The most prestigious honors in children’s literature, the Newbery and Caldecott medals, were awarded to Donna Barba Higuera for The Last Quentista and Jason Chin for Watercress on January 24, 2022, at the American Library Association’s virtual LibLearnX. Also announced at the gathering were the winners of the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré, Michael L. Printz, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Robert F. Sibert awards and several other major honors. Follow the links below for more information about all the winning titles, including in many cases their reviews in The Horn Book Magazine or Guide/Reviews Database.

Newbery Medal
Caldecott Medal
Belpré Award (Author, Illustrator, and YA)
Coretta Scott King Awards (Author and Illustrator)
Geisel Award
Printz Award
Sibert Award

Additional ALA awards
Alex, ALSC Children's Literature Lecture, AILA, APALA, Batchelder, Children's Literature Legacy, CSK-Steptoe, CSK-Hamilton, Early Learning Digital Media, Edwards, Morris, Odyssey, Schneider, Stonewall, Sydney Taylor Book, Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work, and YALSA Nonfiction awards

ALSC Notable Children’s Books list

Best Graphic Novels for Children reading list

Great Graphic Novels for Teens

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list

For more, click on the tag ALA LibLearnX 2022.