This weekend, the Golden Kite awards will be presented at the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) conference in Los Angeles, CA. They are the only awards for children’s literature voted on by a jury of peers (I voted!). Each year, there are over 1,000 entries. The categories are: Picture Book Text, Picture Book Illustration, Fiction and Nonfiction. The Sid Fleishman Humor Award is also given out at the same time. Here are the winners!

Picture Book Text 

 

 

Winner: “Sophie’s Squash” by Pat Zietlow Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honor: “Forest Has a Song” by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

 

 

 

Picture Book Illustration

 

 

 

Winner: “Mr. Tiger Goes Wild” by Peter Brown

 

 

 

 

 

Honor: “Niño Wrestles the World” by Yuyi Morales 

 

 

Fiction

 

 

 

Winner: “Better Nate Than Ever” by Tim Federle

 

 

 

 

Honor: “Rose Under Fire” by Elizabeth Wein

 

 

 

 

Nonfiction

 

 

Winner: “Call of the Klondike” by David Meissner

 

 

 

 

 

Honor: “The Dolphins of Shark Bay” by Pamela Turner

 

 

 

Sid Fleischman Humor Award

 

 

 

Winner: “Openly Straight” by Bill Konigsberg

 

 

 

Here’s the commemorative poster made for this year’s books. Pirates, treasure, mermaids and reading? Love it!

 

Congratulations to all the winners!