Literature Awards - Children's Literature Interdisciplinary Collection - CLIC - Library Guides at Western Washington University

The Association for Library Services to Children's (ALSC) Awards Website
The major awards in children's literature are administered by the the American Library Association (ALA) most notable, the Association of Services to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

2023 Award Winners & Honor Titles

Just a Girl (Batchelder Award Winner) by Lia Levi; Jess Mason (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780063065086

Publication Date: 2022-03-22
João by a Thread (Batchelder Honor Title) by Roger Mello (Illustrator); Daniel Hahn (Translator)
ISBN: 9781953861344

Publication Date: 2022-10-25
Dragonfly Eyes (Batchelder Honor Title) by Cao Wenxuan
ISBN: 9781536200188

Publication Date: 2022-08-16
Different (Batchelder Honor Title) by Mónica Montañés; Eva Sánchez Gómez (Illustrator); Lawrence Schimel (Translator)
ISBN: 9780802855985

Publication Date: 2022-11-01

Frizzy (Belpre Author Award Winner) by Claribel A. Ortega; Rose Bousamra (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250259622

Publication Date: 2022-10-18
Where Wonder Grows (Belpre Illustrator Award Winner) by Adriana M. Garcia (Illustrator); Xelena González
ISBN: 9781947627468

Publication Date: 2022-01-11
The Coquíes Still Sing (Belpre Author & Illustrator Honor Title) by Karina Nicole González; Krystal Quiles (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250787187

Publication Date: 2022-08-23
The Notebook Keeper (Belpre Author Honor Title) by Stephen Briseño; Magdalena Mora (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593307052

Publication Date: 2022-06-28
Tumble (Belpre Author Honor Title) by Celia C. Pérez
ISBN: 9780593325179

Publication Date: 2022-08-16
A Land of Books (Belpre Illustrator Honor Title by Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9781419749421

Publication Date: 2022-11-15
Magic (Belpre Illustrator Honor Title) by Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781951836573

Publication Date: 2022-09-06
Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando (Belpre Illustrator Honor Title) by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez; Magdalena Mora (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780892394340

Publication Date: 2022-10-11
Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces) (Belpre Illustrator Honor Title) by Kat Fajardo (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338535655

Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Phenomenal AOC (Belpre Illustrator Honor Title) by Anika Aldamuy Denise
ISBN: 9780063113749

Publication Date: 2022-09-06

Choosing Brave (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Angela Joy; Janelle Washington (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250220950

Publication Date: 2022-09-06
Hot Dog (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Doug Salati
ISBN: 9780593308431

Publication Date: 2022-05-24
Ain't Burned All the Bright (Caldecott Honor Title) by Jason Reynolds; Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534439467

Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Berry Song (Caldecott Honor Title) by Michaela Goade
ISBN: 9780316494175

Publication Date: 2022-07-19
Knight Owl (Caldecott Honor Title) by Christopher Denise
ISBN: 9780316310628

Publication Date: 2022-03-15

I Did It! (Geisel Award Winner) by Michael Emberley
ISBN: 9780823446513

Publication Date: 2022-10-11
Fish and Wave (Geisel Honor Title) by Sergio Ruzzier (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780063076679

Publication Date: 2022-05-17
Gigi and Ojiji (Geisel Honor Title) by Melissa Iwai (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780063208063

Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Owl and Penguin (Geisel Honor Title) by Vikram Madan
ISBN: 9780823451500

Publication Date: 2022-10-11
A Seed Grows (Geisel Honor Title) by Antoinette Portis
ISBN: 9780823448920

Publication Date: 2022-06-21

Freewater (Newbery Medal Winner) by Amina Luqman-Dawson
ISBN: 9780316056618

Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Iveliz Explains It All (Newbery Honor Title) by Andrea Beatriz Arango; Alyssa Bermudez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593563977

Publication Date: 2022-09-13
The Last Mapmaker (Newbery Honor Title) by Christina Soontornvat
ISBN: 9781536204957

Publication Date: 2022-04-12
Maizy Chen's Last Chance (Newbery Honor Title) by Lisa Yee
ISBN: 9781984830258

Publication Date: 2022-02-01

Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Odyssey Award Winner) by Jason Reynolds (Author)
ISBN: 9781508246237

Publication Date: 2021-11-03
Inheritance: A Visual Poem (Odyssey Honor Title) by Elizabeth Acevedo (Author, Narrator)
ISBN: 9780063250390

Publication Date: 2022-05-03
The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2) (Odyssey Honor Title) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
ISBN: 9780593397145

Publication Date: 2022-02-22
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Odyssey Honor Title) by Mac Barnett
ISBN: 9781338897609

Publication Date: 2022-11-25

Seen and Unseen (Sibert Medal Winner) by Lauren Tamaki (Illustrator); Elizabeth Partridge
ISBN: 9781452165103

Publication Date: 2022-10-25
Choosing Brave (Sibert Honor Title) by Angela Joy; Janelle Washington (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250220950

Publication Date: 2022-09-06
A Seed Grows (Sibert Honor Title) by Antoinette Portis
ISBN: 9780823448920

Publication Date: 2022-06-21
Sweet Justice (Sibert Honor Title) by Mara Rockliff; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524720643

Publication Date: 2022-01-11
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs (Sibert Honor Title) by Chana Stiefel; Susan Gal (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338225891

Publication Date: 2022-10-04

Young Adult Library Services Association Awards
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