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Children's & Young Adult Collection

This collection has been curated to support our educational studies programs.

What Does the Award Mean?

Schneider Family Book Awards - Awarded to a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences

Stonewall Book Awards - Awarded to books with LGBTQIA+ content

Sydney Taylor Book Award - Awarded to books with positive Jewish content for children

 

Schneider Family Book Awards

2025

A little like magic by Sarah Kurpiel, illustrated by Sarah Kurpiel

Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagonen

Popcorn by Rob Harrell, illlustrated by Rob Harrell

2024

Forever is now by Mariama J. Lockington

Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J Pa

2023

Listen: how Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf girl, changed percussion by Shannon Stocker, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth

Wildoak by C.C. Harrington

2022

A Bird Will Soar by Alison Green Myers

A Face For Picasso: coming of age with Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley

My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf, illustrated by Ashley Barron

Words In My Hands by Asphyxia, illustrated by Asphyxia

2021

I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio

2020

A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song

Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Song For a Whale by Lynne Kelly

The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

Stonewall Book Awards

2025 - Lunar Boy by Jes & Cin Wibowo

2025 - Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa

2024 - Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes, translated by Matt Bagguley

2024 - Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

2023 - When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

2023 - Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wilde, illustrated by Charlene Chua

2022 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

2022 - Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

2021 - We Are Little Feminists : Families by Archaa Shivastav, illustrated by Lindsey Blakely

2020 - When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

2020 - The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, illustrated by Anshika Khullar

Sydney Taylor Book Award

Young Adult

2025 - Night Owls by A.R. Vishny

2024 - The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold

2023 - When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

2022 - The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

2021 - Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

2020 - Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin

Middle Grade

2025 - The Girl Who Sang : a Holocaust memoir of hope and survival by Estelle Nadel with Sammy Savos & Bethany Strout

2024 - The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman by Mari Lowe

2023 - Aviva Vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe

2022 - How to Find What Your'e Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

2021 - Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein

2020 - White Bird: a Wonder story by R.J. Palacio

Picture Book

2025 - An Etrog From Across the Sea by Deborah Bodin Cohen & Kerry Olitzky, illustrated by Stacey Dressen McQueen

2024 - Two New Years by Richard Ho, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield

2023 - The Tower of Life: how Yaffa Eliach rebuilt her town in stories and photographs by Chana Stiefel, illustrated by Susan Gal

2022 - The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel, illustrated by Sean Rubin

2021 - Welcoming Elijah: a Passover tale with a tail by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal

2020 - The Book Rescuer: how a mensch from Massachusetts saved Yiddish literature for generations to come by Sue Macy, illustrated by Stacy Innerst