2026 Caldecott and Newbery Award WinnersLike this list

10 items

• All the Blues in the Sky

  Watson, Renée,

  Add All the Blues in the Sky to your for later shelf

  Newbery Award Winner - When thirteen-year-old Sage's best friend dies, Sage struggles with grief and feels that she is at fault, but when she joins a grief group, she slowly learns to heal.

• Fireworks

  Burgess, Matthew,

  Add Fireworks to your for later shelf

  Caldecott Award Winner - "POP! As a hot day sizzles into evening, everyone on stoops and sidewalks looks skyward on this special summer night--the Fourth of July! Words and art blossom into flowers of fire across the sky, making this a perfect read…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

  Glaser, Karina Yan,

  Add The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli to your for later shelf

  Newbery Honor - Breathtaking suspense, unforgettable characters, and a pinch of magic combine in the dual stories of two young people--one in 731 China, and one in 1931 Chinatown--on perilous journeys to save their families. An instant classic from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Sea of Lemon Trees

  The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez

  Águila, María Dolores

  Add A Sea of Lemon Trees to your for later shelf

  Newbery Honor - Based on a true story, twelve-year-old Roberto Alvarez becomes the lead plaintiff in a 1931 lawsuit challenging school segregation in Lemon Grove, California, and stands up for justice with the support of his Mexican American…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Teacher of Nomad Land

  a World War II Story

  Nayeri, Daniel,

  Add The Teacher of Nomad Land to your for later shelf

  Newbery Honor - 1941. The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side. Soviet forces on another. Soldiers fill the teahouses of Isfahan. Nazi spies roam the alleyways. Babak and his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest

  Hartman, Aubrey,

  Add The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest to your for later shelf

  Newbery Honor - An undead fox serving as the Usher of souls has his life upended when a mysterious badger soul appears.

• Every Monday Mabel

  Awan, Jashar,

  Add Every Monday Mabel to your for later shelf

  Caldecott Honor - Every Monday Mabel takes her breakfast outside and waits for her favorite part of the week: the garbage truck.

• Our Lake

  Kang, Angie,

  Add Our Lake to your for later shelf

  Caldecott Honor - Two grieving brothers visit the lake their father took them to for the first time.

• Stalactite & Stalagmite

  a Big Tale From a Little Cave

  Beckmeyer, Drew,

  Add Stalactite & Stalagmite to your for later shelf

  Caldecott Honor - Two little mineral piles, Stalactite and Stalagmite, foster a friendship over millions of years as they grow closer together, figuratively and literally.

• Sundust

  Peña, Zeke, 1983-

  Add Sundust to your for later shelf

  Caldecott Honor - A look at the author's hometown of El Paso, where the sun reigns over the vast desert and shapes all that it touches.