2014 Award-Winning Children's Books
Check out these award-winning titles in our collection!
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
- Locomotive by Brian Floca, Winner
- Journey by Aaron Becker, Honor
- Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Schaar Idle, Honor
- Mr. Wuffles! by David Weisner, Honor
Coretta Scott King Award
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
- Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson, Honor
Geisel Medal
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished beginning reader books published in the United States in the preceding year.
- The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli, Winner
- A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems, Honor
- Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes, Honor
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
- Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, Winner
- The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes, Honor
- One Came Home by Amy Timberlake, Honor
- Paperboy by Vince Vawter, Honor
Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
- Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool, Honor
Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for young readers.
- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet, Winner, Children's Books
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell, Winner, Young Adult Books
Sibert Informational Book Medal
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year.
- Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, Winner
- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet, Honor
- Locomotive by Brian Floca, Honor
- Look Up!: Birdwatching in Your Own Backyard by Annette Cate, Honor
Stonewall Book Award
The Stonewall Award is given annually to a book of exceptional merit relating to the GLBT experience.
- Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle, Honor, Children's and Young Adult Literature
Wilder Award
The Laura Ingalls Wilder 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.
- Katherine Paterson is the 2014 winner of the Wilder Award. Click here to explore her books.