National Book Awards Announces Nominees for Young People’s Literature: The 2024 National Book Awards has released the “Longlist” for the Young People’s Literature Category. SLJ’s Reviews of the 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s [continue reading]
Awards
CLA Beatty Award Winner Announced
The California Library Association Announces Beatty Award Winner Danial Aleman: Join us in congratulating our 2024 Beatty Award-Winning Young Adult author, Daniel Aleman, for his book Brighter Than The Sun! Brighter Than The Sun is [continue reading]
2024 Carle Honors Announced
2024 Carle Honors Announced: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art announced its annual Carle Honors in June 2024. This year’s honorees are: Artist: Uri Shulevitz Angel: We Need Diverse Books Bridge: Kidlit TV [continue reading]
2024 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
2024 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced: The 2024 Boston Globe- Horn Book Awards were announced on June 21, 2024, honoring children’s literature published between June 2023 and May 2024 in the United States. There were [continue reading]
2024 Eisner Award Nominations
2024 Eisner Award Nominations: The 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award nominations were announced on May 17, 2024. Books of interest to youth that were nominated are listed below: Best Publication for Early Readers- [continue reading]
William C. Morris Award Announced
William C. Morris Award Announced: The William C. Morris Award for Young Adult Debut book was named on March 20, 2024. The winner if Rez Ball by Byron Graves, published by Heartdrum/ HarperCollins. Morris Award [continue reading]
2024 Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced
Ezra Jack Keats Awards Announced: The 2024 Ezra Jack Keats Awards were announced on Feb. 21, 2024 to honor “early career authors and illustrators for excellence in portraying the multicultural nature of the world.” The [continue reading]
Scott O’Dell Award Named
Scott O’Dell Award Named: The 2024 Scott O’Dell Award for children’s historical fiction has been announced. The winner is Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott. The Scott O’Dell Award (scottodell.com).