Picture Book winner: Navigating Night by Julie Leung; illustrated by Angie Kang
Fiction Award winner: A Scar like a River by Lisa Graff
Non Fiction winner: A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day; illustrated by Yas Imamura
I am sharing some present and past winners of this major award - The Boston Globe Horn Book Award BUT sadly nearly every one of these titles is WAY too expensive for our public or school libraries in Australia to acquire. This puzzles me so much. I am looking forward to visiting Canada in a month or two and my friend and I will visit libraries and bookshops and hopefully we will be able to read and touch and talk about these (and other) US award winners. You can see details of previous winners here. In 2019 our Australian title The Patchwork Bike was the winner! And in 2014 the winner was The Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan. In 2007 The Arrival by Shaun Tan received a special citation. Bob Graham won the award in 2002 for his book Let's get a Pup! In the US this book is entitled Let's get a Pup, said Kate!
The Horn Book, Inc., established in 1924, has announced the 2026 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. First presented in 1967, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards celebrate excellence in children’s and young adult literature. Through The Boston Globe Foundation, The Boston Globe partners with The Horn Book to present these prestigious awards, among the nation’s top honors in children’s and young adult literature. The awards reflect a commitment to literacy, education, and the power of storytelling by recognizing authors and illustrators whose work enriches the lives of young readers.
Winners and honor books were selected in the following categories: Picture Book, Fiction, and Nonfiction. The winning titles must be first U.S. editions of books published between June 2025 and May 2026 but may be written or illustrated by citizens of any country.
"For nearly six decades, The Boston Globe and The Horn Book have celebrated books that inspire, challenge, and connect young readers," said Linda Henry, CEO of Boston Globe Media and Chair of The Boston Globe Foundation. "We are proud to recognize this year’s outstanding authors and illustrators, whose work reflects the power of storytelling to deepen understanding and spark imagination.”
Past winners and honor titles back to 2000 I have talked about here on this blog:
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by
Sydney Smith
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