Booklist Editors Choice Winners Youth: Younger Readers

Awards List

2024

Elijah's Easter Suit

Elijah's Easter Suit (*)
Brentom Jackson

Jan-2024
/ General Fiction

If You Run Out of Words

If You Run Out of Words (*)
Felicita Sala

Apr-2024
/ General Fiction

Monster Hands

Monster Hands (*)
Karen Kane

May-2024
/ General Fiction

The Spaceman

The Spaceman (*)
Randy Cecil

May-2024
/ General Fiction

Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky (*)
Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic

May-2024
/ General Fiction

Cesaria Feels the Beat

Cesaria Feels the Beat (*)
Denise Rosario Adusei

Jun-2024
/ General Fiction

Dante Plays His Blues

Dante Plays His Blues (*)
Allen R. Wells

Jul-2024
/ General Fiction

Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta

Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta (*)
Aimee Lucido

Jul-2024
/ General Fiction

That Always Happens Sometimes

That Always Happens Sometimes (*)
Kiley Frank

Jul-2024
/ General Fiction

The Yellow Bus

The Yellow Bus (*)
Loren Long

Jul-2024
/ General Fiction

We Are Definitely Human

We Are Definitely Human (*)
X. Fang

Aug-2024
/ General Fiction

Mr. Fox's Game of No!

Mr. Fox's Game of No! (*)
David LaRochelle

Sep-2024
/ General Fiction

My Olive Tree

My Olive Tree (*)
Hazar Elbayya

Sep-2024
/ General Fiction

Mad at Dad

Mad at Dad (*)
Janie Hao

Oct-2024
/ General Fiction

A Map for Falasteen

A Map for Falasteen (*)
Maysa Odeh

Oct-2024
/ General Fiction

2023

Mr. S

Mr. S (Top of the List)
Monica Arnaldo

Jun-2023
/ General Fiction

Just Like Grandma

Just Like Grandma (*)
Kim Rogers

Jan-2023
/ General Fiction

This Is Not My Home

This Is Not My Home (*)
Vivienne Chang

Jan-2023
/ General Fiction

Nell Plants a Tree

Nell Plants a Tree (*)
Anne Wynter

Feb-2023
/ General Fiction

My Baba's Garden

My Baba's Garden (*)
Jordan Scott

Mar-2023
/ General Fiction

Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions (*)
Mac Barnett

Mar-2023
/ General Fiction

Little Land

Little Land (*)
Diana Sudyka

Apr-2023
/ General Fiction

Big

Big (*)
Vashti Harrison

May-2023
/ General Fiction

A Day With No Words

A Day With No Words (*)
Tiffany Hammond

May-2023
/ General Fiction

The Hidden World of Gnomes

The Hidden World of Gnomes (*)
Lauren Soloy

Jun-2023
/ General Fiction

Invisible Things

Invisible Things (*)
Andy J. Pizza

Jul-2023
/ General Fiction

Spanish Is the Language of My Family

Spanish Is the Language of My Family (*)
Michael Genhart

Jul-2023
/ General Fiction

The Knight of Little Import

The Knight of Little Import (*)
Hannah Batsel

Sep-2023
/ Fantasy

The Wishing Machine

The Wishing Machine (*)
Jonathan Hillman

Oct-2023
/ General Fiction

2022

A Is for Bee

A Is for Bee (Top of the List)
Ellen Heck

Jun-2022
/ General Fiction

Kat Hats

Kat Hats (*)
Daniel Pinkwater

Feb-2022
/ General Fiction

Mina

Mina (*)
Matthew Forsythe

Feb-2022
/ General Fiction

With Lots of Love

With Lots of Love (*)
Jenny Torres Sanchez

Mar-2022
/ General Fiction

The Depth of the Lake and the Height of the Sky

The Depth of the Lake and the Height of the Sky (*)
Jihyun Kim

Apr-2022
/ General Fiction

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle (*)
Nina LaCour

Apr-2022
/ General Fiction

Tiny Dino

Tiny Dino (*)
Deborah J. Freedman

Apr-2022
/ General Fiction

Luli and the Language of Tea

Luli and the Language of Tea (*)
Andrea Wang

May-2022
/ General Fiction

The Queen in the Cave

The Queen in the Cave (*)
Julia Sarda

May-2022
/ General Fiction

Together We Ride

Together We Ride (*)
Valerie Bolling

May-2022
/ General Fiction

Berry Song

Berry Song (*)
Michaela Goade

Jul-2022
/ General Fiction

Farmhouse

Farmhouse (*)
Sophie Blackall

Sep-2022
/ General Fiction

Butterfly Child

Butterfly Child (*)
Marc Majewski

Nov-2022
/ General Fiction

Agatha May and the Anglerfish

Agatha May and the Anglerfish (*)
Nora Morrison

Dec-2022
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Adult Books for Young Adults

Adult: Genre Fiction

Adult: Graphic Novel

Youth: Graphic Novel

Youth: Middle Readers

Youth: Older Readers

Youth: Younger Readers

Award Years