2021 Award Winners and Honor Winners

Kids , Book List

When You Trap a Tiger

Title: When You Trap a Tiger
By: Keller, Tae
Published: 2020

2021 Newbery Winner
2021 Asian/Pacific Award Children's Literature Winner


We Are Water Protectors

Title: We Are Water Protectors
By: Lindstrom, Carole
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Michaela Goade
2021 Caldecott Winner


Before the Ever After

Title: Before the Ever After
By: Woodson, Jacqueline
Published: 2020

2021 Coretta Scott King Author Winner


R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul

Title: R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul
By: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Frank Morrison
2021 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Winner


Efrén Divided

Title: Efrén Divided
By: Cisneros, Ernesto
Published: 2020

2021 Pura Belpré Author Winner


¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat

Title: ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
By: Raúl the Third
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Raúl the Third (colors by Elaine Bay)
2021 Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner


See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog

Title: See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog
By: LaRochelle, David
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Mike Wounoutka
2021 Geisel Winner


Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

Title: Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
By: Fleming, Candace
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Eric Rohmann
2021 Sibert Winner


Paper Son: The Inspiring True Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

Title: Paper Son: The Inspiring True Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
By: Leung, Julie
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Chris Sasaki
2021 Asian/Pacific Literature Picture Book Winner


Show Me a Sign

Title: Show Me a Sign
By: LeZotte, Ann Clare
Published: 2020

2021 Schneider Author Winner


I Talk Like a River

Title: I Talk Like a River
By: Scott, Jordan
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Sydney Smith
2021 Schneider Picture Book Winner


Turtle Boy

Title: Turtle Boy
By: Wolkenstein, M. Evan
Published: 2020

2021 Sydney Taylor Author Award Winner


Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail

Title: Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
By: Newman, Lesléa
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Susan Gal
2021 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Winner


Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Title: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
By: Taylor, Mildred D.
Published: 1976

Mildred D. Taylor is the 2021 Children's Literature Legacy Award Recipient


All Thirteen: The Incredible Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

Title: All Thirteen: The Incredible Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
By: Soontornvat, Christina
Published: 2020

2021 Newbery Honor
2021 Sibert Honor


BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

Title: BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
By: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Published: 2020

2021 Newbery Honor

Illustrated by Michele Wood


Fighting Words

Title: Fighting Words
By: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Published: 2020

2021 Newbery Honor

(Also a 2021 Odyssey Audiobook Honor)


We Dream of Space

Title: We Dream of Space
By: Kelly, Erin Entrada
Published: 2020

2021 Newbery Honor


A Wish in the Dark

Title: A Wish in the Dark
By: Soontornvat, Christina
Published: 2020

2021 Newbery Honor


The Cat Man of Aleppo

Title: The Cat Man of Aleppo
By: Latham, Irene with Karim Shamsi-Basha
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Yuko Shimizu
2021 Caldecott Honor


Me & Mama

Title: Me & Mama
By: Cabrera, Cozbi A.
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Cozbi A. Cabrera
2021 Caldecott Honor
2021 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor


Outside In

Title: Outside In
By: Underwood, Deborah
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Cindy Derby
2021 Caldecott Honor


A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal

Title: A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal
By: Elliott, Zetta
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Noa Denmon
2021 Caldecott Honor


All the Days Past, All the Days to Come

Title: All the Days Past, All the Days to Come
By: Taylor, Mildred D.
Published: 2020

2021 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Please Note: This title is in our Young Adult section.


King and the Dragonflies

Title: King and the Dragonflies
By: Callender, Kacen
Published: 2020

2021 Coretta Scott King Author Honor


Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box

Title: Lifting As We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box
By: Dionne, Evette
Published: 2020

2021 Coretta Scott King Author Honor


Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

Title: Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
By: Slade, Suzanne
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Cozbi A. Cabrera
2021 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
2021 Sibert Honor


Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

Title: Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
By: Doyon, Samara Cole
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Kaylani Juanita
2021 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor


Sharuko:  el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello (more copies on order)

Title: Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello (more copies on order)
By: Brown, Monica
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Elisa Chavarri
2021 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor


Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Title: Lupe Wong Won't Dance
By: Higuera, Donna Barba
Published: 2020

2021 Pura Belpré Author Honor


The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

Title: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
By: Cisneros, Ernesto
Published: 2020

2021 Pura Belpré Author Honor


The Bear in My Family

Title: The Bear in My Family
By: Tatsukawa, Maya
Published: 2020

2021 Geisel Honor


Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom!

Title: Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom!
By: Lyons, Kelly Starling
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Nina Mata
2021 Geisel Honor


What About Worms?

Title: What About Worms?
By: Higgins, Ryan T.
Published: 2020

2021 Geisel Honor


Where's Baby?

Title: Where's Baby?
By: Hunter, Anne
Published: 2020

2021 Geisel Honor



Danbi Leads the School Parade

Title: Danbi Leads the School Parade
By: Kim, Anna
Published: 2020

2021 Asian/Pacific Literature Picture Book Honor


Prairie Lotus

Title: Prairie Lotus
By: Park, Linda Sue
Published: 2020

2021 Asian/Pacific Award Children's Literature Honor


All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

Title: All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything
By: Pimentel, Annette Bay
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Nabi Ali
2021 Schneider Picture Book Honor


Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved Violin

Title: Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved Violin
By: Newman, Tracy
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Abigail Halpin
2021 Schneider Picture Book Honor


Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

Title: Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
By: Kapit, Sarah
Published: 2020

2021 Schneider Author Honor


When Stars Are Scattered

Title: When Stars Are Scattered
By: Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Published: 2020

2021 Schneider Author Honor

(Also a 2021 Odyssey Audibook Honor)


I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book (more copies arriving soon)

Title: I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book (more copies arriving soon)
By: Copeland, Rabbi Mychal
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Andre Ceolin
2021 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor


Miriam at the River

Title: Miriam at the River
By: Yolen, Jane
Published: 2020

Illustrator: Khoa Le
2021 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor


Anya and the Nightingale

Title: Anya and the Nightingale
By: Pasternak, Sofiya
Published: 2020

2021 Sydney Taylor Author Honor


The Blackbird Girls

Title: The Blackbird Girls
By: Blankman, Ann
Published: 2020

2021 Sydney Taylor Author Honor


No Vacancy

Title: No Vacancy
By: Cohen, Tziporah
Published: 2020

2021 Sydney Taylor Author Honor


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