2025 Caldecott & Newbery Winners
- 01/30/2025
- 16:14
- maureen
Every year, the American Library Association honors the best in children’s literature with the Newbery Medal for outstanding writing and the Caldecott Medal for exceptional illustration. These prestigious awards celebrate books that captivate, inspire, and enrich the lives of young readers.
The 2025 winners have just been announced!
John Newbery Medal – Best in Children’s Literature
WINNER: The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly. A beautifully crafted novel blending history, mystery, and the supernatural, this book takes readers on an unforgettable journey through time and self-discovery.
Newbery Honor Award Winners:
- Across So Many Seas Ruth Behar (Author)
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All – Chanel Miller (Author/Illustrator)
- One Big Open Sky – Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author)
- The Wrong Way Home – Kate O’Shaughnessy (Author)
Randolph Caldecott Medal – Best Picture Book Illustrations
WINNER: Chooch Helped illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz, written by Andrea L. Rogers
With stunning artwork and a touching story, this book beautifully captures the spirit of community, kindness, and perseverance.
Caldecott Honor Award winners:
- Home in a Lunchbox – Cherry Mo (Author, Illustrator)
- My Daddy Is a Cowboy – Stephanie Seales (Author), C.G. Esperanza (Illustrator)
- Noodles on a Bicycle – Kyo Maclear (Author), Gracey Zhang (Illustrator)
- Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains – Anita Yasuda (Author), Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)