Our Picks for This Year’s Children’s Book Awards

Have you ever wondered who picks the best books of the year?

Each year, librarians come together at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting to choose the best books for children from among the thousands of books published that year. At CPL, we bring our librarians together ahead of time to decide which books we think will take the big prize.

The winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert, Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpré awards will be announced February 2, but we already have our choices in the bag. Check out our winners below—and take our poll to let us know what book you would pick for the Caldecott Medal.

Mock Newbery Medal 2015

From these Mock Newbery Medal finalists, the winner is:

The Night Gardener

We also chose two Honor books:

Brown Girl Dreaming

The Witch's Boy

Mock Caldecott Medal 2015

For these Mock Caldecott Medal finalists, the winner is:

The Farmer and the Clown

We also chose two Honor books:

The Noisy Paint Box

Viva Frida

Mock Sibert Informational Award 2015

For these Mock Sibert Award finalists, the winner is:

Red Madness

We also chose two Honor books:

Angel Island

The Port Chicago 50

Mock Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award 2015

For these Mock Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award finalists, the winner is:

Firebird

We also chose two Honor books:

All Different Now

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

Mock Pura Belpré Illustrator Award 2015

For these Mock Pura Belpré Illustrator Award finalists, the winner is:

Viva Frida

We also chose two Honor books:

Green Is A Chile Pepper

Separate Is Never Equal

Vote for Your Pick

Read about our mock awards for teens, too.