Cybils Award

Cybils Awards
Awarded for	Literary merit and kid appeal in children's and young adult literature
Presented by	Bloggers with expertise in children's literature
First award	2006
Website	cybils.com

The Cybils Awards, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, are a set of annual book awards given by people who blog about children's and young adult books.^[1] Co-founded by Kelly Herold and Anne Boles Levy in 2006,^[2] the awards were created to address an apparent gap between children's book awards perceived as too elitist and other awards that did not seem selective enough.^[3]

Books are nominated by the public in ten genres of children's and young adult literature: Book Apps, Easy Readers & Short Chapter Books, Fantasy & Science fiction, Fiction Picture books, Graphic novels, Middle Grade Novels, Non-fiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Books, Non-Fiction Picture Books, poetry, and Young Adult Novels. Nominees go through two rounds of panel-based judging before a winner is announced in each category. Finalists and winners are selected on the basis of literary merit and kid appeal.^[4]

Panelists are volunteers and must be active bloggers with extensive experience in children's or young adult literature, either as readers and enthusiasts or as authors, librarians, booksellers, teachers, or others with verifiable investment in the world of children's literature.

• Anybody may nominate a children's or young adult book published October 16 of the preceding year – October 15 of the contest year.
• Books must be written in English or they may be bilingual.
• Only one book may be nominated per person, per category.
• Nominations open October 1 and close October 15 of the contest year.
• Books should exemplify award criteria of literary merit and "kid appeal".

Year	Author(s)	Narrator(s)	Title	Result	Ref.
2016	Adam Gidwitz	Vikas Adam, Mark Bramhall, Jonathan Cowley, Kimberly Farr, Adam Gidwitz, Ann Marie Lee, Bruce Mann, John H. Mayer, and Arthur Morey	The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog	Winner	[5]
	John Claude Bemis	Ralph Lister	The Wooden Prince	Finalist	[6]
	Kate DiCamillo	Jenna Lamia	Raymie Nightingale
	Grace Lin	Kim Mai Guest	When the Sea Turned to Silver
	Richard Peck	Michael Crouch	The Best Man

Year	Author(s)	Title	Result	Ref.
2016	Christopher Franceschelli, illus. by Peskimo	Cityblock	Winner	[5]
	Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, illus. by Citlali Reyes	Cuauhtemoc: Shapes/Formas	Finalist	[6]
	Sandra Boynton	Dinosaur Dance!
	Emily Sper	Follow the Yarn: A Book of Colors
	Agnese Baruzzi	Look, Look Again
2017	Nathan Thoms, illus. by Carles Ballesteros	Changing Faces: Meet Happy Bear	Winner	[7]
	Douglas Florian, illus. by Barbara Bakos	Bears Are Big	Finalist	[8]
	Kenji Oikawa and Mayuko Takeuc	Circle, Triangle, Elephant: A Book of Shapes and Surprises
	Leslie Patricelli	Hair
	Catherine Rayner	One Happy Tiger
	Nina Laden	Peek-a-Moo!
	Susanna Leonard Hill, illus. by Daniel Wiseman	When Your Lion Needs a Bath
2018	Janik Coat	Llamaphones	Winner	[9]
	Steve Light	Black Bird Yellow Sun	Finalist	[10]
	David W. Miles	But First, We Nap: A Little Book About Nap Time
	Elsa Mroziewicz	Peek-a-Who
	Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin	These Colors Are Bananas
	Jean Jullien	Why the Face?
	Jacques Duquennoy	Zoe and Zack: Shapes
2019	Tatsuhide Matsuoka, trans. by Cathy Hirano	Jump!	Winner	[11]
	Joyce Wan	Dream Big	Finalist	[12]
	Aleksandra Szmidt	Good Night, World
	Della Ross Ferreri, illus. by Mette Engel	Huggle Wuggle, Bedtime Snuggle
	Ryan T. Higgins	Peek-a-Bruce
	Elsa Mroziewicz	Peek-a-Who Too?
	Aaron Becker	You Are Light
2020	No award was presented in 2020
2021	Marine Schneider	Big Bear, Little Bear	Winner	[13][14]
	Cushman Abi	Animals Go Vroom!	Finalist	[15]
	Toni Buzzeo, illus. by Chi Birmingham	Caution! Road Signs Ahead
	Carter Higgins	Circle Under Berry
	Janik Coat	Comparrotives
	Jean Jullien	This Is Still Not a Book
	Ben Newman	Turn Seek Find: Habitats
2022	Giuliano Ferri	Look Twice	Winner	[16]
	Annie Bailey	10 Little Tractors (10 Little Vehicles)	Finalist	[17]
	Jane Whittingham	Animals Move (Big, Little Concepts, 3)
	Suzy Ultman	Be My Neighbor?
	LaTonya Yvette	The Hair Book
	Jill McDonald	Hello, World! Garden Time
	Laura Gehl	Odd Birds: Meet Nature's Weirdest Flock
2023	Annie Bailey	Whose Prints? Kari Allen, illustrated by Kim Smith	Winner	[18]
	Katrina Tangen, illustrated by Giulia Orecchia	Copy That, Copy Cat!: Inventions Inspired by Animals	Finalist	[19]
	Greg Pizzoli	Mister Kitty Is Lost!
	Beatriz Giménez de Ory and Paloma Valdivia	Sneak!
	Lydia Nichols	Some Dogs
	Carter Higgins	Some of These Are Snails
	Natasha Wing, illustrated by Grace Habib	Squeak-a-boo!
2024	Laura Gehl, illustrated by Loris Lora	Who Laid These Eggs?	Winner	[20]
	Chambrae Griffith, illustrated by Taia Morley	Barn in Spring: Out to Explore on the Farm - A Beautiful Story of Togetherness, Adventure and Love	Finalist	[20]
	Phyllis Limbacher Tildes	Eye Guess: A Forest Animal Guessing Game
	Sophie Aggett, illustrated by Anna Terreros-Martin	Group Hug!
	Sophie Aggett, illustrated by Malgorzata Detner	My Busy Noisy Day
	Sue Lowell Gallion, art by Lisk Feng	Our Galaxy: A First Adventure in Space
	Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Zara González Hoang	Teeny Tiendas: The Fruit Shop/La frutería

Year	App	Developer	Result	Ref.
2011	The Monster at the End of This Book	Callaway Digital Arts, Inc	Winner	[21]
	Be Confident in Who You Are: A Middle School Confidential Graphic Novel by Annie Fox	Electric Eggplant	Finalist	[22]
	Bobo Explores Light	GameCollage
	Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson	Trilogy Studios
	Hildegard Sings by Thomas Wharton
	Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
	The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore	Moonbot Studios
2012	Dragon Brush	Small Planet Digital	Winner	[23]
	Bats! Furry Fliers of the Night	Bookerella	Finalist	[24]
	Rounds: Franklin Frog	Nosy Crow
	The Voyage of Ulysses
	Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery by Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell
2013	Disney Animated	Disney	Winner	[25][26]
	Endless Alphabet	Originator Inc.	Finalist	[27]
	MirrorWorld by Cornelia Funke	Mirada
	To This Day by Shane Koyczan
	Wee You-Things	Wee Society LLC
2014	Kalley's Machine Plus Cats	RocketWagon	Winner	[28]
	Angus the Irritable Bull	Watermark Ltd	Finalist	[29]
	Fiona & the Fog	William Poor
	Hat Monkey	Fox and Sheep GmbH
	How I Became a Pirate	Melinda Long
	Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart	Touchpress
	Rules of Summer	Shaun Tan
2015	Professor Astro Cat's Solar System	Minilab Ltd	Winner	[30]
	David Wiesner's Spot	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	Finalist	[31]
	Earth Primer	Chaim Gingold
	Hilda Bewildered	Slap Happy Larry
	Metamorphabet	Vectorpark.com
	Wuwu & Co.	Step in Books

Year	Author	Illustrator	Title	Result	Ref.
2009	Lucy Nolan	Mike Reed	Winnener	[32]
	Tim Kennemore	Mike Spoor	Alice's Shooting Star	Finalist	[33]
	Claudia Mills	Heather Maione	How Oliver Olson Changed the World
	Kate DiCamillo	Chris Van Dusen	Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes
	Katherine Applegate	Brian Biggs	Roscoe Riley Rules #7: Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin
2010	Jacqueline Jules	Miguel Benitez	Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off	Winner	[34]
	Atinuke		Anna Hibiscus	Finalist	[35]
	Eric Wight		Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000
	Lucy Nolan	Mike Ree	Home on the Range
	Stephanie Greene	Stephanie Sisson	Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade
2011	Atinuke		Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus!	Winner	[21]
	Sara Pennypacker	Marla Frazee	Clementine and the Family Meeting	Finalist	[22]
	Charise Mericle Harper		Just Grace and the Double Surprise
	Julie Sternberg	Matthew Cordell	Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie
	Doreen Cronin	Kevin Cornell	The Trouble with Chickens
2012	Sonya Hartnett	Ann James	Sadie and Ratz	Winner	[23]
	Annie Barrows	Sophie Blackall	Ivy and Bean Make the Rules	Finalist	[24]
	Kate Messner	Brian Floca	Marty McGuire Digs Worms!
	Cece Bell		Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover
	Anna Branford, illus. by	Elanna Allen	Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot
2013	James Preller, illus. by	Iacopo Bruno	Home Sweet Horror	Winner	[25][26]
	Ursula Vernon		The Case of the Toxic Mutants	Finalist	[27]
	Claudia Mills	Rob Shepperson	Kelsey Green, Reading Queen
	Lauren Myracle	Jed Henry	The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems
	Hilary McKay		Lulu and the Dog from the Sea
	Anna Branford	Elanna Allen	Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat
2014	Judith Viorst	Kevin Cornell	Lulu's Mysterious Mission	Winner	[28]
	Doreen Cronin	Kevin Cornell	The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure	Finalist	[29]
	Abby Hanlon		Dory Fantasmagory
	Julie Sternberg	Matthew Cordell	Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake
	Nicola Davies	Annabel Wright	The Lion Who Stole My Arm
	Hilary McKay		Lulu and the Rabbit Next Door
	Anna Branford	Elanna Allen	Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend
2015	Abby Hanlon		Dory and the Real True Friend	Winner	[30]
	Bruce Hale		Big Bad Detective Agency	Finalist	[31]
	Kate Messner	Kelley McMorris	Rescue on the Oregon Trail
	Hilary McKay		Lulu and the Hamster in the Night
	Yasmine Surovec		My Pet Human
	Kallie George	Alexandra Boiger	Clover's Luck
	Liam O'Donnell	Aurélie Grand	West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Snack Snatcher
2016	Polly Faber	Clara Vulliamy	Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig	Winner	[5]
	Abby Hanlon		Dory Dory Black Sheep	Finalist	[6]
	Juana Medina		Juana and Lucas
	Shannon Hale and Dean Hale	LeUyen Pham	The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
	Linda Urban	Katie Kath	Weekends with Max and His Dad
	Kate DiCamillo	Chris Van Dusen	Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?
2017	Suzanne Selfors	Barbara Fisinger	Wedgie & Gizmo	Winner	[7]
	Patricia MacLachlan	Marc Boutavant	Barkus	Finalist	[8]
	Asia Citro	Marion Lindsay	Dragons and Marshmallows
	Kallie George	Stephanie Graegin	The Greatest Gift
	Jacqueline Jules	Kim Smith	My Fantástica Family
	Terry Lynn Johnson	Jani Orban	Overboard!
	Laura Amy Schlitz	Brian Floca	Princess Cora and the Crocodile
	Shannon Hale and Dean Hale	LeUyen Pham	The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation
2018	Debbi Michiko Florence	Elizabet Vukovic	Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl	Winner	[9]
	Ellen Potter	Felicita Sala	Big Foot and Little Foot	Finalist	[10]
	Asia Citro	Marion Lindsay	Caterflies and Ice
	Anna Humphrey	Kass Reich	Megabat
	H. M. Bouwman	Charlie Alder	Owen and Eleanor Move In
	Alice Kuipers	Diana Toledano	Polly Diamond and the Magic Book
2019	Megan Frazer Blakemore	Nadja Sarell	Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet	Winner	[11]
	Rachel Vail		A Is for Elizabeth	Finalist	[12]
	Chitra Soundar	Uma Krishnaswamy	Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship: Stories from India
	Alex T. Smith		Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure
	Julian Gough		Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits
2020	Lauren Castillo		Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us	Winner	[36]
	Lyla Lee	Dung Ho	Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business	Finalist	[37]
	Hannah Barnaby	Anoosha Syed	Monster and Boy
	Andrea Beaty	David Roberts	Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote
	Kate DiCamillo	Chris Van Dusen	Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem
2021	Jacqueline Davies	Deborah Hocking	Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World	Winner	[13][14]
	Gary D. Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney	Eugene Yelchin	A Long Road on a Short Day	Finalist	[15]
	Carter Higgins	Jennifer K. Mann	Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish
	Atinuke	Onyinye Iwu	Too Small Tola
	Saadia Faruqi		Yasmin the Scientist
2022	Kallie George	Birgitta Sif	Crimson Twill: Witch in the City	Winner	[16]
	Cynthia Lord	Stephanie Graegin	Marco Polo Brave Explorer	Finalist	[17]
	Martha Brockenbrough	Jon Lau	Frank and the Bad Surprise
	Dawn Quigley	Tara Audibert	Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants
	Matt Phelan	Matt Phelan	Leave It to Plum!
	A. I. Newton	Anjan Sarkar	Artemis, the Archer Goddess
	Mark David Smith	Kari Rust	The Weird Sisters: A Note, a Goat, and a Casserole
2023	Jenn Bailey	Mika Song	Henry, Like Always	Winner	[19]
	Keka Novales	Carolina Vázquez	Lola's First Day of the Dead (¡Hola, Lola!)	Finalist	[19]
	Kari Allen	Tatjana Mai-Wyss	Maddie and Mabel Know They Can
	Jessica Lee Anderson	Alejandra Barajas	Saving Snakes
	Hanna Kim	Emily Paik	The Magic Lunch Box
	Shannon and Dean Hale	LeUyen Pham	The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink
	Atinuke	Onyinye Iwu	Too Small Tola Gets Tough

Year	Author	Illustrator	Title	Result	Ref.
2008	Mo Willems		I Love My New Toy	Winner	[38]
	James Howe	Marie-Louise Gay	Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time	Finalists	[39]
	Mo Willems		I Will Surprise My Friend!
	Katie Speck	Paul Rátz de Tagyos	Maybelle Goes to Tea
	Kate Dicamillo	Chris Van Dusen	Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig
2009	Mo Willems		Watch Me Throw the Ball!	Winner	[32]
	David Catrow		Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt	Finalists	[33]
	Lori Ries	Frank W. Dormer	Good Dog, Aggie
	Cynthia Rylant	Arthur Howard	Mr. Putter & Tabby Spill the Beans
	Joan Holub	Tim Bowers	Shampoodle
2010	Mo Willems		We Are in a Book!	Winner	[34]
	Erica Silverman	Betsy Lewin	Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies	Finalists	[35]
	Tedd Arnold		Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl
	Melissa Stewart		National Geographic Readers: Ants
	Dori Chaconas	Lisa McCue	Cork and Fuzz: The Babysitters
2011	Mo Willems		I Broke My Trunk!	Winner	[21]
	Lori Ries	Frank W. Dormer	Aggie Gets Lost	Finalist	[22]
	Tim Egan		Dodsworth in Rome
	Eve Bunting	Josée Masse	Frog and Friends
2012	Frank Viva		A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse	Winner	[23]
	Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee	Tony Fucile	Bink and Gollie: Two for One	Finalist	[24]
	Kevin Henkes		Penny and Her Doll
	Kevin Henkes		Penny and Her Song
	Michael J. Daley	Thomas F. Yezerski	Pinch and Dash Make Soup
2013	Dosh Archer		Urgency Emergency! Big Bad Wolf	Winner	[25][26]
	Mo Willems		A Big Guy Took My Ball!	Finalist	[27]
	Jamie Michalak	Frank Remkiewicz	Joe and Sparky Go to School
	Jonathan Fenske		Love Is in the Air
	Kevin Henkes		Penny and Her Marble
	Josh Schneider		The Meanest Birthday Girl
2014	Maxwell Eaton III		Okay, Andy!	Winner	[28]
	Ethan Long		Clara and Clem Under the Sea	Finalist	[29]
	Sarah Dillard		Extraordinary Warren: A Super Chicken
	Melissa Wiley	Ag Jatkowska	Inch and Roly and the Sunny Day Scare
	Mo Willems		My New Friend Is So Fun!
	Alex Milway		Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey
	Jennifer E. Morris		The Ice Cream Shop
2015	Grace Lin		Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly	Winner	[30]
	Jonathan Fenske		A Pig, a Fox, and a Box	Finalist	[31]
	David A. Adler	Sam Ricks	Don't Throw It to Mo!
	Ethan Long		In, Over and On the Farm
	Kitson Jazynka		Rosa Parks
	Shelby Alinsky		Slither, Snake!
	Jacqueline Jules	Kim Smith	Picture Perfect
2016	Tina Kugler		Snail and Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends	Winner	[5]
	Mo Willems		The Cookie Fiasco	Finalist	[6]
	Elise Gravel		The Great Antonio
	Kara LaReau	Matt Myers	The Infamous Ratsos
	Cece Bell		Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit
	Laurie Keller		We Are Growing!
2017	Dori Hillestad Butler	Nancy Meyers	King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code	Winner	[7]
	Laurel Snyder	Emily Hughes	Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy	Finalist	[8]
	Shelley Rotner		I Like the Farm
	Salina Yoon		My Kite is Stuck! and Other Stories
	Jan Thomas		There's a Pest in the Garden!
	Candice Ransom	Monique Dong	Tooth Fairy's Night
	Jonathan Fenske		We Need More Nuts!
	Jan Thomas		What Is Chasing Duck?
2018	Corey R. Tabor		Fox the Tiger	Winner	[9]
	Laura Driscoll	Catalina Echeverri	I Want to Be a Doctor	Finalist	[10]
	J. E. Morris		Much Too Much Birthday
	Jan Thomas		My Toothbrush Is Missing
	Paula Yoo	Shirley Ng-Benitez	The Perfect Gift
2019	Saadia Faruqi	Hatem Aly	Yasmin the Superhero	Winner	[11]
	Sergio Ruzzier		Fox & Chick: The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories	Finalist	[12]
	Jamie Michalak	Bob Kolar	Frank and Bean
	Jonathan Fenske		Hello, Crabby!: An Acorn Book
2020	David LaRochelle	Mike Wohnoutka	See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog	Winner	[36]
	Laura Gehl	Fred Blunt	Cat Has a Plan	Finalist	[37]
	Dori Hillestad Butler	Nancy Meyers	King & Kayla and the Case of the Unhappy Neighbor
	Katharine Kenah	Abby Carter	The Best Seat in First Grade
	Kelly Starling Lyons	Nina Mata	Ty's Travels: All Aboard!
	Ryan T. Higgins	Mo Willems	What About Worms!?
	Saadia Faruqi	Hatem Aly	Yasmin the Gardener
2021	David LaRochelle	Mike Wohnoutka	See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat	Winner	[13][14]
	Sam Wedelich		Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf	Finalist	[15]
	Corey R. Tabor		Fox at Night
	Maggie P. Chang		Geraldine Pu and Her Lunch Box, Too!
	Meika Hashimoto	Gillian Reid	Kitty and Dragon
	Saadia Faruqi	Hatem Aly	Yasmin the Librarian
2022	Emma Otheguy	Andrés Landazábal	Reina Ramos Works It Out	Winner	[16]
	Matthew Cordell		Cornbread & Poppy	Finalist	[17]
	Melissa Iwai	Melissa Iwai	Gigi and Ojiji
	Steph Waldo	Steph Waldo	Tiny Tales: A Feast for Friends
	Kelly Starling Lyons	Niña Mata	Ty's Travels: Lab Magic
	Ryan T. Higgins	Ryan T. Higgins	World of Reading: Mother Bruce Ballet Bruce
2023	Kaz Windness	Kaz Windness	Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends	Winner	[19]
	Jarvis	Jarvis	Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories	Finalist	[19]
	Megan Litwin	Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn	Bug Catchers
	Katherine Applegate	Charlie Alder	Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy
	Kate Messner	Heather Ross	Fergus and Zeke for President
	Jarrett Lerner	Jarrett Lerner	Nat the Cat Takes a Nap
	Kimberly Derting	Joelle Murray	Vivi Loves Science: Wind and Water

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2006	Jonathan Stroud	Ptolemy's Gate	[40]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2007	Adam Rex	The True Meaning of Smekday	[41]
2008	Neil Gaiman, illus. by Dave McKean	The Graveyard Book	[38]
2009	Laini Taylor	Silksinger	[32]
2010	Jacqueline West	The Shadows (Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1),	[34]
2011	Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright, illustrated by Barry Moser	The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale	[21]
2012	Jennifer A. Nielsen	The False Prince	[23]
2013	Jonathan Stroud	The Screaming Staircase	[25][26]
2014	Paul Durham	The Luck Uglies	[28]
2015	Joel Ross	The Fog Diver	[30]
2016	Joshua Khan	Shadow Magic	[5]
2017	Stephanie Burgis	The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart	[7]
2018	Jessica Townsend	Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow	[9]
2019	Kwame Mbalia	Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky	[11][42]
2020	Deva Fagan	Rival Magic	[36]
2021	Kaela Rivera	Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls	[13][43]
2022	Deva Fagan	The Mirrorwood	[16][44]
2023	Heather Fawcett	The Grace of Wild Things	[19][45]
2024	Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie	Impossible Creatures	[46][47]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2007	Shannon Hale	Book of a Thousand Days	[41]
2008	Suzanne Collins	The Hunger Games	[38]
2009	Kristin Cashore	Fire	[32]
2010	Jonathan Maberry	Rot & Ruin	[34]
2011	Moira Young	Blood Red Road	[21]
2012	Rachel Hartman	Seraphina	[23]
2013	Alaya Dawn Johnson	The Summer Prince	[25][26]
2014	Matt de la Peña	The Living	[28]
2015	Nova Ren Suma	The Walls Around Us	[30]
2016	Amie Kaufman	Illuminae	[5]
2017	Neal Shusterman	Scythe	[7]
2018	Rachel Hartman	Tess of the Road	[9]
2019	Rosaria Munda	Fireborne	[11][42]
2020	Aiden Thomas	Cemetery Boys	[36]
2021	Margaret Rogerson	Vespertine	[13][43][14]
2022	Rebecca Podos	From Dust, a Flame	[16][44]
2023	Kika Hatzopoulou	Threads That Bind	[19][45]

Year	Author(s)	Title	Ref.
2006	Mélanie Watt	Scaredy Squirrel	[40]
2007	Janice N. Harrington, illus. by Shelley Jackson	The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County	[41]
2008	Bob Graham	How to Heal a Broken Wing	[38]
2009	Liz Garton Scanlon, illus. by Marla Frazee	All the World	[32]
2010	David Ezra Stein	Interrupting Chicken	[34]
2011	Patrick McDonnell	Me ... Jane	[21]
2012	Philip C. Stead	A Home for Bird	[23]
2013	Peter Brown	Mr. Tiger Goes Wild	[25][26]
2014	Chris Haughton	Shh! We Have a Plan	[28]
2015	JonArno Lawson, illus. by Sydney Smith	Sidewalk Flowers	[30]
2016	Lucy Ruth Cummins	A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals	[5]
2017	Elisha Cooper	Big Cat, Little Cat	[7]
2018	Ryan T. Higgins	We Don't Eat Our Classmates	[9]
2019	Kate Read	One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller	[11]
2020	Derrick Barnes, illus. by Gordon C. James	I Am Every Good Thing	[36]
2021	Andrea Wang, illus. by Jason Chin	Watercress	[13][14]
2022	Christopher Denise	Knight Owl	[16]
2023	Vashti Harrison	Big	[19]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2006	Laura Amy Schlitz	A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama	[40]
2007	Linda Urban	A Crooked Kind of Perfect	[41]
2008	Siobhan Dowd	The London Eye Mystery	[38]
2009	Laurie Halse Anderson	Chains	[32]
2010	Tom Angleberger	The Strange Case of Origami Yoda	[34]
2011	Elissa Brent Weissman	Nerd Camp	[21]
2012	R. J. Palacio	Wonder	[23]
2013	David Carroll	Ultra	[25][26]
2014	Dean Pitchford	Nickel Bay Nick	[28]
2015	Kevin Sands	The Blackthorn Key	[30]
2016	Jason Reynolds	Ghost	[5]
2017	Alan Gratz	Refugee	[7]
2018	Varian Johnson	The Parker Inheritance	[9]
2019	Dan Gemeinhart	The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise	[11]
2020	Janae Marks	From the Desk of Zoe Washington	[36]
2021	Gordon Korman	Linked	[13][14]
2022	Amina Luqman-Dawson	Freewater	[16]
2023	Erin Bow	Simon Sort of Says	[45][18]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2006	Rachel Cohn and David Levithan	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	[40]
2007	Barry Lyga	Boy Toy	[41]
2008	E. Lockhart	The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks	[38]
2009	Courtney Summers	Cracked Up To Be	[32]
2010	Swati Avasthi	Split	[34]
2011	Geoff Herbach	Stupid Fast	[21]
2012	Jesse Andrews	Me and Earl and the Dying Girl	[23]
2013	Meg Medina	Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass	[25][26]
2014	Brandy Colbert	Pointe	[28]
2015	Tamara Ireland Stone	Every Last Word	[30]
2016	Ruta Sepetys	Salt to the Sea	[5]
2017	Renée Watson	Piecing Me Together	[7]
2018	Courtney Summers	Sadie	[9]
2019	Mindy McGinnis	Heroine	[11]
2020	Yamile Saied Méndez	Furia	[36]
2021	Tess Sharpe	The Girls I've Been	[13][14]
2022	Jen Ferguson	The Summer of Bitter and Sweet	[16]
2023	Jas Hammonds	We Deserve Monuments	[18]
2024	Randy Ribay	Everything We Never Had	[20]

Year	Contributors	Title	Ref.
2006	Jimmy Gownley	Amelia Rules! Vol. 3: Superheroes	[40]
2007	Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano and Paolo Lamanna	Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel	[41]
2008	Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illus. by Nathan Hale	Rapunzel's Revenge	[38]
2009	Eleanor Davis	The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook	[32]
2010	Jason Shiga	Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3856 Story Possibilities	[34]
2011	Ben Hatke	Zita the Spacegirl	[21]
2012	Jorge Aguirre, illus. by Rafael Rosado with John Novak and Matthew Schenk	Giants Beware!	[23]
2013	Barry Deutsch	Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite	[25][26]
2014	Cece Bell, colored by David Lasky	El Deafo	[28]
2015	Victoria Jamieson	Roller Girl	[30][48]
2016	Cathy Camper, illus. by Raúl the Third	Lowriders to the Center of the Earth	[5]
2017	Julie Kim	Where's Halmoni?	[7]
2018	Lee Knox Ostertag	The Witch Boy	[9]
2019	Jerry Craft	New Kid	[11]
2020	Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, illus. by Victoria Jamieson and	When Stars Are Scattered	[36]
2021	Lily LaMotte, illus. by Ann Xu	Measuring Up	[13][14]
2022	Christina Diaz Gonzalez, illus. by Gabriela Epstein	Invisible	[16]
2023	Dan Santat	A First Time for Everything	[18]
2024	Sherri L. Smith, illustrated by Christine Norrie	Pearl	[20]

Year	Contributor(s)	Title	Ref.
2006	Gene Luen Yang	American Born Chinese	[40]
2007	Joann Sfar, illus. by Emmanuel Guibert	The Professor's Daughter	[41]
2008	Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Steve Rolston	Emiko Superstar	[38]
2009	Tom Siddell	Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation	[32]
2010	G. Neri, illus. by Randy DuBurke	Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty	[34]
2011	Vera Brosgol	Anya's Ghost	[21]
2012	Faith Erin Hicks	Friends With Boys	[23]
2013	Jordan Mechner, illus. by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland	Templar	[25][26]
2014	Cory Doctorow, illus. by Jen Wang	In Real Life	[28]
2015	ND Stevenson	Nimona	[30][48]
2016	John Lewis with Andrew Aydin, illus. by Nate Powell	March: Book Three	[5]
2017	Scott Westerfeld, illus. by Alex Puvilland	Spill Zone	[7]
2018	Jarrett J. Krosoczka	Hey, Kiddo	[9]
2019	David A. Robertson, Jen Storm, Katherena Vermette, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, and Sonny Assu	This Place: 150 Years Retold	[11]
2020	Gene Luen Yang, illus. by Gurihiru	Superman Smashes the Klan	[36]
2021	Crystal Frasier, illus. by Val Wise and Oscar O. Jupiter (letterer)	Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms	[13][14]
2022	Laura Gao	Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American	[16]
2023	Deb JJ Lee	In Limbo	[18]
2024	Samuel Teer, illustrated by Julia Mar	Brownstone	[20]

Year	Author(s)	Title	Ref.
2006	Dianna Aston, illus. by Sylvia Long	An Egg is Quiet	[40]
2007	Brian Floca	Lightship	[41]
2008	Nic Bishop	Frogs	[38]
2009	Chris Barton, illus. by Tony Persiani	The Day-Glo Brothers	[32]
2010	Barbara Kerley, illus. by Edwin Fotheringham	The Extraordinary Life of Mark Twain (According to Susy)	[34]
2011	Carlyn Beccia	I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History's Strangest Cures	[21]
2012	Alicia Potter, illus. by Melissa Sweet	Mrs Harkness and the Panda	[23]

Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
2016	Melissa Sweet	Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White	Winner	[40]
	Charles Ghigna and Animal Planet	Animal Planet Strange, Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals	Finalists	[49]
	Lois Miner Huey	Floodwaters and Flames: The 1913 Disaster in Dayton, Ohio
	Rebecca L. Johnson	Masters of Disguise: Amazing Animal Tricksters
	Erin Hagar	The Inventors of LEGO Toys
	April Pulley Sayre	The Slowest Book Ever
	Jane Sutcliffe	Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2006	Russell Freedman	Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott	[40]
2007	Ibtisam Barakat	Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood	[41]
2008	Cylin Busby and John Busby	The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir	[38]
2009	Pamela S. Turner, illustrated by Andy Comins	The Frog Scientist	[32]
2010	Suzanne Jurmain	The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing	[34]
2011	Candace Fleming	Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart	[21]
2012	Steve Sheinkin	Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon	[23]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2013	Annette LeBlanc Cate	Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard	[25][26]
2014	Melissa Stewart	Feathers: Not Just for Flying	[28]
2015	Bridget Heos, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas	I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are	[30]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2016	Candace Fleming	Giant Squid	[5]
2017	Caroline Arnold	Hatching Chicks in Room 6	[7]
2018	Patricia Valdez, illus. by Felicita Sala	Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor	[9]
2019	Miranda Paul, illus. by Jason Chin	Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born	[11]
2020	Kate Messner and Adam Rex	The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's presidents	[36]
2021	Megan Hoyt, illus. by Iacopo Bruno	Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero	[13][14]
2022	Matt Lilley, illus. by Dan Tavis	Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill	[16]
2023	Jessica Lanan	Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider	[19]
2024	G. Neri, illustrated by Corban Wilkin	My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More	[20]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2016	Caren Stelson	Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story	[5]
2017	Ammi-Joan Paquette	Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive!	[7]
2018	Kelly Milner Halls	Death Eaters: Meet Nature's Scavengers	[9]
2019	Trevor Noah	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted)	[11]
2020	Christina Soontornvat	All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team	[36]
2021	Rochelle Melander, illus. by Melina Ontiveros	Mightier Than the Sword: Rebels, Reformers, and Revolutionaries Who Changed the World Through Writing	[13][14]
2022	Angela Joy, illus. by Janelle Washington	Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement	[16]
2023	Nicholas Day, illustrated by Brett Helquist	The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity	[19]
2024	Rowena Rae and Paige Stampatori	Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases	[20]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2017	Martin W. Sandler	The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found	[7]
2018	Elizabeth Partridge	Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam	[9]
2019	Ian Lendler	The First Dinosaur: How Science Solved the Greatest Mystery on Earth	[11]

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2013	Martin W. Sandler	Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II	[25][26]
2014	Candace Fleming	The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia	[28]
2015	Steve Sheinkin	Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War	[30]
2016	Sungju Lee	Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea	[5]

Year	Author(s)	Title	Ref.
2017	Deborah Heiligman	Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers	[7]
2018	John Hendrix	The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler	[9]
2019	James Rhodes, illus. by Martin O'Neill	Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound	[11]
2020	Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi	Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You	[36]
2021	Rex Ogle	Punching Bag	[13][14]
2022	Amy Butler Greenfield	The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life	[16]
2023	Steve Sheinkin	Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe	[19]
2024	Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein	American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky	[20]

Year	Author(s)	Title	Result	Ref.
2022	Diana Farid, illus. by Kris Goto	Wave	Winner	[16]
	Charles Waters and Irene Latham	African Town	Finalist	[17]
	Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santos	Odder
	Margarita Engle	Singing with Elephants
	Amanda Rawson Hill	The Hope of Elephants
2023	Cindy Baldwin	No Matter the Distance	Winner	[19]
	Hannah V. Sawyerr	All the Fighting Parts	Finalist	[19]
	Reem Faruqi	Call Me Adnan
	Joy McCullough	Enter the Body
	Charles Waters and Traci Sorell	Mascot
2024	Shifa Saltagi Safadi	Kareem Between	Winner	[20]
	Lisa Fipps	And Then, Boom!	Finalist	[20]
	Ann E. Burg, illustrated by Sophie Blackall	Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson
	John Schu	Louder Than Hunger
	Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff	Mid-Air
	Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro	Sunrise Nights
	Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Watson Sherman	This Opening Sky

Year	Author(s)	Title	Result	Ref.
2006	Joyce Sidman, illus. by Beth Krommes	Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow	Winner	[40]
	Adam Rex	Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich	Finalists	[49]
	Douglas Florian	Handsprings
	Walter Dean Myers, illus. by Christopher Myers	Jazz
	Diane Siebert, illus. by Stephen T. Johnson	Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art
2007	Joyce Sidman, illus. by Pamela Zagarenski	This is Just to Say	Winner	[41]
	Valerie Worth, illus. by Steve Jenkins	Animal Poems	Finalists	[50]
	Laura Amy Schlitz, illus. by Robert Byrd	Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
	Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters (eds.), illus. by Polly Dunbar	Here's a Little Poem
	Kate Miller	Poems in Black and White
	Janet S. Wong, illus. by Julie Paschkis	Twist: Yoga Poems
	Stephanie Hemphill	Your Own, Sylvia
2008	Naomi Shihab Nye	Honeybee: poems	Winner	[38]
	Lee Bennett Hopkins (ed.), illus. by Stephen Alcorn	America at War	Finalists	[39]
	Julie Larios, illus. by Julie Paschkis	Imaginary Menagerie
	Sara Holbrook and Allan Wolf	More than Friends
	David Elliott and Holly Meade	On the Farm
2009	Joyce Sidman, illus. by Pamela Zagarenski	Red Sings from Treetops	Winner	[32]
	Avis Harley	African Acrostics	Finalist	[33]
	Bill Martin Jr.	The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
	Bobbi Katz	The Monsterologist
	Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston	The Tree That Time Built
2010	Marilyn Singer, illus. by Maggi Idzikowski	Mirror Mirror	Winner	[34]
	Jeannine Atkins	Borrowed Names	Finalist	[35]
	Joyce Sidman	Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
	Jessica Swaim	Scarum Fair
	Lee Bennett Hopkins (ed.)	Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems
	Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters	Switching on the Moon
	Joyce Sidman	Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
2011	Paul B. Janeczko	Requiem	Winner	[21]
	Tracie Vaughn Zimmer	Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems	Finalist	[22]
	Mordicai Gerstein	Dear Hot Dog
	Kristine O'Connell George	Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems
	J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen	Self-Portrait With Seven Fingers
	Walter Dean Myers	We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart
2012	Laura Purdie Salas, illus. by Josée Bisaillon	BookSpeak! Poems About Books	Winner	[23]
	David Elliott	In the Sea	Finalist	[24]
	J. Patrick Lewis	Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs
	Ron Koertge	Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses
	National Geographic	National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry
	Douglas Florian	UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings
	Kate Coombs	Water Sings Blue
2013	Amy Ludwig VanDerwater	Forest Has a Song	Winner	[25][26]
	Singer	Follow Follow	Finalist	[27]
	Caroline Kennedy	Poems to Learn by Heart
	Valerie Worth	Pug: And Other Animal Poems
	Lisa Wheeler	The Pet Project
	Joyce Sidman	What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms, and Blessings
	J. Patrick Lewis	When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders
2014	J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon	Voices from the March on Washington	Winner	[28]
	Jacqueline Woodson	Brown Girl Dreaming	Finalist	[29]
	Irene Latham	Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole
	Janeczko	Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems
	Jon J Muth	Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons
	Bob Raczka	Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole
	Pat Mora	Water Rolls, Water Rises: El agua rueda, el agua sube
2015	Paschkis	Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales	Winner	[30]
	Marilyn Hilton	Full Cicada Moon	Finalist	[31]
	K. A. Holt	House Arrest
	J. Patrick Lewis	National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom!
	Meg Wiviott	Paper Hearts
	Deborah Ruddell	The Popcorn Astronauts: And Other Biteable Rhymes
	Joyce Sidman	Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
2016	Laura Shovan	The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary	Winner	[5]
	Alexander	Booked	Finalist	[6]
	Irene Latham	Fresh Delicious
	Grimes	Garvey's Choice
	Deanna Caswell	Guess Who, Haiku
	Skila Brown	To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party
	Julie Fogliano	When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
2017	Chris Harris	I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups	Winner	[7]
	David Elliott	Bull	Finalist	[8]
	Schaub	Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market
	J. Patrick Lewis	Keep a Pocket in Your Poem: Classic Poems and Playful Parodies
	Margarita Engle	Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
	Nikki Grimes	One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
	Kwame Alexander	Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
2018	Jason Reynolds	Long Way Down	Winner	[9]
	Irene Latham and Charles Waters, illus. by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko	Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship	Finalist	[10]
	Sydell Rosenberg	H Is For Haiku: A Treasury of Haiku from A to Z
	David Elliott	In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years
	Lita Judge	Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
	Elizabeth Acevedo	The Poet X
		Traveling the Blue Road: Poems of the Sea
2019	Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond (eds.)	Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience	Winner	[11]
	Margarita Engle	Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems	Finalist	[12]
	Nikki Grimes	Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
	Jasmine Warga	Other Words for Home
	Laurie Halse Anderson	SHOUT
	Elizabeth Steinglass	Soccerverse: Poems about Soccer
	Paul B. Janeczko	The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems
2020	No award was presented in 2020
2021	Joanne Rossmassler Fritz	Everywhere Blue	Winner	[13][14]
	Colby Cedar Smith	Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit	Finalist	[15]
	Amber McBride	Me (Moth)
	Rajani LaRocca	Red, White, and Whole
	Kirsten Hall, illus. by Jenni Desmond	Snow Birds
	Lisa Fipps	Starfish
	Diana Whitney (ed.)	You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves
2022	Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illus. by Nikkolas Smith	The 1619 Project: Born on the Water	Winner	[16]
2023	Suzy Levinson, illustrated by Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell	Animals in Pants	Winner	[19]
	Crystal Simone Smith	Dark Testament: Blackout Poems	Finalist	[19]
	Chris Harris, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi	My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups
	Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Georgia Heard, illustrated by Deborah Freedman	Welcome to the Wonder House
	Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Hyewon Yum	Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town
2024	Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes	Black Girl You Are Atlas	Winner	[20]
	Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill	A Planet Is a Poem	Finalist	[20]
	Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong, illustrated by Frank Ramspott	Clara's Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz
	Naomi Shihab Nye	Grace Notes: Poems about Families
	Lynn Brunelle, illustrated by Julia Patton	Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature
	Grant Snider	Poetry Comics
	Douglas Florian	Windsongs: Poems about Weather

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