Collage of ALA Youth Media Award honorees. ALA Youth Media Awards: The top books and digital media for children and young adults. The 2026 ALA Youth Media Award honorees—featuring the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Printz, and more—have been announced Check out the books young readers will be talking about all year

Dear young readers,

Sorry not sorry for all the extra reading, but you aren't going to want to miss any of these winning YMA titles. Check out the full list and max out your library holds.

Sincerely, ALA

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Anthologies don’t get the recognition or acclaim or even respect they deserve. They are both works of writing and editing—a skillset that is not easy.

The awards committees seeing this is a big deal. I cheer for fellow anthologists so hard because the honor is massive.

The ALA Youth Media Awards Are Here: Meet the Latest Award-Winning Books for Young Readers Here are the 2026 Youth Media Award winners and honorees, highlighting the best of the best in youth literature.

Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature.

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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories Intertribal Stories

I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...

SUNDUST by Zeke Peña congratulatory image for being an American Library Association 2026 Youth Media Award Randolph Caldecott Honor

We could not be happier for or more proud of Zeke Peña!! SUNDUST is a Caldecott Honor ☀️

Our mock Caldecott voting isn’t done yet but I think this might win at my school. 🎆🥳 My students will be thrilled!

Congrats to Caldecott Medal winner, Catia Chen! #alaymaawards

Yay!! Congratulations, @jashar.bsky.social!

Great day for Candace Fleming! #alaymaawards

Is there anything @erinentrada.bsky.social can't do? I don't think so! Brava! #alaymaawards

Now that's a lecture I'd LOVE to hear! Congrats to Kwame Alexander! #ALAYMAawards

Congratulations to "Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories" for winning the Michael L. Printz Award! 🏆 #alayma

Congratulations to Maria van Lieshout, creator of the remarkable graphic novel SONG OF A BLACKBIRD, now a Michael L. Printz HONOR Book! Go behind the scenes of this powerful account of the power of art in resistance ➡️ bit.ly/4bSTMgR @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social

Congrats to William Morris Award for Debut novelist, DeAndra Davis! #ylaymaawards

Not me cheering loudly and scaring my cats bc I loved this book!! 💖 Congrats @arriwrites.bsky.social

YES SO WELL DESERVED! Kadir’s work is stunning. #alayma

Congratulations to Uri Shulevitz for winning the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award! 🏆 #alayma

The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah Eight Poems for Hanukkah

Congrats to @laurelsnyder.bsky.social on her Sydney Taylor Honor for this gorgeous book of poetry!! #ALAYMA bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

WHALE EYES by James Robinson and illustrated by Brian Rea congratulatory image for being the American Library Association 2026 Youth Media Award’s Schneider Family Book Award Medal winner in the Young Adult Literature Category

This is just amazing! WHALE EYES by James Robinson and illustrated by Brian Rea is the Schneider Family Book Award Medal WINNER in the Young Adult Literature Category!

We are overjoyed for Alyssa Colman, the author of WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW and Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award in the Middle Grade Category! 💖 bit.ly/4qA22Hf @alyssacolman.bsky.social

Congratulations to "Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen" for winning the Schneider Family Book Award – Young Adult Book! 🏆 #alayma

I Love Libraries There's never been a more important time to support our nation's libraries.

ALA's 150th anniversary -- a reminder that you can find out how to support your local libraries here: ilovelibraries.org #ALAYMA

Can’t wait to cry from book joy instead of *gestures wildly* this morning! 💖

Join the fun and watch the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social youth media awards at 11 am EST 📚

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Almost time.
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
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It's YMA Day!
Check back at slj.com throughout the day. There will be a running list of winners as they are announced, as well as stories throughout the day on the awards and interviews with the winners of the Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz.

Snow day on #alayma day?! Woohoo! Changed into loungewear from PJs, have the livestream on my tv, laptop for ordering books, and phone for social! Let’s go! #librarylife #snowday

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The loss of YALSA is tough, it feels like it’s just one more example of how undervalued Teen Services (and teen patrons) are. #alaac25

“If you’re not pissing off haters you need to try harder.” #iykyk #ala25 #printz

Newbery Honor Author Lesa Cline-Ransome Happy Monday! I'm launching my twelfth annual Newbery series today! Yay! Hello, Lesa Cline-Ransome! Congratulations on receiving a 2025 Newb...

#TLSkyChat "School librarians are the answer to prayer. We are saved by the stories and books they give us when we most need them." —Lesa Cline-Ransome mrschureads.blogspot.com/2025/02/newb...