Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned. See more kids literary prize winners.
Since 1967, The Boston Globe and The Horn Book, Inc., have co-sponsored the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for excellence in literature for children and young adults. We list award winners since 1990.
See the other Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards winners.
2023
When You Can Swim Jack Wong
2022
Ain't burned all the bright by Jason Reynolds; illustrated by Jason Griffin
2021
I Talk like a River written by Jordan Scott; illustrated by Sydney Smith
2020
Saturday by Oge Mora
2019
The Patchwork Bike written by Maxine Beneba Clarke; illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd
2018
They Say Blue written and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
2017
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
2016
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph Roxane Orgill; illustrated by Francis Vallejo
2015
The Farmer and the Clown Marla Frazee
2014
Mr. Tiger goes wild written and illustrated by Peter Brown
2013
Building our house written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean
2012
Extra yarn Mac Barnett; illustrated by Jon Klassen
2011
Pocketful of posies: a treasury of nursery rhymes Salley Mavor
2010
I know here Laurel Croza; illustrated by Matt James
2009
Bubble trouble Margaret Mahy; illustrated by Polly Dunbar
2008
At night Jonathan Bean
2007
Dog and Bear
written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
2006
Leaf Man Lois Ehlert
2005
Traction Man is here! Mini Grey
2004
The man who walked between the Towers Mordicai Gerstein
2003
Big Momma makes the world
Phyllis Root; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
2002
“Let’s get a pup!” said Kate written and illustrated Bob Graham
2001
Cold feet Cynthia DeFelice; illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
2000
Henry hikes to Fitchburg D. B. Johnson
1999
Red-eyed tree frog Joy Cowley; illustrated by Nic Bishop
1998
And if the moon could talk Kate Banks; illustrated by Georg Hallensleben
1997
The adventures of Sparrowboy Brian Pinkney
1996
In the rain with Baby Duck
Amy Hest; illustrated by Jill Barton
1995
John Henry Julius Lester; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
1994
Grandfather’s journey Allen Say
1993
The fortune-tellers Lloyd Alexander; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
1992
Seven blind mice Ed Young
1991
Tale of the Mandarin ducks Katherine Paterson; illustrated by Leo and Dianne Dillon
