Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1953 -- promoting peace, social justice, world community, and equality
- 5,868 Resources including
- 573 Videos
- 338 Book Readings
- 704 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2022)
67 Resources22 Awards
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2021)
64 Resources19 Awards
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Finalist, 2020)
56 Resources12 Awards
The Day You Begin
by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2019)
55 Resources13 Awards
When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Finalist, 2020)
54 Resources20 Awards
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards
Each Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2013)
43 Resources10 Awards
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Finalist, 2022)
42 Resources9 Awards
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Finalist, 2022)
41 Resources11 Awards
Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2018)
39 Resources13 Awards
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2015)
38 Resources14 Awards
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2004)
37 Resources9 Awards
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2017)
36 Resources12 Awards
Black Is a Rainbow Color
by Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2021)
36 Resources10 Awards
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Torrey Maldonado
(Finalist, 2020)
36 Resources7 Awards
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
by Nikki Grimes
(Finalist, 2022)
36 Resources10 Awards
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Finalist, 2022)
36 Resources13 Awards
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Finalist, 2023)
36 Resources8 Awards
Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman and Judy Pedersen
(Books for Older Children Honor, 1998)
35 Resources5 Awards
The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2009)
35 Resources11 Awards
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
by Kadir Nelson
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2012)
35 Resources14 Awards
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
(Finalist, 2024)
32 Resources15 Awards
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul, and Rachelle Baker
(Finalist, 2022)
31 Resources5 Awards
How to Find What You're Not Looking For
(Books for Older Children Winner, 2022)
31 Resources7 Awards
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
(Books for Older Children Winner, 2009)
30 Resources7 Awards
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Tony Medina
(Books for Older Children Honor, 2019)
30 Resources7 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Books for Younger Children Winner, 2023)
30 Resources16 Awards
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
by Jonah Winter and Shane W. Evans
(Books for Younger Children Honor, 2016)
29 Resources6 Awards
