Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2001-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2001 -- recognizing the best informational books for children under 15
Sponsored by Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

- 2,186 Resources including
- 199 Videos
- 126 Book Readings
- 192 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Honor, 2022)
60 Resources16 Awards


Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Honor, 2016)
47 Resources16 Awards

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Winner, 2020)
47 Resources15 Awards

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Honor, 2015)
44 Resources16 Awards

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Winner, 2015)
44 Resources14 Awards

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Honor, 2021)
43 Resources18 Awards



Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
(Honor, 2015)
39 Resources11 Awards

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Honor, 2015)
38 Resources14 Awards

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Honor, 2022)
38 Resources9 Awards

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Honor, 2021)
36 Resources9 Awards


How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Honor, 2021)
34 Resources10 Awards

The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Winner, 2022)
34 Resources10 Awards

Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
(Winner, 2013)
33 Resources10 Awards

Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One
(Honor, 2018)
32 Resources8 Awards

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Winner, 2009)
31 Resources11 Awards


Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann
(Winner, 2021)
31 Resources10 Awards

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Winner, 2012)
30 Resources11 Awards






A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Honor, 2014)
28 Resources9 Awards

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley, and P.J. Loughran
(Honor, 2016)
28 Resources6 Awards



This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
(Honor, 2020)
27 Resources9 Awards

The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
by Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpenter
(Honor, 2022)
26 Resources8 Awards

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
(Honor, 2003)
25 Resources6 Awards

Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
(Honor, 2011)
25 Resources6 Awards

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
(Honor, 2016)
25 Resources8 Awards


Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Winner, 2011)
24 Resources7 Awards


Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
(Honor, 2015)
21 Resources7 Awards



Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
by Gail Jarrow
(Honor, 2019)
20 Resources8 Awards

When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
by Michael Mahin and Jose Ramirez
(Honor, 2019)
20 Resources8 Awards

Action Jackson
by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Robert Andrew Parker
(Honor, 2003)
19 Resources5 Awards