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For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: SCBWI Golden Kite Awards

About Blog Post Mar 5, 2024 by SCLSNJ Staff
For Kids and Their Grown-Ups:  SCBWI Golden Kite Awards Borrowed by Linda Tripp, collection development librarian There is no greater honor than to be recognized by one’s peers. The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators recently presented its annual Golden Kite Awards. The awards honor the best in children’s books and young adult fiction, with winners and honor book recipients announced in seven categories. Two titles were also selected to receive the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor. In addition to the honor of being recognized by fellow authors and artists, the winner in each category received $2,500 plus an additional $1,000 to donate to a nonprofit organization of their choice. Each honor recipient received $500 plus an additional $250 to donate. Congratulations to this year's Golden Kite winners and honors: Picture book text:  “Nell Plants a Tree” by Anne Wynter; illustrated by Daniel Miyares; Honor: “Salat in Secret” by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illustrated by Hatem Aly Picture book illustration: “Big” illustrated and written by Vashti Harrison; Honor: “Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider” illustrated and written by Jessica Lanan Nonfiction text for younger readers: Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books” by Michelle Markel; illustrated by Barbara McClintock; Honor: “Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage” by Lisa Rogers; illustrated by Il Sung Na Nonfiction text for older readers: “The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change” by Elizabeth Rusch; Honor: “Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed” by Dashka Slater Middle grade fiction: “The Lost Year”by Katherine Marsh; Honor: ” A First Time for Everything” by Dan Santat Illustrated book for older readers/graphic novels: “Curlfriends: New in Town” written and illustrated by Sharee Miller; Honor: “Super Boba Café” written and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani YA fiction: “The Blood Years” by Elana K. Arnold; Honor: “This Town Is on Fire” by Pamela N. Harris Sid Fleischman award for humor: “To Catch a Thief” by Martha Brockenbrough;  Honor: “Fenway and the Loudmouth Bird: Make Way for Fenway!” by Victoria Coe, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
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