National Book Awards – Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The National Book Awards has announced the nominees (called the Longlist) in the Young People’s Literature category: Aguila, Maria Dolores. A Sea of Lemon Trees: The [continue reading]
Awards
Gene Luen Yang Wins Eisner Award
GENE LUEN YANG WINS EISNER AWARD: Bay Area author/illustrator Gene Luen Yang was awarded the annual Eisner Award on July 25, 2025 at San Diego’s Comic Con. Yang won the Best Writer Award for Lunar [continue reading]
2025 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced
The 2025 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on June 24, 2024. The award honors excellence in children’s and young adult literature, selecting books in three categories: picture book, fiction, and nonfiction. The [continue reading]
Golden Poppy Awards Announced
Golden Poppy Awards Announced: The California Independent Booksellers announced the winners for the 2024 Golden Poppy Awards. Recipients for books for young people are: Picture book: The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood, [continue reading]
San Leandro Teacher Wins Pura Belpre Award
San Leandro Teacher Wins Pura Belpre Award: Carolina Ixta was awarded the 2025 Pura Belpre Award in the category of Belpre Young Adult Author for her first novel, Shut Up, This Is Serious, published by [continue reading]
ALA 2025 YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCED
ALA 2025 YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCED Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being (Greenwillow/HarperCollins) was named the 2025 Newbery Medal winner, announced on January 27th by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), [continue reading]
Horn Book Names Best Books
Horn Book Magazine Names Best Books: Horn Book has chosen their Best Books for 2024: The Horn Book | Fanfare 2024 Booklist. The magazine is celebrating its 100th year, and named 53 books as the [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books of 2024
School Library Journal Names Best Books of 2024: School Library Journal has released its annual Best Books list for 2024, with 193 titles making their list. See the full list here: SLJ-BestBooks-24-downloadable-f.pdf.