Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2016 -- honoring books that feature a diverse main character or address diversity in a meaningful way
- 1,649 Resources including
- 244 Videos
- 107 Book Readings
- 159 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 50 book results
When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Winner, 2021)
48 Resources20 Awards
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Honor, 2022)
39 Resources14 Awards
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
(Winner, 2018)
37 Resources12 Awards
Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes
(Young Adult Winner, 2025)
36 Resources16 Awards
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
by Angela Joy and Janelle Washington
(Winner, 2023)
30 Resources16 Awards
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
(Winner, 2020)
25 Resources9 Awards
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi
(Honor, 2023)
23 Resources10 Awards
