These books won our Top 10 Children's Book Awards. You can depend on their high quality. The Hans Christian Andersen Award, given every two years, is considered the “Nobel Prize" in children's literature. It is given to both an author and an illustrator for their lifelong contribution, not to one of their specific works. The most recent winners are from 2014.
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1. Newbery Medal Winner for 2014 |
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures By Kate DiCamillo For Ages 8-12 Comic book fan and natural-born cynic Flora Belle Buckman and Ulysses, a flying, superhero, poetry-writing squirrel, join forces to overcome Ulysses’ arch-nemesis, Flora’s mother and encounter a quirky cast of characters. Through poignant, laugh-out-loud episodes, this homage to comic books is a testament to the power of love. |
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2. Caldecott Medal Winner for 2014 |
Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca For Ages 4-10 All aboard! Accompany a family on an unforgettable weeklong train trip from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869. Brian Floca’s dramatic watercolor, ink, acrylic and gouache illustrations incorporate meticulously-researched portraits of the train, the travelers and the crew as they traverse the American landscape... |
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3. Hans Christian Andersen Award Winners for 2014 (Every 2 Years) |
Author Award From Japan Nahoko Uehashi writes unique fantasy novels from the viewpoint of cultural anthropology. She believes one thing, that people from every corner of the world have in common is a love for telling stories. Her stories about honour and duty, fate and sacrifice, are refreshing as well as being authentically Japanese. |
Illustrator Award From Brazil Roger Mello’s illustrations provide avenues to explore the history and culture of Brazil. He does not underestimate a child’s ability to recognize and decode cultural phenomena and images. His illustrations allow children to be guided through stories by their imagination. |
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4. Horn Book Awards for 2014 |
Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown Picture Book Award Winner, for ages 3-6 Mr. Tiger walks upright and wears a top hat and a handsome coat with a bow tie, fitting in with the rest of society. But his orange fur provides the only spot of color in the very drab, very proper community, and Mr. Tiger is bored... |
By Andrew Smith Fiction Award Winner, for ages 14-17 Unfortunate coincidences involving sixteen-year-old Austin and his best friend Robby lead to the unleashing of gigantic, ravenous praying mantises related to a diabolical scientist’s decades-old experiments. Austin’s love for and attraction to both his girlfriend and to Robby is the powerful emotional backbone of this intricate, grimly comedic apocalypse story... |
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Written by Steve Sheinkin Nonfiction Award Winner, for ages 10-14 Sheinkin follows Bomb with an account of another aspect of the Second World War, stemming from an incident that seems small in scope but whose ramifications would go on to profoundly change the armed forces and the freedom of African Americans to serve... |
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5. National Book Award -Young People's Literature, 2014 |
By Jacqueline Woodson For Ages 10+ Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse... |
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6. Coretta Scott King Award for 2014 |
By Rita Williams-Garcia Author Award Winner, for ages 8-12 In this spirited stand-alone sequel to “One Crazy Summer,” the Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn after a summer spent with their mother in Oakland, California. Delphine, Vonetta and Fern thrive in the tumultuous era of the late 1960s, but Delphine is tasked by her mother to, “P.S. Be Eleven.” |
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me By Daniel Beaty, Illustrated by Brian Collier Illustrator Award Winner, for ages 3-6 In “Knock knock: my dad’s dream for me,” Bryan Collier brings to life Daniel Beaty’s powerful narrative of a son’s longing for his absent father. With his distinctive watercolor and collage technique, Collier captures the nuances of the urban setting and the son’s journey to manhood. |
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7. Jefferson Cup Award for 2014 |
By Anne Westrick Young Adult Award Winner, For Ages 10-14 The year is 1867, the South has been defeated, and the American Civil War is over. But the conflict goes on. Yankees now patrol the streets of Richmond, Virginia, and its citizens, both black and white, are struggling to redefine their roles and relationships. By day, fourteen-year-old Shadrach apprentices with a tailor and sneaks off for reading lessons with Rachel, a freed slave, at her school... |
Bluffton: My Summer with Buster Keaton By Matt Phelan Juvenile Award Winner, for ages 4+ In the summer of 1908, in Muskegon, Michigan, a visiting troupe of vaudeville performers is about the most exciting thing since baseball. They’re summering in nearby Bluffton, so Henry has a few months to ogle the elephant and the zebra, the tightrope walkers and — lo and behold — a slapstick actor his own age named Buster Keaton... |
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8. Pura Belpre Award for 2014 |
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass By Meg Medina Author Award Winner, for ages 13-17 One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesn’t even know who Yaqui is, never mind what she’s done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isn’t Latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. |
Illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales Illustrator Award Winner, for ages 4-8 Señoras y Señores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind . . . Niño! Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move! |
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9. The Hugo Award for 2014 |
By Ann Leckie For Adults On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance. |
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10. Children's Choice Book Awards for 2014 |
By Drew Daywalt K-2 Book of the Year Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! |
By David Shannon Grade 3-4 Book of the Year This book is guaranteed to make you laugh–and itch! From the opening picture of a happy, oversized louse appearing with his suitcases, you know these bugs are determined to stay, and Mom is about to go nuts! |
National Geographic Kids: Myth Busted By Emily Krieger Grade 5-6 Book of the Year Did you know fortune cookies aren’t even found in China? Or that alligators don’t actually live in the sewers of New York City? Want to prove it to your friends? |
By Veronica Roth Teen Book of the Year What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth’s #1 NYT bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent. |
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans By Rush Limbaugh, for ages 7-12 Author of the Year Okay, okay, my name’s really Rusty—but my friends call me Rush. Rush Revere. Because I’ve always been the #1 fan of the coolest colonial dude ever, Paul Revere. Talk about a rock star—this guy wanted to protect young America so badly, he rode through those bumpy, cobblestone-y streets shouting “the British are coming!” |
Sofia The First: The Floating Palace by Catherine Hapka, illustrated by Grace Lee, for ages 3-6 Illustrator of the Year During her family vacation on a floating palace, Sofia befriends a mermaid, and through their friendship, helps save the mermaid’s kingdom and brings their two worlds together. |
