2016 School Library Journal (Awarded by School Library Journal)

Moranville, Sharelle Byars

27 Magic Words (*)

Mathieu, Jennifer

Afterward (*)

Brown, Lisa

The Airport Book (*)

White, Kiersten

And I Darken (*)

Dubuc, Marianne

The Animals' Ark (*)

Woodson, Jacqueline

Another Brooklyn (*)

Sturm, James

Ape & Armadillo Take Over the World (*)

Kuhlmann, Torben

Armstrong (*)

Rockliff, Mara

Around America to Win the Vote (*)

Reynolds, Jason

As Brave as You (*)

Anderson, Laurie Halse

Ashes (*)

Heppermann, Christine

Ask Me How I Got Here (*)

O'Neill, Louise

Asking for It (*)

Hopkinson, Deborah

A Bandit's Tale (*)

LaFleur, Suzanne

Beautiful Blue World (*)

Bagley, Jessixa

Before I Leave (*)

Sidman, Joyce

Before Morning (*)

Plourde, Lynn; Gal, Susan

Bella's Fall Coat (*)

Hayes, Geoffrey

Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye (*)

Portis, Antoinette

Best Frints in the Whole Universe (*)

Peck, Richard

The Best Man (*)

Lane, Kathleen

The Best Worst Thing (*)

Sullivan, Tara

The Bitter Side of Sweet (*)

Olien, Jessica

The Blobfish Book (*)

Cronin, Doreen

Bloom (*)

Krishnaswami, Uma

Book Uncle and Me (*)

Boyne, John

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain (*)

Tempest, Kate

The Bricks That Built the Houses (*)

Medina, Meg

Burn Baby Burn (*)

James, Laura

Captain Pug (*)

Young, Ed

The Cat from Hunger Mountain (*)

Harrington, Janice N.

Catching a Storyfish (*)

Jeffers, Oliver

A Child of Books (*)

Doi, Kaya

Chirri & Chirra (*)

Baker, Jeannie

Circle (*)

Murray, Diana; Collier, Bryan

City Shapes (*)

Franceschelli, Christopher

Cityblock (*)

Gratz, Alan M.

Code of Honor (*)

Larson, Hope

Compass South (*)

Merino, Gemma

The Cow Who Climbed a Tree (*)

Hunter, Anne

Cricket Song (*)

Shevah, Emma

Dara Palmer's Major Drama (*)

Samanci, Ozge

Dare to Disappoint (*)

Nilsson, Ulf

Detective Gordon: The First Case (*)

Pilkey, Dav

Dog Man (*)

Shannon, David

Duck on a Tractor (*)

Yoon, Salina

Duck, Duck, Porcupine! (*)

Ryder, Joanne

Each Living Thing (*)

Quick, Matthew

Every Exquisite Thing (*)

Johnston, E.K.

Exit, Pursued by a Bear (*)

O'Leary, Sara

A Family Is a Family Is a Family (*)

Levy, Dana Alison

The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island (*)

Corona, Jorge

Feathers (*)

Nelson, Colleen

Finding Hope (*)

Moore, Lisa

Flannery (*)

Idle, Molly

Flora and the Peacocks (*)

Oh, Ellen

Flying Lessons & Other Stories (*)

Waller, Sharon Biggs

The Forbidden Orchid (*)

Perkins, Lynne Rae

Frank and Lucky Get Schooled (*)

Myers, Walter Dean; Cooper, Floyd

Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History (*)

Dooley, Sarah

Free Verse (*)

Bryan, Ashley

Freedom Over Me (*)

Grimes, Nikki

Garvey's Choice (*)

Leopoldo, Gout

Genius: The Game (*)

Reynolds, Jason

Ghost (*)

Telgemeier, Raina

Ghosts (*)

De Robertis, Carolina

The Gods of Tango (*)

Hartnett, Sonya

Golden Boys (*)

Federle, Tim

The Great American Whatever (*)

Jenkins, Emily

A Greyhound, a Groundhog (*)

Messer, Claire

Grumpy Pants (*)

Murray, Alison

Hare and Tortoise (*)

Edwards, Michelle

A Hat for Mrs. Goldman (*)

Jackson, Richard; Hawkes, Kevin

Have a Look, Says Book. (*)

Barrow, David

Have You Seen Elephant? (*)

Escoffier, Michaeel

Have You Seen My Trumpet? (*)

Zagarenski, Pamela

Henry & Leo (*)

Whaley, John Corey

Highly Illogical Behavior (*)

Williams, Vera B.

Home at Last (*)

Judge, Lita

Hoot and Peep (*)

Dyckman, Ame

Horrible Bear! (*)

Voskuil, Hannah

Horus and the Curse of Everlasting Regret (*)

Young, Karen Romano

Hundred Percent (*)

Isadora, Rachel

I Hear a Pickle: And Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too! (*)

Levis, Caron

Ida, Always (*)

Stead, Philip C.

Ideas Are All Around (*)

Jackson, Richard

In Plain Sight (*)

Gidwitz, Adam

The Inquisitor's Tale Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog (*)

Medina, Juana

Juana and Lucas (*)

Rivera, Gabby

Juliet Takes a Breath (*)

Neumeier, Rachel

The Keeper of the Mist (*)

Lloyd, Natalie

The Key to Extraordinary (*)

Kelly, Erin Entrada

The Land of Forgotten Girls (*)

Brosgol, Vera

Leave Me Alone (*)

Hardinge, Frances

The Lie Tree (*)

Maturana, Andrea

Life Without Nico (*)

Resau, Laura

The Lightning Queen (*)

Engle, Margarita

Lion Island (*)

Agee, Jon

Lion Lessons (*)

Empson, Jo

Little Home Bird (*)

Gravett, Emily

Little Mouse's Big Book of Beasts (*)

Rylant, Cynthia

Little Penguins (*)

Baldwin, Christopher

Little Dee and the Penguin (*)

Velasquez, Eric

Looking for Bongo (*)

Ross, Joel

The Lost Compass (*)

Pung, Alice

Lucy and Linh (*)

Hough, Robert

The Man Who Saved Henry Morgan (*)

Stork, Francisco X.

The Memory of Light (*)

Sullivan, Deirdre

Ming Goes to School (*)

Macy, Sue

Miss Mary Reporting (*)

Hillenbrand, Will

Mother Goose Picture Puzzles (*)

Burningham, John

Motor Miles (*)

Bower, Tamara

The Mummy-Makers of Egypt (*)

Birdsall, Jeanne

My Favorite Pets: By Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski's Class (*)

Gray Smith, Monique

My Heart Fills with Happiness (*)

Barton, Byron

My House (*)

Zemke, Deborah

My Life in Pictures (*)

Willems, Mo

Nanette's Baguette (*)

Gall, Chris

Nanobots (*)

Fan, Terry; Fan, Eric

The Night Gardener (*)

Busby, Cylin

The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs (*)

Avery, Tom

Not as We Know It (*)

OHora, Zachariah

The Not So Quiet Library (*)

Davies, Jacqueline

Nothing But Trouble (*)

Vernon, Ursula

Of Mice and Magic (*)

Fogliano, Julie

Old Dog Baby Baby (*)

Hashimi, Nadia

One Half from the East (*)

Nielsen, Susin

Optimists Die First (*)

Long, Loren

Otis and the Kittens (*)

Godwin, Laura

Owl Sees Owl (*)

Poulin, Andree

Pablo Finds a Treasure (*)

Parker, Danny

Parachute (*)

Pennypacker, Sara

Pax (*)

Garner, Paula

Phantom Limbs (*)

Badescu, Ramona

Pomelo's Opposites (*)

Lauren, Ruth

Prisoner of Ice and Snow (*)

Gratz, Alan M.

Projekt 1065 (*)

Franzen, Jonathan

Purity (*)

John, Jory

Quit Calling Me a Monster! (*)

Hubbard, Kirsten

Race the Night (*)

Steptoe, Javaka

Radiant Child (*)

Ehlert, Lois

Rain Fish (*)

Patel, Sonia

Rani Patel in Full Effect (*)

DiCamillo, Kate

Raymie Nightingale (*)

Park, Patricia

Re Jane (*)

Hoefler, Kate

Real Cowboys (*)

Magoon, Kekla

Rebellion of Thieves (*)

Austin, Mike

Rescue Squad No. 9 (*)

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

The Riddlemaster (*)

Bansch, Helga

Rosie the Raven (*)

Morales, Yuyi

Rudas (*)

Sepetys, Ruta

Salt to the Sea (*)

Lester, Julius

Sam and the Tigers (*)

Stead, Philip C.

Samson in the Snow (*)

Rex, Adam

School's First Day of School (*)

Mankell, Henning

Secrets in the Fire (*)

Johnson, Jaleigh

The Secrets of Solace (*)

Kelly, Jacqueline

Skunked! (*)

Johnston, Tony

A Small Thing . . . But Big (*)

Kuehn, Stephanie

The Smaller Evil (*)

Phelan, Matt

Snow White (*)

Goldsaito, Katrina

The Sound of Silence (*)

Starmer, Aaron

Spontaneous (*)

Cole, Henry

Spot, the Cat (*)

Rockwell, Anne

A Spy Called James (*)

Jackson, Naomi

The Star Side of Bird Hill (*)

King, A.S.

Still Life with Tornado (*)

Turk, Evan

The Storyteller (*)

Manley, Curtis; Berube, Kate

The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read (*)

Light, Steve

Swap! (*)

Tonatiuh, Duncan

A Tale of Two Volcanoes (*)

Bruchac, Joseph

Talking Leaves (*)

Young, Rebecca

Teacup (*)

Willems, Mo

The Thank You Book (*)

Wallach, Tommy

Thanks for the Trouble (*)

Coy, John

Their Great Gift (*)

Smith, Lane

There Is a Tribe of Kids (*)

Wenzel, Brendan

They All Saw a Cat (*)

Kephart, Beth

This Is the Story of You (*)

Ruzzier, Sergio

This Is Not a Picture Book! (*)

Alexie, Sherman

Thunder Boy Jr. (*)

Brremaud, Frederic; Bertolucci, Federico

The Tiger (*)

Gottesfeld, Jeff

The Tree in the Courtyard (*)

Smiley, Jane

Twenty Yawns (*)

Thomson, Bill

The Typewriter (*)

Spotswood, Jessica

A Tyranny of Petticoats (*)

Burg, Ann E.

Unbound: A Novel in Verse (*)

Cuevas, Michelle

The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles (*)

Olshan, Matthew

A Voyage in the Clouds (*)

Budhos, Marina

Watched (*)

Smith, Amber

The Way I Used to Be (*)

Pennypacker, Sara

Waylon! One Awesome Thing (*)

Ringgold, Faith

We Came to America (*)

Klassen, Jon

We Found a Hat (*)

Greenidge, Kaitlyn

We Love You, Charlie Freeman (*)

Henkes, Kevin

When Spring Comes (*)

Hutchins, Pat

Where, Oh Where, Is Rosie's Chick? (*)

Bogart, Jo Ellen

The White Cat and the Monk (*)

Brown, Peter

The Wild Robot (*)

Wolk, Lauren

Wolf Hollow (*)

Beckhorn, Susan Williams

The Wolf's Boy (*)

Stringer, Lauren

Yellow Time (*)