokee Nation], and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido.
Five Picture Book Honor Titles were announced: Braided Roots, written by Pasha Westbrook [Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Freedman], illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight [Chickasaw Nation], and published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.; Fierce Aunties!, written by Laurel Goodluck [Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations and Tsimshian Tribe of Alaska], illustrated by Steph Littlebird [Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes], and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; For a Girl Becoming, written by Joy Harjo [Mvskoke Nation], illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia, and published by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company; Raven’s Ribbons, written by Tasha Spillett [Cree and Trinidadian], illustrated by Daniel Ramirez [Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan], and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group; and We Weave, written by Daniel W. Vandever [Navajo and Irish], illustrated by Deonoveigh Mitchell [Navajo and Black American], and published by South of Sunrise Creative.
The Middle Grade Winning Title is Buffalo Dreamer, written by Violet Duncan [Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation] and published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Six Middle Grade Honor Titles were announced: Jo Jo Makoons: The Super-Scary Sleepover, written by Dawn Quigley [Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe], illustrated by Tara Audibert [Wolastoquey/French], and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; Lost at Windy River: A True Story of Survival, written by Trina Rathgeber [Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation], illustrated by Alina Pete [Little Pine First Nation], colored by Jillian Dolan [Kapawe’no Cree First Nation and Metis Nation], and published by Orca Book Publishers; Outfoxed, written by Elise McMullen-Ciotti [Cherokee Nation] and published by Scholastic Inc.; Red Bird Danced, written by Dawn Quigley [Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe] and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; The Ribbon Skirt, written and illustrated by Cameron Mukwa [Anishinaabe] and published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.; and The Summer of the Bone Horses, written by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve [Rosebud Sioux Tribe], illustrated by Steph Littlebird [Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes], and published by Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Abrams.
The Young Adult Winning Title is Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith [Muscogee Nation] and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Five Young Adult Honor Titles were announced: Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe, written by Darcie Little Badger [Lipan Apache], illustrated by Rovina Cai, and published by Levine Querido; Sisters in the Wind, written by Angeline Boulley [Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians] and published by Henry Holt and Company; Super Indian, Volume Three, written and illustrated by Arigon Starr [Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma] and published by Wacky Productions Unlimited; The Unfinished, written by Cheryl Isaacs [Kanyen’keha] and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and Where Wolves Don’t Die, written by Anton Treuer [Ojibwe] and published by Levine Querido.
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit. The award offers four youth categories—two for picture books and one each for children’s literature and youth literature—and is administered by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of ALA. This year’s winners include:
The Pasifika Picture Book winner is Kahoʻolawe: The True Story of an Island and Her People, written by Kamalani Hurley, illustrated by Harinani Orme, and published by Millbrook Press, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
The committee selected two Pasifika Picture Book honor titles: Filo’s Butterflies and White Sunday, both written by Litea Fuata, illustrated by Myo Yim, and published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing.
The Asian American Picture Book winner is Many Things at Once, written by Veera Hiranandani, illustrated by Nadia Alam, and published by Random House Studio, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
The committee selected two Picture Book honor titles: Every Peach Is a Story, written by David Mas Masumoto and Nikiko Masumoto, illustrated by Lauren Tamaki, and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Abrams; and A Vaisakhi to Remember, written by Simran Jeet Singh, illustrated by Japneet Kaur, and published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
The Children’s Literature winner is Hungry Bones, written by Louise Hung and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
The committee selected two Children’s Literature honor titles: The Queen Bees of Tybee County, written by Kyle Casey Chu and published by Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; and Fresh Start, written and illustrated by Gale Galligan and published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
The Young Adult Literature winner is The Red Car to Hollywood, written by Jennie Liu and published by Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group.
The committee selected one Young Adult Literature honor title: Tall Water, written by SJ Sindu, illustrated by Dion MBD, and published by HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Sydney Taylor Book Award is 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.
This year’s Picture Book Winner is Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Rest and Reset, written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman and published by Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Three Picture Book Honors were announced: The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah, written by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Leanne Hatch, and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; The Keeper of Stories, written by Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illustrated by Selina Alko, and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; and My Body Can, written by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Alexandra Colombo, and published by Apples & Honey Press, an imprint of Behrman House Publishers.
This year’s Middle Grade Winner is Neshama, written by Marcella Pixley and published by Candlewick Press.
One Middle Grade Honor Book was announced: Beinoni, written by Mari Lowe and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido.
This year’s Young Adult Winner is D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T., written by Abby White and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido.
One Young Adult Honor Book was announced: The Rebel Girls of Rome, written by Jordyn Taylor and published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers.
The Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award is awarded periodically to recognize an author or entity who has made a substantial contribution over time to the genre of Jewish children’s literature. This year’s winner is Uri Shulevitz.
Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians, and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by judging committees of librarians and other children’s experts, the awards encourage original and creative work. For more information on the ALA Youth Media Awards and notables, please visit ala.org/yma.
