The American Library Association announces:
2018 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
AWARD WINNERS
Hello, Universe, written by Erin Entrada Kelly
Newbery Honor Books
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, written by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James Long Way Down, written by Jason Reynolds and published by Atheneum
Piecing Me Together, written by Renée Watson
Wolf in the Snow, illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell
Caldecott Honor Books
Big Cat, little cat, illustrated and written by Elisha Cooper
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes
A Different Pond, illustrated by Thi Bui, written by Bao Phi
Grand Canyon, illustrated and written by Jason Chin
Coretta Scott King Author Book Award
Piecing Me Together, written by Renée Watson
King Author Honor Books
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, written by Derrick Barnes
Long Way Down, written by Jason Reynolds
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
King Illustrator Honor Books
Crown: An Ode to a Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes
Before She Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman, illustrated by James E. Ransome, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
The Stars Beneath Our Feet, written by David Barclay Moore
Coretta Scott King– Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Eloise Greenfield is the winner of the Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
We Are Okay, written by Nina LaCour
Printz Honor Books
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas
Long Way Down, written by Jason Reynolds
Strange the Dreamer, written by Laini Taylor
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, written by Deborah Heiligman
2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Debbie Reese will deliver the 2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture.
The Murderer’s Ape, written and illustrated by Jakob Wegelius, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves
Batchelder Honor Books
Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education, written by Raphaële Frier, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty and translated from French by Julie Cormier
When a Wolf is Hungry, written by Christine Naumann-Villemin, illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo and translated from French by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
You Can’t Be Too Careful!, written and illustrated by Roger Mello, and translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn.
Lucky Broken Girl, written by Ruth Behar
Belpré Author Honor Books
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, written by Pablo Cartaya
The First Rule of Punk, written by Celia C. Pérez
La Princesa and the Pea, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Belpré Illustrator Honor Books
All Around Us, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia, written by Xelena González
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, illustrated by John Parra, written by Monica Brown
Jacqueline Woodson
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961, written by Larry Dane Brimner
Sibert Honor Books
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix, written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, illustrated by Man One
Grand Canyon, written and illustrated by Jason Chin
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability, written by Shane Burcaw, illustrated by Matt Carr
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem, written by Patricia Newman
Charlie & Mouse, written by Laurel Snyder and illustrated by Emily Hughes
Geisel Honor Books
I See a Cat, written and illustrated by Paul Meisel
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats, written by Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by Nancy Meyers
My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories, written and illustrated by Salina Yoon
Noodleheads See the Future, written by Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, illustrated by Tedd Arnold
Snail & Worm Again, written and illustrated by Tina Kügler
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas and narrated by Bahni Turpin.
Odyssey Honor Recording
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, written by Philip Pullman and narrated by Michael Sheen
A Boy Called Christmas, written by Matt Haig and narrated by Stephen Fry
Long Way Down, written and narrated by Jason Reynolds
Trombone Shorty, written by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and narrated by Dion Graham
The Wizards of Once, written by Cressida Cowell and narrated by David Tennant.
Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
Little & Lion, written by Brandy Colbert
Young Adult
The 57 Bus, written by Dashka Slater
Stonewall Honor Books
As the Crow Flies, written and illustrated by Melanie Gillman
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, written by Mackenzi Lee
Schneider Family Book Awards
Silent Days, Silent Dreams, written and illustrated by Allen Say
Middle School
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess, written by Shari Green
Teen
You’re Welcome, Universe, written and illustrated by Whitney Gardner
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas
Morris Finalist Books
Dear Martin, written by Nic Stone
Devils Within, written by S. F. Henson
Saints and Misfits, written by S. K. Ali
Starfish, written by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, written by Deborah Heiligman
YALSA Finalist Books
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women, edited by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism, written by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives, written by Dashka Slater
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found, written by Martin W. Sandler
All Systems Red, by Martha Wells, a Tor.com Book,
The Clockwork Dynasty, by Daniel H. Wilson
Down Among the Sticks and Bones, by Seanan McGuire
Electric Arches, by Eve L. Ewing, published by Haymarket Books
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea, by Melissa Fleming
Malagash, by Joey Comeau
Roughneck, by Jeff Lemire
She Rides Shotgun, by Jordan Harper, published by Ecco
Things We Have in Common, by Tasha Kavanagh
An Unkindness of Magicians, by Kat Howard