King and the Dragonflies Wins National Book Award: Kacen Callender’s King of the Dragonflies won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The award was announced on November 19, 2020; it is given by [continue reading]
Awards
National Book Award Finalists Announced
National Book Award Long List: The ten finalists for the 2020 National Book Award, Young People’s Literature category, were announced on Sept. 16. All ten authors are first-time nominees. The winners will be announced on [continue reading]
Finalists for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards Announced
Finalists for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards Announced: The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader have announced their list of finalists for the 2020 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards. Readers [continue reading]
2020 Eisner Awards Announced
2020 Eisner Awards Announced: The Eisner Awards for best graphic novels and comics were announced on July 24, 2020. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell won for best [continue reading]
Will Eisner Comic Awards Announces Nominees
Will Eisner Comic Awards Announces Nominees for 2020: The Eisner Comic award nominees were announced in June, 2020, honoring books published in 2019. The results will be announced early in July 2020. There are 31 [continue reading]
2020 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced
The 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners were announced on May 26, 2020. First presented in 1967, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards celebrate excellence in children’s and young adult literature. A winner and two [continue reading]
Jacqueline Woodson Wins Hans Christian Andersen Award
Jacqueline Woodson was named the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award winner in the category for children’s author. Her many books include the Newbery Honor title Brown Girl Dreaming, as well as young adult novels and [continue reading]
Anna Dewdney Award Named
Anna Dewdney Award Named: Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora (Little, Brown) was named the 2020 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award winner, awarded by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader. The Honor [continue reading]