Next
Monday is a big day in children’s literature. The winners of the American
Library Association’s Youth Media Awards will be announced. So today seems like
a good time to look back at some of the highly-regarded titles published last
year.
There’s no
doubt about it. 2019 was a phenomenal year for nonfiction, and it seems like
more people were paying attention than ever before.
Here’s a
roundup of the lists I’m aware of. Please let me know if there are others I
should add.
Mock Sibert Lists
Alyson
Beecher at Kidlit Frenzy
The staff at Anderson’s
Bookstore
My
list
Individual Lists
Alyson Beecher at Kidlit Frenzy
Betsy
Bird at A Fuse #8 Production: Nonfiction Picture Books
Betsy
Bird at A Fuse #8 Production: Nonfiction Books for Older Readers
Betsy
Bird at A Fuse #8 Production: Unique Biographies
Betsy
Bird at A Fuse #8 Production: Science & Nature Books
Betsy
Bird at A Fuse #8 Production: Math Books
My
favorite STEM titles
Group
Lists
ALA Notables
(Scroll past fiction.)
AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize Finalists
CRA
Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Awards
CybilsAward: Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction Finalists
CybilsAward: Junior/Senior High Nonfiction Finalists
Nerdy
Book Club: Nonfiction Picture Books
Nerdy
Book Club: Long-form Nonfiction
NCTE
Orbis Pictus Award
NSTA-CBC
Best STEM Book
NSTA
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students
Nonfiction
Detectives: Best Books
SCBWI Golden Kites Awards
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction
for Young Adults Award
Chicago
Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
Public Library Best Informational Books for Older Readers
Evanston
Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids
(Scroll alllllll the way down for nonfiction.
New
York Public Library Best Books for Kids
(This link leads to a wide range of lists, but the nonfiction link isn’t
properly populated. Let’s hope they fix it.)
Review
Journals
Booklist
Editor’s Choice Books for Youth
(Would you believe nonfiction is first on this list? Hooray!)
Booklist
Top Ten Sci-Tech Books for Youth
Horn Book Fanfare 2019
(Scroll
to bottom for nonfiction.)
Kirkus
Reviews Best Picture Book Biography of 2019
Kirkus
Reviews Best Informational Picture Books of 2019
Kirkus
Reviews Best Middle Grade Nonfiction of 2019
SLJ Best Nonfiction of 2019
Now
it’s time to look ahead to 2020. So far, it seems like we’re going to have
another great year of nonfiction. Time to start reading!
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2 Responses
Thanks for compiling these best of lists, Melissa. It's great to have them all in one place 🙂
Thanks Melissa! Very helpful.