The 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced on January 27th. Scroll through to see the winners and honorees. Learn more about the awards here .
For the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature.
“The First State of Being” by Erin Entrada Kelly
Newbery Honor Books
“Across So Many Seas” by Ruth Behar / “Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All” by Chanel Miller / “One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome /“The Wrong Way Home” by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Randolph Caldecott Medal
For the most distinguished American picture book for children
“Chooch Helped” by Rebecca Lee Kunz & Andrea L. Rogers
Caldecott Honor Books
“Home in a Lunchbox” by Cherry Mo / “My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” by C.G. Esperanza & Stephanie Seales /“Noodles on a Bicycle” by Gracey Zhang & Kyo Maclear / “Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains” by Yuko Shimizu & Anita Yasuda
Coretta Scott King Book
King Author Winner
recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
“Twenty-four Seconds from Now…,” by Jason Reynolds
King Author Honor Books
“Black Girl You Are Atlas” by Renée Watson & Ekua Holmes / “Black Star” by Kwame Alexander / “One Big Open Sky” by Lesa Cline-Ransome
King Illustrator Book winner
“My Daddy Is a Cowboy,” illustrated by C.G. Esperanza
King Illustrator Honor Books
“Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King,” illustrated by Ekua Holmes / “Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava” illustrated by E.B. Lewis / “Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller,” illustrated by April Harrison
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award
“Kwame Crashes the Underworld” by Craig Kofi Farmer
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award
“Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin” illustrated by Jamiel Law
Michael L. Printz Award
for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
“Brownstone” by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia
Printz Honor Books
“Bright Red Fruit” by Safia Elhillo /“Compound Fracture” by Andrew Joseph White / “The Deep Dark” by Molly Knox Ostertag / “Road Home” by Rex Ogle
Schneider Family Book Award
for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
Schneider Children’s Award Winner
“A Little Like Magic” by Sarah Kurpiel
Schneider Honor Books
“Monster Hands” Karen Kane & Jonaz McMillan / “You’re So Amazing!” by James & Lucy Catchpole & Karen George
Schneider Middle Grade Award Winner
“Popcorn” by Rob Harrell
Schneider Middle Grade Honor Books
“Louder Than Hunger” by John Schu /“Shark Teeth” by Sherri Winston
Schneider Young Adult Award Winner
“Chronically Dolores” by Maya Van Wagenen
Schneider Young Adult Honor Books
“Light Enough to Float” by Lauren Seal /“On the Bright Side” by Anna Sortino
Alex Awards
for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
“Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability” by Melissa Blake /“Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined” by David F. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson / “Daughters of Shandong,” by Eve J. Chung / “Dead Cat Tail Assassins” by P. Djèlí Clark / “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin / “I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones / “The Witch of Colchis” by Rosie Hewlett / “The Witchstone” by Henry H. Neff /“Woman, Life, Freedom” by Marjane Satrapi,
Children’s Literature Legacy Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children’s lives and experiences.
This year’s winner is Carole Boston Weatherford.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
The winner is Tiffany D. Jackson
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.
“John the Skeleton” by Triinu Laan & Marja-Liisa Plats
Batchelder Honor Books
“Home”by Isabelle Simler / “Johnny, the Sea, and Me” by Melba Escobar & Elizabeth Builes /”Mr. Lepron’s Mystery Soup” by Giovanna Zoboli & Mariachiara Di Giorgio / “A Sleepless Night” by Micaela Chirif & Joaquín Camp
Odyssey Awards
for the best audiobooks produced for children and young adults, available in English in the United States
“A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen” /“How the Boogeyman Became a Poet” by Abigail Marks
Odyssey Honor Audiobooks
“Black Girl You Are Atlas” by Renée Watson / “Dispatches from Parts Unknown” by Bryan Bliss /“Girls Like Her”by Melanie Sumrow /”You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things” by Margaret O’Hair, Sofia Sanchez, & Sofia Cardoso
Pura Belpré Awards
honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children’s and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
Belpré Illustration Winner
“The Dream Catcher” illustrated by Marcelo Verdad
Belpré Illustration Honor Books
“Abuelo, the Sea, and Me”, illustrated by Tatiana Gardel / “A Maleta Full of Treasures” illustrated by Juana Medina
Belpré Children’s Author Award Winner
“Lola” by Karla Arenas Valenti
Belpré Children’s Author Honor Books
“Cruzita and the Mariacheros” by Ashley Granillo / “Ultraviolet” by Aida Salazar
Belpré Young Adult Author Award Winner
“Shut Up, This Is Serious” by Carolina Ixta
Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Books
“Libertad” by Bessie Flores Zaldívar /“Wild Dreamers” by Margarita Engle
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
for most distinguished informational book for children
“Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall” by Lynn Brunelle & Jason Chin
Sibert Honor Books
“Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos” by Nathalie Alonso & Rudy Gutierrez / “The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II” by Candace Fleming / “The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival” by Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, & Bethany Strout / “Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills” by Billy Mills, Donna Janell Bowman, & S. D. Nelson
Stonewall Book Awards
given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience
Stonewall Book Award for Children’s Literature Winner
“Lunar Boy” by Jes and Cin Wibowo
Stonewall Honor Books for Children’s Literature
“Marley’s Pride”by Joëlle Retener & DeAnn Wiley / “Murray Out of Water” by Taylor Tracy / “The Flicker” by H.E. Edgmon / “What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice” by Jay Leslie & Loveis Wise
Stonewall Young Adult Literature Award Winner
“Canto Contigo” by Jonny Garza Villa
Stonewall Honor Books for Young Adult Literature
“Most Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Remix” by Gabe Cole Novoa /“Navigating with You” by Jeremy Whitley & Cassio Ribeiro / “Road Home” by Rex Ogle /“Time and Time Again” by Chatham Greenfield
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
for the most distinguished beginning reader book
“Vacation” by Ame Dyckman & Mark Teague
Geisel Honor Books
“Fox versus Fox” by Corey R. Tabor /“Towed by Toad” by Jashar Awan
William C. Morris Award
for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
“Not Like Other Girls” by Meredith Adamo
William C. Morris Award finalists
“Aisle Nine” by Ian X. Cho / “Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear” by Robin Wasley / “Shut Up, This Is Serious” by Carolina Ixta /“The Wilderness of Girls” by Madeline Claire Franklin
YALSA Award
for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
“Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire” by Paula Yoo
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalists
“A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond” by Elizabeth Rusch /“Homebody” by Theo Parish / “Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away” by Candy J. Cooper /“The Unboxing of a Black Girl” by Angela Shanté
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
promotes Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and is awarded based on literary and artistic merit
The Picture Book winner:
“Aloha Everything” by Kaylin Melia George & Mae Waite
Picture Book honor title:
“The Rock in My Throat” by Kao Kalia Yang & Jiemei Lin
The Children’s Literature Winner:
“Continental Drifter” by Kathy MacLeod
Children’s Literature honor titles:
“Mabuhay!” by Zachary Sterling /”Clairboyance” by Kristiana Kahakauwila
The Young Adult Literature winner:
“Everything We Never Had” by Randy Ribay
Young Adult Literature honor titles:
is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.
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