ALA Youth Media Award Winners & Honors, 2026Like this list

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• All the Blues in the Sky

  Watson, Renée,

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  Winner of the Newberry Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

• Fireworks

  Burgess, Matthew,

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  Winner of the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

  Glaser, Karina Yan,

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  Newbery Honor for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

• A Sea of Lemon Trees

  the Corrido of Roberto Alvarez

  Águila, María Dolores,

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  Newbery Honor for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature. Pura Belpré Author Honor book for Latino writers whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

• The Teacher of Nomad Land

  a World War II Story

  Nayeri, Daniel,

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  Newbery Honor for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

• The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest

  Hartman, Aubrey,

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  Newbery Honor for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

• Every Monday Mabel

  Awan, Jashar,

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  Caldecott Honor for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• Our Lake

  Kang, Angie,

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  Caldecott Honor for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• Stalactite & Stalagmite

  a Big Tale From a Little Cave

  Beckmeyer, Drew,

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  Caldecott Honor for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• Polvo solar

  Peña, Zeke, 1983-

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  Caldecott Honor for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

• Stop That Mop!

  Fenske, Jonathan,

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  Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.

• The Big Mess and Other Stories

  Pizzoli, Greg,

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  Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers

• The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel

  Rex, Michael,

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  Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers

• I Like Hoops

  Ford, Juwanda G.,

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  Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers

• Will's Race for Home

  a Western

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

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  Coretta Scott King Book Author Award Winner recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

• The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

  Barnes, Derrick,

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  Coretta Scott King Book Author Honor recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

• The Library in the Woods

  Ramsey, Calvin A.

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  Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Winner and Author Honor recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

• Split the Sky

  Arnold, Marie,

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  Coretta Scott King Book Author Honor recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.

• André

  André Leon Talley--a Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults

• City Summer, Country Summer

  Laymon, Kiese,

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  Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults