New Award Books

Stinky - Eleanor Davis
Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, gets upset when a boy named Nick starts hanging around his swamp, and so he tries to scare Nick away. Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book

Are You Ready to Play Outside? - Mo Willems
Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do. Theodor Seuss Geisel Award book

Becoming Billie Holiday - Carole Boston Weatherford
Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday looks back on her early years in this fictional memoir written in verse. Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor book

The Blacker the Berry - Joyce Carol Thomas
A collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry Red," and "Biscuit Brown," celebrating individuality and Afro-American identity. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor book

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane - Carole Boston Weatherford
This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor book

Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator - Sarah C. Campbell
Stunning photographs and a fact-filled story deliver a closeup look at a day in the life of a tiny, and unexpected, predator-the seriously slimy wolfsnail. Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book