Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1953 -- promoting peace, social justice, world community, and equality
- 5,903 Resources including
- 587 Videos
- 345 Book Readings
- 722 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2022)
70+ Resources22 Awards
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2021)
65+ Resources19 Awards
The Day You Begin
by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2019)
60+ Resources13 Awards
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Finalist, 2020)
55+ Resources12 Awards
When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Finalist, 2020)
50+ Resources20 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2015)
50+ Resources16 Awards
Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhhà Lại
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2012)
50+ Resources12 Awards
Each Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2013)
45+ Resources10 Awards
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Finalist, 2022)
45+ Resources9 Awards
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Finalist, 2022)
45+ Resources11 Awards
Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2018)
40+ Resources13 Awards
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2004)
40+ Resources9 Awards
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2015)
40+ Resources14 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2017)
40+ Resources12 Awards
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2010)
40+ Resources11 Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Finalist, 2022)
40+ Resources13 Awards
Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman and Judy Pedersen
(Books for Older Children Honor, 1998)
40+ Resources5 Awards
The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2009)
40+ Resources11 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2012)
40+ Resources14 Awards
Black Is a Rainbow Color
by Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2021)
40+ Resources10 Awards
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Torrey Maldonado
(Finalist, 2020)
40+ Resources7 Awards
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
by Nikki Grimes
(Finalist, 2022)
40+ Resources10 Awards
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Finalist, 2023)
35+ Resources8 Awards
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
(Finalist, 2024)
35+ Resources14 Awards
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
(Books for Older Children Winner, 2009)
35+ Resources7 Awards
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Tony Medina
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2019)
35+ Resources7 Awards
How to Find What You're Not Looking For
(Books for Older Children Winner, 2022)
35+ Resources7 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2023)
35+ Resources16 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2002)
30+ Resources6 Awards
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
by Jonah Winter and Shane W. Evans
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2016)
30+ Resources6 Awards
