New Hampshire Book Awards


The Ladybug Award for grades K-3
2021 Winner: Snail Crossing by Corey Tabor
2020 Winner: There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach
2019 Winner: Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
2018 Winner: Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima

The Great Stone Face Award for grades 4-6 
2021 Winner: Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick
2020 Winner: New Kid by Jerry Craft
2019 Winner: The Trail by Meika Hashimoto
2018 Winner: Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

The Isinglass Award for grades 7-8 
2021 Winner: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
2020 Winner: Refugee by Alan Gratz
2019 Winner: Restart by Gordon Korman

The Flume Award for grades 9-12 
2021 Winner: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
2020 Winner: Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
2019 Winner: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas


National Book Awards

The Caldecott Medal and The Newberry Medal

The Caldecott Medal is an award for the best picture book for children.

The Newbery Medal is for the best book in children's literature.