2022 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
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A day for rememberin': Inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day, written by Leah Henderson, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, and published by Abrams Books for Young Reader an imprint of Abrams Amari and the night brothers, written by B.B. Alston, published by HarperCollins American my love, America my heart, written by Daria Peoples-Riley, illustrated by Dara Peoples-Riley, published by HarperCollins The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, written by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith, published by Kokila an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Change sings: A children’s anthem, written by Amanda Gorman, illustrated by Loren Long, published by Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House Ducks overboard: A true story of plastic in our oceans, written by Markus Motum, illustrated by Markus Motum, published by Candlewick Press Eyes that kiss in the corners, written by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Dung Ho, published by HarperCollins Fast pitch, written by Nic Stone, published by Crown Books for Young Readers an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC Flight of the puffin, written by Ann Braden, published by Nancy Paulsen Books Home is in between, written by Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu, published by Farrar Straus Giroux How to build an insect, written by Roberta Gibson, illustrated by Anne Lambelet, published by Millbrook Press Jump at the sun: The true life of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston, written by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara, published by Atheneum Books for Young Reader, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division Just like that, written by Gary D. Schmidt, published by Clarion Books King of Ragtime: The story of Scott Joplin, written by Stephen Costanza, illustrated by Stephen Costanza, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division |
Kiyoshi’s walk, written by Mark Karlins, illustrated by Nicole Wong, published by Lee & Low Books Milo imagines the world, written by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robbins, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons an imprint of Penguin Random House My two border towns, written by David Bowles, illustrated by Erika Meza, published by Kokilaan imprint of Penguin Random House Nina: A story of Nina Simone, written by Traci N. Todd illustrated by Christian Robinson, published by G.P. Putman’s Sons an imprint of Penguin Random House Outside, inside written by LeUyen Pham, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, published by Roaring Brook Press Red, white, and whole, written by Rajani Larocca, published by Quill Tree Books an imprint of HarperCollins Rez dogs, written by Joseph Bruchac published by Dial Books for Young Readers an imprint of Penguin Random House Starfish, written by Lisa Fipps, published by Nancy Paulsen Books an imprint of Penguin Random House Ten beautiful things, written by Molly Beth, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga, published by Charlesbridge Publishing The Beatryce prophecy, written by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Stephanie Black, published by Candlewick Press The list of unspeakable fears, written by J. Kasper Kramer, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing The museum of everything, written by Lynne Rae Perkins, illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins, Green Willow books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing This very tree, written by Sean Rubin, illustrated by Sean Rubin, published by Henry Holt and Company Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, published by Carolrhoda Books an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group When Langston dances, written by Kaija Langley, illustrated by Ketih Mallet, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Wishes, written by Muon Thi Van, illustrated by Victo Ngai, published by Orchard Books and imprint of Scholastic Inc. |
2022 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Selection Committee Members
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Kathryn Will, Chair (University of Maine Farmington)
Vera Ahihya (Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School) Patrick Andrus (Eden Prairie School District, Minnesota) Dorian Harrison (Ohio State University at Newark) |
Laretta Henderson (Eastern Illinois University)
Janine Schall (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) Fran Wilson (Madeira Elementary School, Ohio) |
NOTABLES OVERVIEW
The charge of the seven-member national committee is to select 30 books that best exemplify the criteria established for the Notables Award. Books considered for this annual list are works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written for children, grades K-8. The books selected for the list must:
- be published the year preceding the award year (i.e. books published in 2015 are considered for the 2016 list);
- have an appealing format;
- be of enduring quality;
- meet generally accepted criteria of quality for the genre in which they are written; and
- meet one or more of the following criteria:
- deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language;
- demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language or style; and/or
- invite child response or participation.
- deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language;
INFORMATION FOR PUBLISHERS
- Review the criteria listed above to confirm that the book(s) you wish to submit are eligible for the Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts award.
- Ship one copy of each book you wish to nominate directly to each committee member.
- Contact the committee chair, Kathryn Will, for more information and for the mailing addresses of the committee members.
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