Award Winning Children's Books

Winners and honor books from the 2026 Youth Media Awards.

Updated February 9, 2026
Carver County Library
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Stalactite & Stalagmite : a big tale from a little cave
Beckmeyer, Drew
Ebook
A Caldecott Honor Book Four starred reviews! "Both gloriously expansive and goofy--in short, everything young readers could ask for." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A hilarious and thought-provoking picture book about two little cave rock...
Fresh start
Galligan, Gale
Ebook
The undead fox of Deadwood Forest
Hartman, Aubrey
Ebook
A Newbery Honor Award Book! A fox and a badger begrudgingly team up to change their destinies in this endearing middle grade novel--perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate. Featuring black-and-white ...
The teacher of nomad land : a World War II story
Nayeri, Daniel
Ebook
Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature Page-turning WW2 hidden history masterfully told by award winner Daniel Nayeri 1941. The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side,...
Chooch helped
Rogers, Andrea L.
Audiobook
Sissy's younger brother, Chooch, isn't a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday after all. But no matter what Chooch does--even if he's messing something up, which is basically all the time!--their parents just say he's "helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything!...

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