Penguin Random House ALA Midwinter Award Winners & Honorees for Elementary Education
By Luis Diaz | February 6 2020 | General
978-0-425-28881-8
Winner of the 2020 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for most distinguished American book for beginning readers.
$17.99 US
Jul 23, 2019
Hardcover
40 Pages
Viking Books for Young Readers
978-1-5247-8662-5
RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ ILLUSTRATOR HONOR Author-illustrator Carlos Aponte takes readers on a journey to the heart of Puerto Rico in this enchanting picture book set in Old San Juan.
$18.99 US
Sep 17, 2019
Hardcover
32 Pages
Penguin Workshop
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Hispanic & Latino
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Region > Caribbean & Latin America
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Transportation & Travel > Travel
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Culture & Society > Culture
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978-1-58089-772-3
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
$17.99 US
Sep 04, 2018
Hardcover
32 Pages
Charlesbridge
978-1-5247-1852-7
A Caldecott Honor Book! A joyous celebration of family, community, and the unifying power of music, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.
$18.99 US
Oct 22, 2019
Hardcover
32 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
978-0-375-83615-2
This final, magnificent picture book from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack is a poignant and uplifting celebration of the joy of giving. "[An] exquisite story of generosity... Harrison has created soft yet dazzling illustrations for this tribute to faith, hope and the African-American community." -- New York Times Book Review
$18.99 US
Jan 08, 2019
Hardcover
40 Pages
Schwartz & Wade
Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
978-0-525-51412-1
Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique.
$17.99 US
Sep 03, 2019
Hardcover
32 Pages
Philomel Books
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Home, Health, and Daily Living > Diseases, Illness, and Injuries
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Visible & Invisible Disabilities
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Friendship
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Social Topics > Visible & Invisible Disabilities
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978-0-525-55341-0
A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.
$18.99 US
May 14, 2019
Hardcover
40 Pages
Kokila
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Family > Parents
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Lifestyles > City & Town Life
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Hispanic & Latino
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Inclusive, Diverse, and Multicultural
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978-0-525-55494-3
A Recipient of Bank Street College of Education's PREMIO gold medalA celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo, now in Spanish.
$18.99 US
May 14, 2019
Hardcover
40 Pages
Kokila
978-1-5247-8776-9
A 2020 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor BookMeet Flubby--the lovably lazy feline who prefers a purr-fectly laid-back lifestyle!
$9.99 US
Apr 23, 2019
Hardcover
32 Pages
Penguin Workshop
978-0-7352-3060-6
A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots.
$18.99 US
Sep 17, 2019
Hardcover
32 Pages
Kokila
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Family > Multigenerational
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Historical Fiction: Events & Periods > Military & Wars
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Girls & Women
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Inclusive, Diverse, and Multicultural
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Native American
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978-0-8234-4155-6
Splash! A spunky little girl plays a spirited game of hide-and-seek with water, in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book.A Robert F. Sibert Honor BookAn ALA Notable Children's Book
$18.99 US
Mar 26, 2019
Hardcover
48 Pages
Neal Porter Books
978-0-8234-4365-9
Rachel Berger needs twenty-five cents to make her dream come true. But for Rachel, twenty-five cents is a fortune--and she's running out of time.A Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Title
$15.99 US
Aug 20, 2019
Hardcover
112 Pages
Holiday House
978-1-5247-7026-6
In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.
$8.99 US
Dec 31, 2019
Paperback
304 Pages
Yearling
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Animals > Marine Life
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Family > Multigenerational
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Science & Nature > Environment
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Technology > Inventions
- Science & Technology > Environmental Science & Issues > Environmental Science & Ecosystems
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978-0-525-64553-5
Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder, R. J. Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with an unforgettable story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war."I was captivated by White Bird. It tells the hardest truths with honesty and calm (so that young readers can hear them). R.J.Palacio brings to life the nature of heroism and the real risks we face today." --Meg Medina, Newbery award-winning author of Mercy Suarez Changes Gears
$24.99 US
Oct 01, 2019
Hardcover
224 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
978-0-451-47972-3
From award-winning author Pablo Cartaya comes a deeply moving middle grade novel about a daughter and father finding their way back to each other in the face of their changing family and community.
$17.99 US
Aug 06, 2019
Hardcover
336 Pages
Kokila
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Family > Parents
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Hispanic & Latino
- English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Visible & Invisible Disabilities
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Depression & Mental Illness
- English Language Arts > Fiction > Social Themes > Prejudice & Racism
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Social Topics > Prejudice & Racism
- Social Studies & History > Communities, Family, and Me > Social Topics > Visible & Invisible Disabilities
- Social Studies & History > People & Places by Region > United States > More People and Places of United States…
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978-0-525-64707-2
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTSTONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER"[A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut. . . . Pet is a nesting doll of creative possibilities." -The New York TimesThe award-winning, genre-defying novel by the New York Times bestselling author of THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI that explores themes of identity and justice and asks: How do you share the truth when the world around you is in denial?
$17.99 US
Sep 10, 2019
Hardcover
208 Pages
Make Me a World
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