The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has announced the recipients of the 2020 Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Awards. Here are the award winners:

YOUNG READER AND MIDDLE GRADE FICTION WINNER

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

YOUNG READER AND MIDDLE GRADE FICTION HONOR BOOK

Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

 

YOUNG ADULT FICTION WINNER

Lovely War by Julie Berry

YOUNG ADULT FICTION HONOR BOOK

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

NONFICTION FOR YOUNG READERS WINNER

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Teresa Martinez

NONFICTION FOR YOUNG READERS HONOR BOOK

Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley, illustrated by Jessica Lanan

 

NONFICTION FOR OLDER READERS WINNER

Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of “The Children’s Ship” by Deborah Heiligman

NONFICTION FOR OLDER READERS HONOR BOOK

The First Dinosaur: How Science Solved the Greatest Mystery on Earth by Ian Lendler, illustrated by C.M. Butzer

 

PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION WINNER

Clever Little Witch illustrated by Hyewon Yum, written by Muon Thi Van

PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION HONOR BOOK

The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop, illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Carole Boston Weatherford

 

PICTURE BOOK TEXT WINNER

A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani

PICTURE BOOK TEXT HONOR BOOK

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

 

SID FLEISCHMAN HUMOR AWARD WINNER 

Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai