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Skip to End of Carousel“The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”
(“John Newbery Medal”, American Library Association, March 24, 2021, https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newbery)
2024 Winner
The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers
Free dog Johannes’ job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park’s three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.
2024 Honor Books
- Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
- Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Junyi Wu
- The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares
- Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín
- Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
2023 Winner
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.
2023 Honor Books
- Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango
- The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
- Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
“The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.”
(“Randolph Caldecott Medal”, American Library Association, March 24, 2021, https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecott)
2024 Winner
Big by Vashti Harrison
Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, “big” becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
2024 Honor Books
- In Every Life by Marla Frazee
- Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter illustrated by Molly Mendoza, written by Aida Salazar
- There Was a Party for Langston illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds
- The Truth about Dragons illustrated by Hanna Cha, written by Julie Leung
2023 Winner
Hot Dog by Doug Salati
A summery picture book about mindfulness, featuring an overheated–and overwhelmed–canine in need of sea, sand, and fresh air.
2023 Honor Books
- Ain’t Burned All the Bright, illustrated by Jason Griffin, written by Jason Reynolds
- Berry Song, illustrated and written by Michaela Goade
- Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement, illustrated by Janelle Washington, written by Angela Joy
- Knight Owl, illustrated and written by Christopher Denise