Award Category: Winners
We Still Belong
Written by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Cover art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation) Published by Heartdrum, An Imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2023
A Letter from Bob
A Letter for Bob Written by Kim Rogers (Wichita & Affiliated Tribes) Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Navajo/Diné) Published by Heartdrum, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2023
Forever Cousins
By Laurel Goodluck (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian) Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Navajo/Diné) Publisher Charlesbridge 2022
Apple Skin to the Core
Apple Skin to the Core By Eric Gansworth (Onondaga) Published by Levine Querido 2020
2022 Youth Literature Awards
The 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Award winning titles were highlighted during the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, the premier announcement of the best of the best in children’s and young adult literature. The 2022 AIYLA Jury, “Award winners and honors include the first audiobook and first Indigenous language edition. We are seeing … Continued
Healer of the Water Monster
Healer of the Water Monster By Brian Young (Diné) Cover art by Shonto Begay (Diné) Published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
Herizon
Herizon By Daniel W. Vandever (Diné) Illustrated by Corey Begay (Diné) Published by South of Sunrise Creative 2021
2020 Awards
The 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award winning titles were highlighted during the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, the premier announcement of the best of the best in children’s and young adult literature. The awards are new to the ALA Youth Media Awards lineup and are administered by the American Indian Library Association … Continued