Rhode Island Children's Book Award 
Children in grades 3 to 5 have the opportunity to vote on their favorite book from a ballot of 20 selections nominated for the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award by a panel of librarians, reading specialists and teachers. Children vote as part of their class or with their local public library.
The Rhode Island Children’s Book Award began in 1990, and is co-sponsored by the School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLRI), the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA), and the Rhode Island Center for the Book at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICFB), and is advised by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services.
The Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
2026 Caldecott Award Honor Books
2026 Winner: Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Cátia Chien
The Newbery Award
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.
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2026 Winner: All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson
More book and media awards from the American Library Association.
