The longlists for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Awards have been announced. The Carnegie Medal is the UK’s oldest book award. Judged by children’s librarians, the award recognizes “outstanding achievement in children’s writing.” The longlist for the Kate Greenaway medal was also announced, an award that recognizes the best illustrations in a book for children. Here are the longlisted titles:

CARNEGIE LONGLIST

After the War by Tom Palmer

And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando

Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

Burn by Patrick Ness

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

Furious Thing by Jenny Downham

The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner

The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson

In the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido (American title is slightly different)

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

On Midnight Beach by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann

The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott

Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur

The Space We’re In by Katya Balen, illustrated by Laura Carlin

GREENAWAY LONGLIST

Arlo the Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep by Catherine Rayner

The Bird Within Me, illustrated by Sara Lundberg and translated by BJ Epstein

The Child of Dreams, illustrated by Richard Jones, written by Irena Brignull

Dandelion’s Dream by Yoko Tanaka

The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

The Girl Who Became a Tree. illustrated by Kate Milner. written by Joseph Coelho

Hidden Planet by Ben Rothery

Hike by Pete Oswald

How the Stars Came to Be by Poonam Mistry

I Go Quiet by David Ouimet

It’s a No-Money Day by Kate Milner

Just Because, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, written by Mac Barnett

Lights on Cotton Rock by David Litchfield (American title is slightly different)

The Misadventures of Frederick, illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark, written by Ben Manley

My Nana’s Garden, illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle, written by Dawn Casey

Small in the City by Sydney Smith

Starbird by Sharon King-Chai

Tibble and Grandpa, illustrated by Daniel Egneus, written by Wendy Meddour

Where Happiness Begins by Eva Eland

The Wind in the Wall, illustrated by Rovena Cai, written by Sally Gardner

The winners of the 2020 Cybils Awards have been announced. I applaud the hard work of the volunteers who run and participate in selecting this award. Doing this in a pandemic year made an already heroic effort all the more difficult and impressive. Cheers for all of the diverse books recognized in the winner list too! Here are the winning titles:

EASY READERS

See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS

Our Friend Hedgehog by Lauren Castillo

FICTION PICTURE BOOKS

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James

ELEMENTARY NON-FICTION

The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents by Kate Messner and Adam Rex

ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE GRADE SPECULATIVE FICTION

Rival Magic by Deva Fagan

MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

MIDDLE GRADE FICTION

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

MIDDLE GRADE NON-FICTION

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

HIGH SCHOOL NON-FICTION

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

YOUNG ADULT GRAPHIC NOVELS

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Gurihiru

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

YOUNG ADULT SPECULATIVE FICTION

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The 2021 Notable Children’s Books list has been announced by ALSC (Association of Library Service to Children). The list is broken into age categories. Here are the books selected for Older Readers, grades 6-8 and ages 11-14. I’ve also included the All Ages category at the end of the post.

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. By Christina Soontornvat. 

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir. By Robin Ha.

Before the Ever After. By Jacqueline Woodson.

Brother’s Keeper. By Julie Lee.

Dragon Hoops. By Gene Luen Yang.

Elatsoe. By Darcie Little Badger. Illus. by Rovina Cai.

Fighting Words. By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. 

Go with the Flow. By Karen Schneemann & Lily Williams. 

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure. By John Rocco.

Land of the Cranes. By Aida Salazar.

The Magic Fish. By Trung Le Nguyen.

Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint Michigan Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation. By Candy J. Cooper and Marc Aronson.

Raybearer. By Jordan Ifueko.

Snapdragon. By Kat Leyh.

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning. By Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.

Superman Smashes the Klan. By Gene Luen Yang. Illus. by Gurihiru.

This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II. By Andrew Fukuda. 

ALL AGES

BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. By Carole Boston Weatherford. Illus. by Michele Wood.

 Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. By Suzanne Slade. Illus. by Cozbi A. Cabrera.

A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart. By Zetta Elliott. Illus. by Noa Denmon.

The 2021 Notable Children’s Books have been announced by ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children). The notable titles are listed by age. Here are the selected books for Middle Readers, grades 3-5, ages 8-10.

Becoming Muhammad Ali. By James Patterson & Kwame Alexander. Illus. by Dawud Anyabwile.

Black Brother, Black Brother. By Jewell Parker Rhodes.

The Blackbird Girls. By Anne Blankman.

Catherine’s War. By Julia Billet. Illus. by Claire Fauvel. Tr. by Ivanka Hahnenberger. 

Echo Mountain. By Lauren Wolk. 

Efrén Divided. By Ernesto Cisneros.

From the Desk of Zoe Washington. By Janae Marks. Illus. by Mirelle Ortega. 

King and the Dragonflies. By Kacen Callender.

Letters from Cuba. By Ruth Behar.

Lupe Wong Won’t Dance. By Donna Barba Higuera. 

Mañanaland. By Pam Muñoz Ryan. 

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices. Ed. by S. K. Ali and Aisha Saeed. Illus. by Sara Alfageeh.

The Only Black Girls in Town. By Brandy Colbert. 

Prairie Lotus. By Linda Sue Park. 

Santiago’s Road Home. By Alexandra Diaz.

Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello. By Monica Brown. Illus.  by Elisa Chavarri. 

Show Me a Sign. By Ann Clare LeZotte.

Three Keys: A Front Desk Novel. By Kelly Yang.

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez. By Adrianna Cuevas.

We Dream of Space. By Erin Entrada Kelly.

What Stars Are Made Of. By Sarah Allen.

When Stars Are Scattered. By Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed. 

When You Trap a Tiger. By Tae Keller. 

Wink: Surviving Middle School with One Eye Open. By Rob Harrell. 

A Wish in the Dark. By Christina Soontornvat.

Your Place in the Universe. By Jason Chin.

The Notable Children’s Books list has been announced by ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children.) This annual list contains books that are notable. According to their website, “notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways.” The list is large and has several age categories. Here are the included titles for the Younger category that covers Preschool through Grade 2, including easy readers.

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball. By Jen Bryant. Illus. by Frank Morrison. 

All Because You Matter. By Tami Charles. Illus. by Bryan Collier. 

The Bear in My Family. By Maya Tatsukawa.

Black Is a Rainbow Color. By Angela Joy. Illus. by Ekua Holmes.

The Camping Trip. By Jennifer K. Mann.

Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family. By Nelly Buchet. Illus. by Andrea Zuill.

The Cat Man of Aleppo. By Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu. 

Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals. By Katy S. Duffield. Illus. By Mike Orodán.

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built. By Angela Burke Kunkel. Illus. by Paola Escobar.

Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away. By Meg Medina. Illus. by Sonia Sánchez.

Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story. By Nikki Tate. Illus. by Katie Kath.

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera. By Candace Fleming. Illus. by Eric Rohmann.

I Am Every Good Thing. By Derrick Barnes. Illus. by Gordon C. James. 

I Talk Like a River. By Jordan Scott. Illus. by Sydney Smith.

If You Take Away the Otter. By Susannah Buhrman-Deever. Illus. by Matthew Trueman.

Julián at the Wedding. By Jessica Love.

Khalil & Mr. Hagerty and the Backyard Treasures. By Tricia Springstubb. Illus. by Elaheh Taherian. 

Lift. By Minh Lê. Illus. by Dan Santat.

Me & Mama. By Cozbi A. Cabrera.

The Most Beautiful Thing. By Kao Kalia Yang. Illus. by Khoa Le.

Nana Akua Goes to School. By Tricia Elam Walker. Illus. by April Harrison.

Ohana Means Family. By Ilima Loomis. Illus. by Kenard Pak.

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read. By Rita Lorraine Hubbard. Illus. by Oge Mora.

One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey. By Henry Cole.

Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us. By Lauren Castillo.

Outside In. By Deborah Underwood. Illus. by Cindy Derby. 

Overground Railroad. By Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illus. by James E. Ransome.

A Polar Bear in the Snow. By Mac Barnett. Illus. by Shawn Harris.

Prairie Days. By Patricia MacLachlan. Illus. By Micha Archer.

Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By Doreen Rappaport. Illus. by Eric Valasquez.

Salma the Syrian Chef. By Danny Ramadan. Illus. by Anna Bron.

See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog. By David LaRochelle. Illus. by Mike Wohnoutka.

Snail Crossing. By Corey R. Tabor.

Southwest Sunrise. By Nikki Grimes. Illus. by Wendell Minor.

Sugar in Milk. By Thrity Umrigar. Illus. by Khoa Le.

Swashby and the Sea. By Beth Ferry. Illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal. 

Telephone Tales. By Gianni Rodari. Illus. by Valerio Vidali. Tr. by Antony Shugaar. 

The Three Billy Goats Buenos. By Susan Middleton Elya. Illus. by Miguel Ordóñez.

Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! By Kelly Starling Lyons. Illus. by Nina Mata. 

¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat. By Raúl Gonzalez.

A Way with Wild Things. By Larissa Theule. Illus. by Sara Palacios.

We Are Water Protectors. By Carole Lindstrom. Illus. by Michaela Goade.

What About Worms!? By Ryan T. Higgins. 

Where’s Baby? By Anne Hunter.