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Children's Book and Poetry Awards

  • Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
  • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
  • Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
Children's Book and Poetry Awards
  • Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
  • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
  • Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children

NCTE Children’s Book and Poetry Awards

 

The Charlotte Huck Award

The Charlotte Huck Award® was established in 2014 to promote and recognize fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder.

2019 Winner: Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
(Amulet)

 

The Orbis Pictus Award

The Orbis Pictus Award®, established in 1989, is the oldest children’s book award for nonfiction. The name Orbis Pictus commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Comenius, Orbis Pictus—The World in Pictures (1657), considered to be the first book actually planned for children.

2019 Winner: Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery, written by Sandra Neil Wallace; illustrated by Bryan Collier
(Simon & Schuster)

 

Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children

NCTE established the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for his or her aggregate work for children ages 3–13. NCTE also recognizes and fosters excellence in children’s poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays.

2019 Winner: Paul B. Janeczko

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