2024 Award Winners and Honor Titles
Title: The Eyes & the Impossible
By: Eggers, Dave
Published: 2023
2024 Newbery Winner (The Newbery is given to the author of "the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children.")
Ages 8 to 12
Age recommendations are from the catalog or publisher's website.
Title: Big
By: Harrison, Vashti
Published: 2023
2024 Caldecott Winner (The Caldecott recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".)
2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor (The Coretta Scott King Award recognizes an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.)
2024 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: An American Story
By: Alexander, Kwame
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Dare Coulter
2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Winner
Title: Nigeria Jones
By: Zoboi, Ibi
Published: 2023
Please note that this is a YA book in our YA section.
2024 Coretta Scott King Author Winner
Ages 13 and up
Title: We Could Fly
By: Giddens, Rhiannon
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
2024 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for New Illustrator
Ages 6 to 9
Title: The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963
By: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Published: 1995
Christopher Paul Curtis is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award for his body of work. Check out The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963,
Bud Not Buddy, The Mighty Miss Malone, Elijah of Buxton and his other great works.
Title: Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Martin, Pedro
Published: 2023
2024 Pura Belpré Author Winner ( The Pura Belpré honors Latinx writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.)
2024 Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner
2024 Newbery Honor
Ages 10 to 14
Title: Fox Has a Problem
By: Tabor, Corey C.
Published: 2023
2024 Geisel Winner (The Geisel is for the most distinguished beginning reader book.)
Title: The Mona Lisa Vanishes
By: Day, Nicholas
Published: 2023
2024 Sibert Winner (The Sibert is for the most distinguished informational book for children.)
Illustrator: Brett Helquist
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Ruby Lost and Found
By: Li, Christina
Published: 2023
2024 Asian/Pacific American for Literature Children's Literature Winner
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Truth About Dragons
By: Leung, Julie
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Hanna Cha
2024 Asian/Pacific American for Literature Picture Book Winner
2024 Caldecott Honor
Title: The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
By: Pla, Sally J.
Published: 2023
2024 Schneider Award Author Winner (The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.)
Ages 10 and up
Title: Henry, Like Always
By: Bailey, Jenn
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Mika Song
2024 Schneider Award Picture Book Winner
2024 Geisel Honor
Ages 6 to 9
Title: The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman
By: Lowe, Mari
Published: 2023
2024 Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Winner (The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.)
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Two New Years
By: Ho, Richard
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Lynn Scurfield
2024 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Winner
Ages 3 to 5
Title: We Still Belong
By: Day, Christine (Upper Skagit)
Published: 2023
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award Middle Grade Winner
Title: Forever Cousins
By: Goodluck, Laurel (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian)
Published: 2022
Illustrator: Jonathan Nelson (Navajo/Diné)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Winner (tied with Letter for Bob, below)
Ages 4 to 7
Title: A Letter for Bob
By: Rogers, Kim (Wichita & Affiliated Tribes)
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Jonathan Nelson (Navajo/Diné)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Winner (tied with Forever Cousins, above)
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Cross My Heart and Never Lie
By: Dåsnes, Nora
Published: 2023
This book is on order--please place a hold!
2024 Stonewall Children's Literature Winner (The Stonewall is "given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.")
Title: Houses with a Story
By: Yoshida, Seiji
Published: 2023
This book is on order--please place a hold!
Translator: Jan Mitsuko Carr
2024 Batchelder Winner (The Mildred L. Batchelder Award is 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.)
Title: Esperanza Rising
By: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Published: 2000
Pam Muñoz Ryan is the winner of the 2024 Children's Literature Legacy Award for making a lasting contribution to the world of children's literature. Check out her books which include Esperanza Rising, Echo, The Dreamer, and Riding Freedom, among many others.
Title: When Aidan Became a Brother
By: Lukoff, Kyle
Published: 2019
Kyle Lukoff has been chosen to give the Children's Literature Lecture, an annual event featuring an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children’s literature.
Check out his many books, including the middle grade novels Too Bright to See and Different Kinds of Fruit, the Max picture book series, and the Mermaid Days early reader series.
Title: Eagle Drums
By: Hopson, Nasuġraq Rainey (Iñupiaq)
Published: 2023
2024 Newbery Honor
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
By: Nayeri, Daniel
Published: 2023
2024 Newbery Honor
Ages 10 and up
Title: Simon Sort of Says
By: Bow, Erin
Published: 2023
2024 Newbery Honor
2024 Schneider Author Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter
By: Salazar, Aida
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Molly Mendoza
2024 Caldecott Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: There Was a Party for Langston
By: Reynolds, Jason
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey
2024 Caldecott Honor
2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: How Do You Spell Unfair: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
By: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Published: 2023
2024 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Ages 7 to 10
Title: Kin: Rooted in Hope
By: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Published: 2023
2024 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Ages 10 and up
Title: Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes
By: Todd, Traci N.
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Shannon Wright
2024 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
2024 Sibert Honor
Ages 7 to 10
Title: Alebrijes
By: Higuera, Donna Barba
Published: 2023
2024 Pura Belpré Author Honor
Ages 10 to 14
Title: Aniana del Mar Jumps In
By: Mendez, Jasminne
Published: 2023
2024 Pura Belpré Author Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Benita y las Criaturas Nocturnas
By: Llanos, Mariana
Published: 2024
This Spanish version of the book is on order--please place a hold
The English language version is Benita and the Night Creatures. Call Number: JPicture Llano.M
2024 Pura Belpré Author Honor
Ages 4 to 9
Title: Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock
By: Trejo, Jesús
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Eliza Kinkz
2024 Pura Belpré Author Honor
2024 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Something Like Home
By: Arango, Andrea Beatriz
Published: 2023
2024 Pura Belpré Author Honor
Ages 10 to 14
Title: Mi papá es un agrícola/My Father, the Farmworker
By: Varela, J. Roman Pérez
Published: 2023
This book is on order--please place a hold!
Illustrator: José B. Ramírez
2024 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Remembering
By: González, Xelena
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Adriana M. Garcia
2024 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends
By: Wildness, Kaz
Published: 2023
2024 Geisel Honor
Ages 4 to 6
Title: The Book of Turtles
By: Montgomery, Sy
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Matt Patterson
2024 Sibert Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Jumper: The Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
By: Lanan, Jessica
Published: 2023
2024 Sibert Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Shipwrecked: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
By: Sandler, Martin
Published: 2023
2024 Sibert Honor
Ages 10 to 14
Title: Parachute Kids
By: Tang, Betty C.
Published: 2023
2024 Asian/Pacific Award for Literature Children's Literature Honor
Ages 8 and up
Title: Finding Papa
By: Krans, Angela Pham
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Thi Bui
2024 Asian/Pacific Award for Literature Picture Book Honor
Title: Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language
By: Que, Joanna
Published: 2023
Co-Author: Charina Marquez
Illustrator: Fran Alvarez
2024 Schneider Picture Book Honor
Ages 3 to 8
Title: What Happened to You?
By: Catchpole, James
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Karen George
2024 Schneider Picture Book Honor
Ages 3 to 6
Title: Don't Want to Be Your Monster
By: Moulton, Deke
Published: 2023
2024 Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Honor
Ages 10 to 14
Title: The Jake Show
By: Levy, Joshua
Published: 2023
2024 Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Not So Shy
By: Nimrodi, Noa
Published: 2023
2024 Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Honor
Ages 9 to 14
Title: A Sky Full of Song
By: Meyer, Susan
Published: 2023
2024 Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Afikomen
By: Cohen, Tziporah
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Yaara Eshet
2024 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor
Ages 3 to 6
Title: Hanukkah Upside Down
By: Weissman, Elissa Brent
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Omer Hoffman
2024 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust
By: Boxer, Elisa
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Amy June Bates
2024 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Mascot
By: Waters, Charles
Published: 2023
Co-Author: Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants
By: Quigley, Dawn (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe)
Published: 2022
Illustrator: Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 6 to 10
Title: Jo Jo Makoons: Snow Day
By: Quigley, Dawn (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe)
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 6 to 10
Title: Deb Haaland (She Persisted)
By: Goodluck, Laurel (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian)
Published: 2023
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 6 to 9
Title: Maria Tallchief (She Persisted)
By: Day, Christine (Upper Skagit)
Published: 2021
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 6 to 9
Title: Wilma Mankiller (She Persisted)
By: Sorell, Traci (Cherokee Nation)
Published: 2022
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Middle Grade Honor
Ages 6 to 9
Title: Berry Song
By: Goade, Michaela (Tlingit Nation)
Published: 2022
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
By: Sorell, Traci (Cherokee Nation)
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor
Ages 6 to 9
Title: Remember
By: Harjo, Joy (Mvskoke Nation)
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Michaela Goade (Tlingit Nation)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor
Ages 3 to 7
Title: Rock Your Mocs
By: Goodluck, Laurel (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian)
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation)
2024 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor
Title: Desert Queen
By: Gopal, Jyoti Rajan
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Svabhu Kohli
2024 Stonewall Children's Literature Honor
Ages 7 to 14
Title: Not He or She, I'm Me
By: Wild, A.M.
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Kah Yangni
2024 Stonewall Children's Literature Honor
Ages 3 to 6
Title: The Otherwoods
By: Winans, Justine Pucella
Published: 2023
2024 Stonewall Children's Literature Honor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Stars in Their Eyes
By: Walton, Jessica
Published: 2023
Please note that this is a YA book in our YA section.
2024 Stonewall Children's Literature Honor
Ages 12 and up
Title: The House of the Lost on the Cape
By: Kashiwaba, Sachiko
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Yukiko Saito
Translator: Avery Fischer Udagawa
2024 Batchelder Honor
Ages 8 and up
Title: Later, When I'm Big
By: Westera, Bette
Published: 2023
Illustrator: Mattias De Leeuw
Translator: Laura Watkinson
2024 Batchelder Honor
Ages 4 to 8
Title: Pardalita
By: Estrela, Joana
Published: 2023
Please note that this is a YA book in our YA section.
Translator: Lyn Miller-Lachmann
2024 Batchelder Honor
Ages 12 to 18