ALA Notable Books - Children (Awarded by American Library Association)

Awards List

2023

Dragonfly Eyes
(*)
Cao Wenxuan

Ain't Burned All the Bright
(*)
Jason Reynolds

Where Wonder Grows
(*)
Xelena Gonzalez

Also
(*)
E.B. Goodale

Bathe the Cat
(*)
Alice B. McGinty

Freewater
(*)
Amina Luqman-Dawson

I Must Betray You
(*)
Ruta Sepetys

Love in the Library
(*)
Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Maizy Chen's Last Chance
(*)
Lisa Yee

Out of a Jar
(*)
Deborah Marcero

Powwow Day
(*)
Traci Sorell

Aviva vs the Dybbuk
(*)
Mari Lowe

Isla to Island
(*)
Alexis Castellanos

John's Turn
(*)
Mac Barnett

Knight Owl
(*)
Christopher Denise

The Ogress and the Orphans
(*)
Kelly Barnhill

Srta. Quinces
(*)
Kat Fajardo

Those Kids from Fawn Creek
(*)
Erin Entrada Kelly

Kitty
(*)
Rebecca Jordan-Glum

The Last Mapmaker
(*)
Christina Soontornvat

Little Monarchs
(*)
Jonathan Case

Caprice
(*)
Coe Booth

Endlessly Ever After
(*)
Laurel Snyder

Fish and Wave
(*)
Sergio Ruzzier

Gigi and Ojiji
(*)
Melissa Iwai

Hot Dog
(*)
Doug Salati

In the Key of Us
(*)
Mariama J. Lockington

Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
(*)
Tae Keller

Lizzy and the Cloud
(*)
Terry Fan; Eric Fan

Luli and the Language of Tea
(*)
Andrea Wang

The Patron Thief of Bread
(*)
Lindsay Eagar

The Road to After
(*)
Rebekah Lowell

Swim Team
(*)
Johnnie Christmas

The World Belonged to Us
(*)
Jacqueline Woodson

Yes We Will
(*)
Kelly Yang

Every Dog in the Neighborhood
(*)
Philip C. Stead

The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
(*)
Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Smaller Sister
(*)
Maggie Edkins Willis

Berry Song
(*)
Michaela Goade

Everything in Its Place
(*)
Pauline David-Sax

The Notebook Keeper
(*)
Stephen Briseno

The Coquies Still Sing
(*)
Karina Nicole Gonzalez

Tumble
(*)
Celia C. Perez

Black Bird, Blue Road
(*)
Sofiya Pasternack

The Bluest Sky
(*)
Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Farmhouse
(*)
Sophie Blackall

Finding Fire
(*)
Logan S. Kline

Iveliz Explains It All
(*)
Andrea Beatriz Arango

Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land
(*)
Mirelle Ortega

Odder
(*)
Katherine Applegate

Standing in the Need of Prayer
(*)
Carole Boston Weatherford

Violet and Jobie in the Wild
(*)
Lynne Rae Perkins

The Door of No Return
(*)
Kwame Alexander

Fire Chief Fran
(*)
Linda Ashman

The Flamingo
(*)
Guojing

Frizzy
(*)
Claribel A. Ortega

I Did It!
(*)
Michael Emberley

Me and the Boss
(*)
Michelle Edwards

Owl and Penguin
(*)
Vikram Madan

The Real Dada Mother Goose
(*)
Jon Scieszka

A Rover's Story
(*)
Jasmine Warga

The Talk
(*)
Alicia D. Williams

The Three Billy Goats Gruff
(*)
Mac Barnett

Yellow Dog Blues
(*)
Alice Faye Duncan

Different
(*)
Monica Montanes

Joao by a Thread
(*)
Roger Mello

A Land of Books
(*)
Duncan Tonatiuh

A River's Gifts
(*)
Patricia Newman

Too Early
(*)
Nora Ericson

2022

Too Small Tola
(*)
Atinuke

Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister
(*)
Chitra Soundar

Amari and the Night Brothers
(*)
B.B. Alston

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
(*)
Joanna Ho

I Dream of Popo
(*)
Livia Blackburne

Legacy
(*)
Nikki Grimes

Outside, Inside
(*)
Leuyen Pham

Over the Shop
(*)
JonArno Lawson

Root Magic
(*)
Eden Royce

The Sea in Winter
(*)
Christine Day

Ten Beautiful Things
(*)
Molly Beth Griffin

Unlikely Friends
(*)
Norm Feuti

While I Was Away
(*)
Waka T. Brown

Ancestor Approved
(*)
Cynthia Leitich Smith

Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)
(*)
Carrie Finison

The In-Between
(*)
Rebecca K.S. Ansari

Mel Fell
(*)
Corey R. Tabor

Milo Imagines the World
(*)
Matt De La Pena

My First Day
(*)
Phung Nguyen Quang

Osnat and Her Dove
(*)
Sigal Samuel

A Place to Hang the Moon
(*)
Kate Albus

Red, White, and Whole
(*)
Rajani LaRocca

Amber and Clay
(*)
Laura Amy Schlitz

Boy, Everywhere
(*)
A.M. Dassu

Dawn Raid
(*)
Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Fox at Night
(*)
Corey R. Tabor

Laxmi's Mooch
(*)
Shelly Anand

The Leak
(*)
Kate Reed Petty

The Lost Package
(*)
Richard Ho

The One Thing You'd Save
(*)
Linda Sue Park

Sato the Rabbit
(*)
Yuki Ainoya

Someone Has to Build the Dream
(*)
Lisa Wheeler

Starfish
(*)
Lisa Fipps

Amira's Picture Day
(*)
Reem Faruqi

Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
(*)
Kaela Rivera

I Sang You Down from the Stars
(*)
Tasha Spillett-Sumner

In My Mosque
(*)
M.O. Yuksel

Sunrise Summer
(*)
Matthew Swanson

Too Bright to See
(*)
Kyle Lukoff

Watercress
(*)
Andrea Wang

The Wonder Walkers
(*)
Micha Archer

Alaina and the Great Play
(*)
Eloise Greenfield

A Day for Rememberin'
(*)
Leah Henderson

Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
(*)
Shawn Harris

Healer of the Water Monster
(*)
Brian Young

How to Become a Planet
(*)
Nicole Melleby

Thanks a Lot, Universe
(*)
Chad Lucas

When Lola Visits
(*)
Michelle Sterling

Wishes
(*)
Muon Thi Van

The Cot in the Living Room
(*)
Hilda Eunice Burgos

The Legend of Auntie Po
(*)
Shing Yin Khor

Except Antarctica
(*)
Todd Sturgell

Not Little
(*)
Maya Myers

Six Crimson Cranes
(*)
Elizabeth Lim

Temple Alley Summer
(*)
Sachiko Kashiwaba

Ten Thousand Tries
(*)
Amy Makechnie

Boogie Boogie, Y'all
(*)
C.G. Esperanza

The First Blade of Sweetgrass
(*)
Suzanne Greenlaw

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess
(*)
Tom Gauld

The Most Beautiful Story Brynjulf
(*)
Jung Tjonn

A Song of Frutas
(*)
Margarita Engle

What I Am
(*)
Divya Srinivasan

Bad Sister
(*)
Charise Mericle Harper

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
(*)
Alda P. Dobbs

Borders
(*)
Thomas King

Bright Star
(*)
Yuyi Morales

How to Find What You're Not Looking For
(*)
Veera Hiranandani

I Am Smoke
(*)
Merce Lopez Ascanoio

Let Me Fix You a Plate
(*)
Elizabeth Lilly

The Longest Storm
(*)
Dan Yaccarino

May Your Life Be Deliciosa
(*)
Michael Genhart

My Two Border Towns
(*)
David Bowles

Nothing Fits a Dinosaur
(*)
Jonathan Fenske

Survivor Tree
(*)
Marcie Colleen

The Beatryce Prophecy
(*)
Kate DiCamillo

The Last Cuentista
(*)
Donna Barba Higuera

Playing the Cards You're Dealt
(*)
Varian Johnson

Recognize!
(*)
Wade Hudson

Salt Magic
(*)
Hope Larson

Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge
(*)
Raul the Third

The Big Bath House
(*)
Kyo Maclear

Born on the Water
(*)
Nikole Hannah-Jones

Dream Street
(*)
Tricia Elam Walker

In the Meadow of Fantasies
(*)
Hadi Mohammadi

Room for Everyone
(*)
Naaz Khan

A Snake Falls to Earth
(*)
Darcie Little Badger

Soul Food Sunday
(*)
Winsome Bingham

Coffee, Snowdrop, Rabbit, Lost
(*)
Betina Birkjaer

I Hop
(*)
Joe Cepeda

2021

Black Is a Rainbow Color
(*)
Angela Joy

Catherine's War
(*)
Julia Billet

From the Desk of Zoe Washington
(*)
Janae Marks

Go With the Flow
(*)
Karen Schneemann

Overground Railroad
(*)
Lesa Cline-Ransome

This Light Between Us
(*)
Andrew Fukuda

Where's Baby?
(*)
Anne Hunter

King and the Dragonflies
(*)
Kacen Callender

Ohana Means Family
(*)
Ilima Loomis

Snail Crossing
(*)
Corey R. Tabor

Snapdragon
(*)
Kat Leyh

When You Trap a Tiger
(*)
Tae Keller

The Bear in My Family
(*)
Maya Tatsukawa

Black Brother, Black Brother
(*)
Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Blackbird Girls
(*)
Anne Blankman

Dragon Hoops
(*)
Gene Luen Yang

Home Base
(*)
Nikki Tate

Mananaland
(*)
Pam Munoz Ryan

The Only Black Girls in Town
(*)
Brandy Colbert

Prairie Lotus
(*)
Linda Sue Park

Salma the Syrian Chef
(*)
Danny Ramadan

Show Me a Sign
(*)
Ann Clare LeZotte

The Three Billy Goats Buenos
(*)
Susan Middleton Elya

Vamos! Let's Go Eat
(*)
Raul the Third

A Way with Wild Things
(*)
Larissa Theule

We Are Water Protectors
(*)
Carole Lindstrom

A Wish in the Dark
(*)
Christina Soontornvat

The Cat Man of Aleppo
(*)
Irene Latham; Karim Shamsi-Basha

Echo Mountain
(*)
Lauren Wolk

Efren Divided
(*)
Ernesto Cisneros

One Little Bag
(*)
Henry Cole

Outside In
(*)
Deborah Underwood

What Stars Are Made Of
(*)
Sarah Allen

When Stars Are Scattered
(*)
Victoria Jamieson; Omar Mohamed

Wink
(*)
Rob Harrell

The Camping Trip
(*)
Jennifer K. Mann

Cat Dog Dog
(*)
Nelly Buchet

Khalil and Mr. Hagerty and the Backyard Treasures
(*)
Tricia Springstubb

Lift
(*)
Minh Le

Our Friend Hedgehog
(*)
Lauren Castillo

Santiago's Road Home
(*)
Alexandra Diaz

Southwest Sunrise
(*)
Nikki Grimes

Superman Smashes the Klan
(*)
Gene Luen Yang

Swashby and the Sea
(*)
Beth Ferry

We Dream of Space
(*)
Erin Entrada Kelly

What About Worms!?
(*)
Ryan T. Higgins

Nana Akua Goes to School
(*)
Patricia Elam Walker

Prairie Days
(*)
Patricia MacLachlan

Brother's Keeper
(*)
Julie Lee

A Place Inside of Me
(*)
Zetta Elliott

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
(*)
Adrianna Cuevas

Elatsoe
(*)
Darcie Little Badger

Fighting Words
(*)
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Letters from Cuba
(*)
Ruth Behar

Me & Mama
(*)
Cozbi A. Cabrera

Raybearer
(*)
Jordan Ifueko

Before the Ever After
(*)
Jacqueline Woodson

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
(*)
Meg Medina

I Am Every Good Thing
(*)
Derrick Barnes

I Talk Like a River
(*)
Jordan Scott

Land of the Cranes
(*)
Aida Salazar

Lupe Wong Won't Dance
(*)
Donna Barba Higuera

See the Cat
(*)
David LaRochelle

Telephone Tales
(*)
Gianni Rodari

Three Keys
(*)
Kelly Yang

Zip, Zoom!
(*)
Kelly Starling Lyons

All Because You Matter
(*)
Tami Charles

Becoming Muhammad Ali
(*)
James Patterson; Kwame Alexander

Julian at the Wedding
(*)
Jessica Love

The Magic Fish
(*)
Trung Le Nguyen

The Most Beautiful Thing
(*)
Kao Kalia Yang

A Polar Bear in the Snow
(*)
Mac Barnett

Sugar in Milk
(*)
Thrity Umrigar

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