Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1973 -- honoring excellence in children’s literature as judged by a jury of peers
From Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
- 6,272 Resources including
- 627 Videos
- 370 Book Readings
- 606 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 429 book results
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2021)
64 Resources19 Awards
The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2020)
50 Resources22 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Winner, 2021)
46 Resources18 Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015)
42 Resources15 Awards
I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Picture Book Text Finalist, 2021)
42 Resources15 Awards
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
41 Resources11 Awards
Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson and Nina Mata
(Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021)
40 Resources9 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Nonfiction Winner, 2015)
39 Resources15 Awards
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
38 Resources12 Awards
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2018)
37 Resources12 Awards
Challenger Deep
by Neal Shusterman and Brendan Shusterman
(Young Adult Winner, 2016)
36 Resources10 Awards
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
36 Resources8 Awards
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022)
35 Resources11 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2012)
33 Resources12 Awards
All Because You Matter
by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier
(Picture Book Text Winner, 2021)
33 Resources8 Awards
A First Time for Everything
by Dan Santat
(Illustration for Older Readers Finalist, 2024)
(Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Finalist, 2024)
33 Resources13 Awards
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
by Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpenter
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2022)
31 Resources8 Awards
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2021)
30 Resources7 Awards
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Illustration for Older Readers Finalist, 2021)
30 Resources11 Awards
Jazz
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
(Picture Book Text Winner, 2007)
29 Resources8 Awards
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
by Don Tate
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2021)
29 Resources5 Awards
Joyful Song: A Naming Story
by Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal
(Picture Book Illustration Finalist, 2025)
29 Resources11 Awards
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2004)
28 Resources10 Awards
