Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1973 -- honoring excellence in children’s literature as judged by a jury of peers
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We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2021)
68 Resources18 Awards


The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2020)
58 Resources21 Awards


All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Winner, 2021)
46 Resources17 Awards


The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015)
44 Resources14 Awards



Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson and Nina Mata
(Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021)
42 Resources8 Awards

I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Picture Book Text Finalist, 2021)
42 Resources14 Awards


The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
42 Resources10 Awards



Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2018)
40 Resources12 Awards




The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Nonfiction Winner, 2015)
39 Resources14 Awards

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
39 Resources13 Awards


I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
38 Resources9 Awards



Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022)
37 Resources11 Awards


Challenger Deep
by Neal Shusterman and Brendan Shusterman
(Young Adults Winner, 2016)
35 Resources8 Awards

The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
by Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpenter
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2022)
34 Resources9 Awards

Jazz
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
(Picture Book Text Winner, 2007)
33 Resources8 Awards

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2012)
32 Resources11 Awards

Niño Wrestles the World
by Yuyi Morales
(Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2014)
32 Resources7 Awards

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Illustration for Older Readers Finalist, 2021)
32 Resources10 Awards

All Because You Matter
by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier
(Picture Book Text Winner, 2021)
32 Resources8 Awards

William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
by Don Tate
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2021)
32 Resources5 Awards


Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2004)
31 Resources9 Awards


The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2021)
31 Resources6 Awards






Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
(Nonfiction Honor, 2016)
29 Resources10 Awards


Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Sean Qualls
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2009)
28 Resources4 Awards

Better Nate Than Ever
by Tim Federle and Scott M. Fischer
(Fiction Winner, 2014)
28 Resources8 Awards