National Book Awards Longlist: The 2021 National Book Award Longlist for Young People’s Literature was announced on September 15, 2021. The books mentioned are: Safia Elhillo, Home Is Not a CountryMake Me a World / [continue reading]
Awards
2021 Carle Honors Announced
2021 Carle Honors Announced: Illustrator Raul Colon, the organization Every Child a Reader, children’s book dealers Dennis M.V. David and Justin G. Schiller, and children’s book publisher Patricia Aldana were named in the annual Carle [continue reading]
California Book Awards Announced
California Book Awards Announced: The 90th Annual California Book Awards were announced and will be awarded on August 16, 2021. Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros (Quill Tree) won in the Juvenile category, and Private Lessons [continue reading]
Gene Leun Yang Wins Eisner Awards
Gene Leun Yang Wins Three Eisner Awards: Bay Area graphic novelist Geen Leun Yang was awarded three Eisner Awards in late July 2021. He received two for SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN (Best Publication for Kids [continue reading]
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
I Talk Like a River Wins Boston Globe-Horn Book Award: The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were announced on June 23, 2021, naming I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sidney Smith (Holiday [continue reading]
Beatty Award Announced
Land of Cranes Wins Beatty Award: The Land of the Cranes, written by Aida Salazar and published by Scholastic Press, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the California Library Association’s John and Patricia [continue reading]
Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced
Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced: The winners of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Awards were announced in early March 2021. The author winner was Tricia Elam Walker for Nana Akua Goes to School, and Heidi [continue reading]
ALA Announces Youth Media Awards
The American Library Association announced its annual youth media awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, on Jan. 25, 2021. The full list is available at ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards | News and [continue reading]