Winners of the 2020 Golden Kite Awards, presented to children's book authors and artists by their peers and sponsored by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, have been named. Golden Kite recipients receive a cash prize of $2,500 plus $1,000 to be donated in their name to a nonprofit of their choice. Golden Kite Honor recipients get $500 plus $250 to be donated in their name to a nonprofit of their choice. This year's winning titles are:
Golden Kite Award Winners
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction: The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman (Nancy Paulsen Books)
Young Adult Fiction: Lovely War by Julie Berry (Viking Books for Young Readers)
Nonfiction for Younger Readers: Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Teresa Martinez (Charlesbridge)
Nonfiction for Older Readers: Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" by Deborah Heiligman (Holt)
Picture Book Illustration: Clever Little Witch, illustrated by Hyewon Yum, written by Muon Thị Van (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Picture Book Text: A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani (Candlewick)
Sid Fleischman Humor Award Winner: Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (Holt)
Golden Kite Honor Books
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction: Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (Holt)
Young Adult Fiction: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (HarperTeen)
Nonfiction for Young Readers: Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley, illustrated by Jessica Lanan (Roaring Brook Press)
Nonfiction for Older Readers: The First Dinosaur: How Science Solved the Greatest Mystery on Earth by Ian Lendler, illustrated by C.M. Butzer (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Picture Book Text: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify)
Picture Book Illustration: The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop, illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Carole Boston Weatherford (little bee books)