Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
A compilation of resources for the titles recognized in the most recent year from 98 national book awards and distinctions.

- 16,096 Resources including
- 1,631 Videos
- 877 Book Readings
- 1,018 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 1,470 book results



The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
(Newbery Medal Honor, 2020, among 18 others)
51 Resources19 Awards

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(American Indian Award Honor, 2020, among 12 others)
49 Resources13 Awards

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Jane Addams Award Finalist, 2020, among 4 others)
48 Resources5 Awards


Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
by Ibi Zoboi, Jason Reynolds, Renée Watson, and Leah Henderson
(Notable Social Studies Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020, among 4 others)
44 Resources5 Awards

For Whom the Ball Rolls
by Dav Pilkey
(ILA Children’s Choices Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
42 Resources2 Awards

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(CSK Book Awards Author Honor, 2020, among 9 others)
42 Resources10 Awards

El Señor de Las Pulgas
by Dav Pilkey
(Junior Library Guild Spanish Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
42 Resources2 Awards

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Sibert Medal Winner, 2020, among 11 others)
41 Resources12 Awards

My Papi Has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña
(Pura Belpré Awards Illustrator Honor, 2020, among 11 others)
39 Resources12 Awards




On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
(Junior Library Guild Audiobooks Selection, 2020, among 8 others)
35 Resources9 Awards


A Place to Land
by Barry Wittenstein and Jerry Pinkney
(ALSC Notables Commended, 2020, among 9 others)
35 Resources10 Awards

Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Pura Belpré Awards Illustrator Winner, 2020, among 5 others)
35 Resources6 Awards


We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Jane Addams Award Finalist, 2020, among 6 others)
34 Resources7 Awards

Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Kid Lit Summer Reading Selection, 2020, among 9 others)
33 Resources10 Awards


Superman Smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
(SLJ Best Books Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
33 Resources2 Awards

Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
(CSMCL Best Books Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
33 Resources2 Awards

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
(Edwards Award Winner, 2020, among 12 others)
32 Resources13 Awards

Circle
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
(CCBC Choices Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
32 Resources2 Awards

Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
(Edwards Award Winner, 2020, among 10 others)
31 Resources11 Awards

Louisiana's Way Home
(Junior Library Guild Audiobooks Selection, 2020, among 7 others)
31 Resources8 Awards




When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(National Book Award Finalist, 2020, among 6 others)
31 Resources7 Awards

Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
(SLJ Best Books Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
31 Resources2 Awards

Watch Us Rise
by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
(Children's & Teen Choice Award Honor, 2020, among 5 others)
30 Resources6 Awards

Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael López
(Schneider Award Winner, 2020, among 3 others)
30 Resources4 Awards

Going Down Home with Daddy
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter
(Caldecott Medal Honor, 2020, among 6 others)
30 Resources7 Awards

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Pura Belpré Awards Author Honor, 2020, among 10 others)
28 Resources11 Awards

Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
by Nikki Grimes
(Sibert Medal Honor, 2020, among 7 others)
28 Resources8 Awards

Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
(CSK Book Awards Illustrator Honor, 2020, among 10 others)
28 Resources11 Awards

Skunk and Badger
by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
(SLJ Best Books Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
28 Resources2 Awards

Soñadores
by Yuyi Morales
(Best Spanish Picture Books Honor, 2020, among 6 others)
27 Resources7 Awards

Another
(Notable Social Studies Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2020, among 7 others)
27 Resources8 Awards

The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown
by Mac Barnett and Sarah Jacoby
(Junior Library Guild Biography Selection, 2020, among 4 others)
27 Resources5 Awards

Bear Came Along
by Richard T. Morris and LeUyen Pham
(Caldecott Medal Honor, 2020, among 3 others)
27 Resources4 Awards

How to Read a Book
by Kwame Alexander and Melissa Sweet
(Lee Bennett Hopkins Award Winner, 2020, among 4 others)
27 Resources5 Awards

I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Charlotte Huck Award Winner, 2021, among 5 others)
27 Resources6 Awards

Hi, Jack!
by Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli
(Junior Library Guild Emergent Selection, 2020, among 1 other)
26 Resources2 Awards