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Award Winning Books for Kids

Created on October 14, 2021, 7:56 am

Last Updated April 25, 2022, 7:22 am

This list contains many of the books that have received the top or honor prize for the Caldecott, Newbery, Pura Belpre, Sibert Family, Dr. Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King Awards. The titles included on this site vary widely as to their intended audience—children anywhere from birth up to 14 years of age. We encourage parents and caregivers to actively engage in the selection of media with their children, as reading skills, cognitive and maturity levels, and interests vary from child to child. When looking at older winners especially, please remember that they were selected as the best of THEIR time, not necessarily the best of ALL time, and may be quite dated for today's young readers.

561) The tarantula scientist

Author

Series

Scientists in the field (Houghton Mifflin)

Description

Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

562) Sequoyah: the Cherokee man who gave his people writing

Author

Description

While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read.

563) life and death of adolf hitler

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564) When Marian sang: the true recital of Marian Anderson : the voice of a century

Author

Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Description

An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera and whose life and career encouraged social change.

565) Sachiko: a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story

Author

Stelson, Caren Barzelay

Description

Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace.

566) when angels sing the story of carlos santana

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567) what to do about alice how alice roosevelt broke t

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568) No-drama discipline: the whole-brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child's developing mind

Author

Siegel, Daniel J

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

Description

"The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears--without causing a scene ..."--Cover.

569) disciplina sin lágrimas

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570) Parenting from the inside out: how a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive

Author

Siegel, Daniel J

Description

Explores the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent, drawing on new findings in neurobiology and attachment research and explaining how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain. Offers parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories.

571) revolution in our time the black panther party s p

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572) The last cuentista

Author

Higuera, Donna Barba

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

Description

". . . Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet . . . Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past . . ....

573) Watercress

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Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.

574) Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre

Author

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--

575) Red, white, and whole

Author

LaRocca, Rajani

Formats:

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook

Description

"Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted-they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked-Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"-but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her...

576) Too bright to see

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Description

It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be...

577) Wonder walkers

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Description

"Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them"--

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Description

"...follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."--

579) Have you ever seen a flower?

Author

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

A child experiences a flower by seeing its colors, smelling its fragrance, and imagining tiny world within in.

580) The people remember

Author

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

Description

"The People Remember tells the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa. It begins in Africa, where people were taken from their homes and families. They spoke different languages and had different customs. Yet they were bound and chained together and forced onto ships sailing into an unknown future. Ultimately, all these people had to learn one common language and create a culture that...