ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1995 -- recognizing books that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways

- 41,093 Resources including
- 4,269 Videos
- 2,677 Book Readings
- 4,902 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 2,538 book results



Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Commended, 2022)
70+ Resources22 Awards

We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Commended, 2021)
65+ Resources19 Awards


Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Commended, 2016)
65+ Resources16 Awards





Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Commended, 2021)
55+ Resources12 Awards

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Commended, 2020)
55+ Resources17 Awards

Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Commended, 2023)
55+ Resources17 Awards




When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Commended, 2021)
50+ Resources20 Awards


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

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Commended, 2018)
50+ Resources13 Awards

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





Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
by Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Selina Alko, and Sean Qualls
(Commended, 2019)
50+ Resources3 Awards



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

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Commended, 2016)
45+ Resources14 Awards











We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Commended, 2019)
45+ Resources14 Awards

I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Commended, 2021)
45+ Resources15 Awards



Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
(Commended, 2014)
45+ Resources10 Awards