The 2022 Caldecott, Newbery Winner and More! Youth Media Awards will be announced at 8 a.m. CST today during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition which is virtual via YouTube!
2022 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
2022 Caldecott Winner
Watercress by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
2022 Caldecott Honor Books
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer
Asian/Pacific American Award For Literature (APALA Awards)
The goal is to honor and recognize individual works related to Asian/Pacific American experiences (either historical or contemporary) or Asian/Pacific American cultures.
Asian/Pacific American Award 2022 Picture Book Winner
Watercress by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
Asian/Pacific American Award 2022 Picture Book Honor
Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi by James Yang
Asian/Pacific American Award 2022 Children’s Winner
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Asian/Pacific American Award 2022 Children’s Honor
Asian/Pacific American Award 2022 Young Adult Winner
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Asian/Pacific American Award 2022 Young Adult Honor
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
2022 Newbery Medal and Honor Books
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2022 Newbery Winner
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
2022 Newbery Honor Books
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Printz Award and Honor Books 2022
Michael L. Printz Award honors excellence in literature written for young adults.
2022 Printz Award Winner
The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
2022 Printz Award Honor Books
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Revolution In Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
2022 Geisel Medal and Honor Books
The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States. When will the Geisel award be renamed?
2022 Geisel Award Winner
Fox at Night
2022 Geisel Honor Books
I Hop by Joe Cepeda
Nothing Fits a Dinosaur by Jonathan Fenske
Pura Belpré Winner and Honor Books 2022
The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Pura Belpré (Author) Award honoring a Latino writer whose children’s books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
2022 Belpré Children’s Author Award Winner
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
2022 Belpré Author Award Young Adult Winner
2022 Belpré Author Honor Books
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
De aquí como el coquí by Nomar Perez
2022 Belpré Author Young Adult Honor Books
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp
Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
2022 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner
¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge by Raúl The Third (Gonzalez
2022 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Books
Bright Star by Yuyi Morales
De aquí como el coquí by Nomar Perez
May Your Life Be Deliciosa illustrated by Loris Lora, written by Michael Genhart
Batchelder Winner and Honor Books 2022
The Batchelder Award is given to the most 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.
2022 Batchelder Award Winner
2022 Batchelder Honor Books
Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost (Kaffe Kanin Vintergœk Vœk) by Betina Birkjær, illustrated by Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard and translated by Sinéad Quirke Køngerskov.
In the Meadow of Fantasies (Haft Asb Haft Rang) by by Hadi Mohammadi, illustrated by Nooshin Safakhoo and translated by Sara Khalili
The Most Beautiful Story (Den Finaste Historia) by Brynjulf Jung Tjønn, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter and translated by Kari Dickson
Sato the Rabbit (Usagi No Sato-Kun) by Yuki Ainoya and translated by Michael Blaskowsky
The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas (Diccionario de mitos de América) by María García Esperón, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos and translated by David Bowles
The Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award
The Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award is given to a digital media producer that has created distinguished digital media for an early learning audience.
The 2022 Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award winner is Producer Fred Rogers Productions for “Alma’s Way”.
Two honor titles was named:
Goodnight, World! produced by Sesame Workshop and Headspace
“Tab Time produced by Kids at Play and Scale Productions
Carnegie Winner 2022
The Andrew Carnegie Medal honors the most outstanding video productions for children released during the previous year.
Carnegie Award for Fiction is
Carnegie Winner of the Carnegie Award in Non-Fiction
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
2022 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award
Illustrator and author Bryan Collier will deliver the 2023 Children’s Literature Lecture Award.
Children’s Literature Legacy Award 2022
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.
Grace Lin is the winner of the 2022 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. Her numerous works include The Ugly Vegetables (Charlesbridge, 1999) and The Year of the Dog (Little, Brown and Company, 2006).
Margaret Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement 2022
The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by School Library Journal magazine.
The winner is A.S. King! A.S. King wins the 2022 Edwards Award for Ask the Passengers, Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future, and Please Ignore Vera Dietz.
Odyssey Winner and Honor Audiobooks 2022
This annual award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
2022 Odyssey Award Winner
Boogie Boogie, Y’all written and narrated by C. G. Esperanza, produced by Almeda Beynon
2022 Odyssey Honor Recordings
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah written by Laurie Ann Thompson, narrated by Adjoa Andoh, produced Aaron Blank
I Talk Like a River written and narrated by Jordan Scott and produced by Erick Black with Dreamscape Media
Perfectly Parvin written by Olivia Abtahi, narrated by Mitra Jouhari, produced by Sarah Jaffe
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award 2022
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award. Silbert Informational Winner and Honor Books 2016
2022 Sibert Award Winner
The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art by Cynthia Levinson, illustrated by Evan Turk
2022 Sibert Honor Books
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Problem by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac
Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Coretta Scott King Winner and Honor Books 2022
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
2022 Coretta Scott King Author Book Winner
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
2022 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books
Home Is Not A Country by Safia Elhillo
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon
The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi, illustrated by Loveis Wise
2022 Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award
The Me I Choose To Be by Regis & Karan Bethencourt
2022 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Traci N. Todd
We Wait for the Sun illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, written by Dovey Johnson Roundtree & Katie McCabe
Soul Food Sunday illustrated by C.G. Esperanza, written by Winsome Bingham
2022 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
2022 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award
The Me I Choose To Be by Regis & Karan Bethencourt
2022 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
The annual award is presented in even years to an African American author, illustrator, or author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for children and/or young adults, and who has made a significant and lasting literary contribution.
Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement Award:
Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2022 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
“For four decades, Nikki Grimes has captivated young people with her expressive poetry and prose,” said Award Committee Chair Carolyn L. Garnes. “She has effectively articulated the black experience through authentic stories.”
Schneider Family Book Award Winner and Honor Books 2022
Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience.
2022 Schneider Family Book Award for children ages 0 to 10
My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf, illustrated by Ashley Barron
Honor:
A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott
A Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Peggy Collins
2021 Schneider Family Book Award for middle-school ages 11-13
Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl the Third
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
2022 Schneider Family Book Award for Teens ages 13-17
Words in my Hands by Asphyxia
Honor:
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley
2022 Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
The Library of the Dead by T.L Huchu
How Lucky by Will Leitch
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser
Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe
Malice by Heather Walter
Stonewall Book Winner and Honor Books 2022
Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience.
2022 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
2022 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Honor
Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate
William C. Morris Award Winner and Honor Books 2022
William C. Morris Award is for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.
2022 Morris Award Winner
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
2022 Morris Award Winner Finalists
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
YALSA Award Winners and Honor Books 2022
YALSA Award is for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.
2022 YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner
2022 YALSA Nonfiction Award Finalists
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement by Paula Yoo
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months and Years After the 9/11 Attacks by Don Brown
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life by Amy Butler Greenfield
American Indian Youth Literature Award 2022
The American Indian Youth Literature Awards are presented every two years. The awards were established as a way to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians. Books selected to receive the award will present American Indians in the fullness of their humanity in the present and past contexts.
American Indian Library Association 2022 Youth Picture Book Award
American Indian Library Association 2022 Youth Picture Book Honor
Diné Bich’eekę Yishłeeh (Diné Bizaad)/Becoming Miss Navajo (English)by Jolyana Begay-Kroupa (Diné)
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Gold Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell (Cherokee), illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis)
Learning My Rights with Mousewoman by Morgan Asoyuf (Ts’msyen)
I Sang You Down From the Stars by Tasha Spillet-Sumner (Cree and Trinidadian), illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit & Haida)
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell (Cherokee), illustrated by Frané Lessac
American Indian Library Association 2022 Middle Grade Winner
Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young (Diné)
American Indian Library Association 2022 Middle Grade Honor
Indigenous Peoples’ Day by Katrina M. Phillips (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe)
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe), illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey)
Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor by Jessica Engelking (White Earth Band of Ojibwe), illustrated by Tashia Hart (Red Lake Anishinaabe)
The Sea in Winter by Christine Day (Upper Skagit)
American Indian Library Association 2022 Young Adult Winner
Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth (Onondaga)
American Indian Library Association 2022 Young Adult Honor
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline (Metis Nation of Ontario)
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation), illustrated by Ciara Sana (Chamoru)
Soldiers Unknown by Chag Lowry (Yurok, Maidu and Achumawi), illustrated by Rahsan Ekedal
2022 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
Named in memory of Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series, the award recognizes books for children and teens that exemplify high literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience.
Sydney Taylor Gold Medalists 2022
Sydney Taylor Gold Medalists Picture Book 2022
The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel, illustrated by Sean Rubin
Sydney Taylor Gold Medalists Middle Grade 2022
How to Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani
Sydney Taylor Gold Medalists Young Adult 2022
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Sydney Taylor Silver Medalists 2022
Younger Readers Picture Book Honor
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis
Dear Mr. Dickens by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe
The Christmas Mitzvah by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha
Middle Grade Honor
The Genius Under the Table Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin
Linked by Gordon Korman
Young Adult Honor
The Last Words We Said by Leah Scheier
Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero by E. Lockhart, illustrated by Manual Preitano
The Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds
Sydney Taylor Notable Books 2022
Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award
The Body of Work Award has been given twelve times in the 50-year history of the Sydney Taylor Awards.
The Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Winner, which recognizes an author or entity who has made a substantial contribution over time to the genre of Jewish children’s literature, is Jane Yolen.
Author of more than 400 books, she has received Sydney Taylor Honors for Naming Liberty, in 2009 and Miriam at the River, in 2021, and two Sydney Taylor Notables. Her middle grade novel, The Devil’s Arithmetic, won both the National Jewish Book Award and the 1988 Sydney Taylor Book Award.
National Jewish Book Awards 2022
The National Jewish Book Awards program began in 1950 when the Jewish Book Council presented awards to authors of Jewish books at its annual meeting.
National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature 2022
National Jewish Book Award for Young Adult 2022
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