Kids & Families Book Lists

Book lists by topic and grade level, in English and Spanish! All hand-selected by our children’s librarians.

2026 Youth Media Award Winners

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature
American Indian Youth Literature Award for the very best writing and illustrations by and about Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America.
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for promoting Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage, based on literary and artistic merit
Coretta Scott King Book and Illustrator Awards for African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children
Mildred L. Batchelder Award for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originating in a country other than the United States and in a language other than English.
Odyssey Award for the best audiobook produced for children or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Pura Belpré Awards for Latino writers and illustrators whose children's books best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children
Schneider Family Book Awards for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's Literature Awards for English-language children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the LGBTQIA+ experience
Sydney Taylor Book Award for outstanding books for children that authentically portray the Jewish experience
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.