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Children's Book and Poetry Awards

  • Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
  • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
  • Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
Children's Book and Poetry Awards
  • Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
  • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
  • Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children

NCTE Children’s Book and Poetry Awards

 

The Charlotte Huck Award

The Charlotte Huck Award® was established in 2014 to promote and recognize fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder.

2021 Winner: I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James
(Nancy Paulsen Books)

 

The Orbis Pictus Award

The Orbis Pictus Award®, established in 1989, is the oldest children’s book award for nonfiction. The name Orbis Pictus commemorates the work of Johannes Amos Comenius: Orbis Pictus—The World in Pictures (1657), considered to be the first book actually planned for children.

2021 Winner: Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant; illustrated by Frank Morrison
(Abrams)

 

Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children

NCTE established the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for their aggregate work for children ages 3-13. NCTE also recognizes and fosters excellence in children’s poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays.

2021 Winner: Janet S. Wong

 

 

Children's Book Award Nomination Form

NCTE Members can submit titles for the Charlotte Huck Award for fiction, the Orbis Pictus Award for non-fiction or the Excellence in Poetry for Children Award. Nominations accepted until October 15 each year.

Please press submit once. It may take a moment for your entry to register.

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