Name of Award:American Indian Youth Literature Award
Purpose of Award: Presents Indigenous North American people in the fullness of their humanity
Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal
Date of Publication: : October 22nd, 2019
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: A story about the Seminole Nation...

Name of Award: Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
Purpose of Award: to honor & share Asian/Pacific American experiences
Date of Publication: January 4, 2013
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Brief Summary:
A girl, Summer, has to provide for her family with her grandparents. Her parents have to leave. She had to provide and help do more for her family. Summer finds a boy that interests her. But the seasons are changing and so will her life.

Name of Award (if applicable): Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): outstanding informational book published during the year
Illustrator (if applicable): Eric Rohmann
Date of Publication: 2016
Genre: Nonfiction
Brief Summary: This book describes the giant squid. The details of what it looks like and how it would appear in the ocean...

Illustrator (if applicable): Marta Alvarez Miguens
Date of Publication: June 6th, 2017
Genre: Biography
Brief Summary: Eugenue loved learning about the ocean. She wanted to learn more about sharks. She got a tank and read all about the ocean. She was determined to figure out more...

Award: Pura Belpre
Purpose : Latina writer celebrates Latino culture
Date of Publication: May 1 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction
Brief Summary: Esperanza was a wealthy child in Mexico. Till everything is ripped away from her. She is forced to work in the fields of California. She faced other structures...

Name of Award (if applicable): Scott O‘Dell Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): honor historical fiction best books
Title of Book : Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author of Book: Scott O‘Dell
Date of Publication: 1960
Genre: Historical Fiction
Brief Summary:
This young child was stranded on an island. She has to survive on the land. She is only there with the blue dolphins. She waits for a ship to come save her trying to survive.

Name of Award: Kate Greenaway Award
Purpose of Award : outstanding illustration
Date of Publication: September 29, 2003
Genre: historical fiction
Brief Summary: Jessie was from Europe. Jessie lived with her grandma. She took good care of Jessie. The Rabbi asked Jessie to travel across the sea to the United States. Jessie met Lou on the ship across the sea....

Illustrator (if applicable): Frank Morrison
Date of Publication: September 22, 2009
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Chris Paul always thought he was too small to play basketball. He didn't let that stop him. He trained and worked hard to become stronger and faster. He worked to be able to be a great player. He believed in himself. Chris Paul made the basketball team and continued his career into being in the NBA.
Side Note: Good for Summarizing.

Award:Whippoorwill Book Award
Purpose: dispelling stereotypes and demonstrated diversity of rural living
Title: Something like Gravity
Author: Amber Smith
Publication: June 18, 2019
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Brief Summary: Two teenageers that are going through their own struggles. Chris is transitioning. Mia had just lost her sister. They end up being neighbors and their paths continue to cross. The last thing on their mind was falling in love.

Name of Award (if applicable):ALSC Notable Children‘s Book
Purpose of Award (if applicable): Association for library service to children best books for children
Title of Book : The Proudest Blue
Author of Book: Ibtihaj Muhammad, S. K. Ali
Illustrator (if applicable): Hatem Aly
Date of Publication: September 10, 2019
Genre: Fiction

Name of Award : Schneider Family Book Award
Purpose of Award : an award that is given to a book that expresses a disability for a child or adolescent
Title of Book : Rescue and Jessica
Author of Book: Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes
Illustrator (if applicable): Scott Magoon
Date of Publication: April 3, 2018
Genre: Fiction

Name of Award (if applicable): Caldecott
Purpose of Award : most distinguished american picture book for children
Title of Book : Owl Moon
Author of Book: Jane Yolen
Illustrator (if applicable): John Schoenherr
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Brief Summary: The chil and his dad travel through the woods to find an owl to return their call. They travel in the cold to find the owl.
Side Note: Figurative Language and beautiful illustrations.

Title of Book : I like Old Clothes
Author of Book: Mary AnnHoberman
Illustrator (if applicable): Patrice Barton
Date of Publication: 1976
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: This is a little girl who talks about how she likes old clothes. She likes how they have their own experiences and have gone to different places. She talks all about hand-me-down clothes and how great they are.
Side Note: Rhyming

ame of Award (if applicable): National Book Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): annually award for best fiction story
Title of Book : Miss Rumphius
Author of Book: Barbara Cooney
Illustrator (if applicable): Barbara Cooney
Date of Publication: November 1982
Genre: Fiction

Date Read: 10-12-22
Name of Award (if applicable): Jane Addams Children Book Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): Recognizes books that exemplify excipet peace, social justice, world community and equality
Title of Book : Nasreen's Secret SChool
Author of Book: Jeanette Winter
Illustrator (if applicable): Jeanetter Winter
Date of Publication: October 2009
Genre: Children‘s literature, fiction

Date Read: 10-12-22
Name of Award (if applicable): ILA/CBC
Purpose of Award (if applicable): Children around the United States get to read and evaluate 1,000 books annually and vote on their favorite
Title of Book : So What‘s It Like to be a Cat?
Author of Book: Karla Kuskin
Illustrator (if applicable): Betsy Lewin
Date of Publication: June 2005
Genre: Poetry

Illustrator (if applicable): Chapter book
Date of Publication: Published May 23rd 2000
Genre: Fantasy
Brief Summary: This is a book about medieval times. This is a fantasy series that has a strong female lead. This is not like normal fantasy books. The female saves the day and continues to do so.
Side Note: Series

Illustrator (if applicable): Tim Bowers
Date of Publication: April 1,2010
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: This is written in a dairy style. This is about a goldfish and all of her knew members of the tank. This ranges from Mr. Bubbles to ChaCha. He wants them to get out and for him to have his own space till they all get separated.
Side note: Good for point of view

Title of Book : Mrs. Beggs and the Wizard (The Wizard Comes to Town)
Author of Book: Mercer Mayer
Illustrator (if applicable): Mercer Mayer
Date of Publication: 1973
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Mrs. Beggs‘s boarding house had rooms to rent. ZP Alabasium rented a room in her boarding house. Mr. Alabasium is doing something strange in his room. Her laundry was blown all over her yard and even a rainstorm in the parlor...

Date of Publication: November 1998
Genre: Fiction
Summary: This is a fall book with a cat making soup. Different animals try to help her make the soup including the duck and squirrel. The cat says the duck will come back but he never returns. They wait for him to come but he still never comes. The cat and the squirrel going looking for him. The three make the soup together.
Side note: beautiful illustrations

Date of Publication: December 19, 1996
Genre: realistic Fiction
Brief Summary: A middle school boy does not want to go to class. He questions his teacher about a word and its definition. He creates his own name of a pencil. He renamed it “Frindle”. Himself and friends called a pencil a Frindle. They were told they could not call this Frindle.

Illustrator (if applicable): Stern Nijland
Date of Publication: 2000
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: The queen wants the prince to get married. Different princesses came to impress the prince. None of them were interesting to the prince. The prince falls in love with the other prince. They are now two kings and the queen has time for herself.
Side Note: Good representation that shows LGBTQ+ relationship.

Name of Award (if applicable): Coretta Scott King
Purpose of Award (if applicable): To appreciate and honor African American culture and human rights
Illustrator (if applicable): Christopher Myers
Date of Publication: 2014
Genre: Fiction

Date Read: 9-21-22
Name of Award (if applicable): Stonewall Book Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): Honor LGBTQ+
Illustrator (if applicable): Kristyna Litten
Date of Publication: May 2014
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: This is a book about the exciting day in june to celebrate LGBTQ+ community. It goes through a parade. This has teachable topics by age group and how to approach this topic in the back of the book.

Date Read: 9-21-22
Name of Award (if applicable): Stonewall Book Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): Honor LGBTQ+ experience
Date of Publication: April 2018
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: A little boy, Julian talks to his abuelo about mermaids. He loves them and wants to pretend to be one. He dresses up like a mermaid. He makes a mess while doing it. His abuela takes him to a parade of mermaids that look like him all dressed up.

Title of Book : and tango makes three
Author of Book: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Illustrator (if applicable): Henry Cole
Date of Publication: April 26, 2005
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Two penguins are best friends and do everything together like the couples in their place at the Central Park Zoo. The zookeeper puts an egg in their nest. Roy and Silo raised Tango. THIS IS A TRUE STORY

Date of Publication: September 1, 2009
Genre: Fantasy
Brief Summary: A dragon comes and burns down the town. The princess does her best to save the prince. The princess makes the dragon show how strong he is and how fast he is. The princess tricks the dragon to get super tired to save the prince! The prince complains that the princess does not look good. She leaves the Prince!
Side Note: Not the normal fantasy ending

Name of Award (if applicable): Newbery Medal
Purpose of Award (if applicable): awarded by American Library Association for most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
Date of Publication: 1993
Genre: Fiction
Summary: Their community is assigned jobs and must do what they are told. This is told that it is a black and white world but Jonas sees color. It influences students to stand up for themselves and break the norms.

Illustrator (if applicable): Byran Collier
Date of Publication: October 6th, 2020
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: This is a book that talks about a child growing up. From an infant to another child the parents are discussing that the child always matters. That in everything the child proves they are strong, important, and need to be confident. This book talks about taking action and being powerful.

Date of Publication: October 28, 1985
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Miss Nelson‘s class is not behaving how they should. Miss Nelson was a sweet and caring teacher. The class never appreciated their teacher till their sub Mrs. Viola Swamp shows up and gets the class in line. The class never takes advantage of Miss Nelson again!

Date Read: In Mrs. Bail‘s Classroom
Title of Book : Enemy Pie
Author of Book: Derek Munson
Illustrator (if applicable): Tara Calahan King
Date of Publication: 2000
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Enemy Pie is a book about a son and his dad. The son was not getting along with a kid in his class. His dad said he could make a pie for his enemy. The deal was the son has to spend time with his an

Author of Book: David Shannon
Illustrator (if applicable): David Shannon
Date of Publication: 1998
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Camellia loved lima beans. She knows nobody likes them so she stopped eating them. When she woke up in shock to see she had stripes! Everyone was staring and looking at her at school. Nobody could find a solution to her problem. An old lady comes and says she has a solution for her… it was lima beans!

Date Read: 9-14-22
Name of Award (if applicable): E. B. White Read Aloud
Purpose of Award (if applicable):
Title of Book : Mother Bruce
Author of Book: Ryan T. Higgins
Illustrator (if applicable): Ryan T. Higgins
Date of Publication:
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Bruce does not want to be around people. Goslings think that Bruce is their mom. They follow him around and Bruce gets very frustrated. The geese go south and Bruce misses them.

Title of Book : The Paper Dragon
Author of Book: Marguerite W. Davol
Illustrator (if applicable): Robert Sabuda
Date of Publication: November 1, 1997
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: Mi Fei is a painter. He loves his life. The dragon Su Jen is woken up and is ready to destroy everything in its path. Mi Fei faced Su Jen and stood up to him. This is a story about how Mi Fei stands up to Su Jen and protects his people.

Date Read: 9-14-22
Name of Award (if applicable): E. B. White Read Aloud
Purpose of Award (if applicable): terrific books to read aloud
Title of Book : The Day The Crayons Quit
Author of Book: Drew Daywalt
Illustrator (if applicable): Oliver Jeffers
Date of Publication: June 27, 2013

Date Read: 9-14-22
Name of Award (if applicable): John Newberry Medal
Purpose of Award (if applicable): This award to given to the author with the biggest contribution to literature for children
Title of Book : Millions of Cats
Author of Book: Wanda Gag
Illustrator (if applicable): Wanda Gag
Date of Publication: 1928

Date Read: 8-31-22
Name of Award (if applicable): 2020 Schneider Family Book Award
Purpose of Award (if applicable): This award is that is for an author or illustrator for showing the expression of disability that a child may experience
Title of Book : The Year We Learned to Fly
Author of Book: Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrator (if applicable): Rafael Lòpez
Date of Publication: January 4, 2022

Date Read: 9-7-22
Name of Award (if applicable): None
Purpose of Award (if applicable): None
Title of Book : A Little Spot of Anxiety
Author of Book: Diane Alber
Illustrator (if applicable): Diane Alber
Date of Publication: September 9, 2019

Date Read: 9-7-22
Name of Award (if applicable): Klaus Flugge Prize 202
Purpose of Award (if applicable): Most exciting newcomer to children‘s book illustration
Title of Book : When Sadness is at your door
Author of Book: Eva Eland
Illustrator (if applicable): Eva Eland
Date of Publication: January 29, 2019

Date Read: In-class 8-31-22
Name of Award (if applicable): Junior Library Guild Selection 2017
Purpose of Award (if applicable): This is an award given by ‘Junior Library Guild‘ of the best children's book of the year.
Title of Book : Jabari Jumps
Author of Book: Gaia Cornwell
Illustrator (if applicable): Gaia Cornwell
Date of Publication: May 9, 2017

Brief Summary: The story of a mom telling her son a bedtime story. It is the journey of the bear throughout time. The bear is adopted by a solider. The bear goes through war and travels around with the solider. The bear then has to go to the zoo. This reminded him of his bear.
Recommend : This is a goos story for a child to read. It is enjoyable and interesting with real pictures in the back of it!
Award: Caldecott Honor Book