Winners of the 2024 Golden Kite Awards and honor books, 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 donate to a nonprofit of their choice. Golden Kite Honor recipients receive $500 plus $250 to be donate. This year's winning titles are:
Golden Kite winners:
Picture book text: Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter, illustrated by Daniel Miyares (Balzer + Bray)
Picture book illustration: Big, illustrated & written by Vashti Harrison (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Nonfiction text for younger readers: Tomfoolery: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Barbara McClintock (Chronicle Books)
Nonfiction text for older readers: The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change by Elizabeth Rusch (Greenwillow Books)
Middle grade fiction: The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh (Roaring Brook Press)
Illustrated book for older readers/graphic novels: Curlfriends (New in Town), written & illustrated by Sharee Miller (LB Ink)
YA fiction: The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold (Balzer + Bray)
Sid Fleischman award for humor: To Catch a Thief by Martha Brockenbrough (Scholastic Press)
Honor books:
Picture book text: Salat in Secret by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Hatem Aly (Random House Studio)
Picture book illustration: Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider, illustrated & written by Jessica Lanan (Roaring Brook Press)
Nonfiction text for younger readers: Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Il Sung Na (Anne Schwartz Books)
Nonfiction text for older readers: Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater (Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers)
Middle grade fiction: A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat (First Second)
Illustrated book for older readers/graphic novels: Super Boba Café, written & illustrated by Nidhi Chanani (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
YA fiction: This Town Is on Fire by Pamela N. Harris (Quill Tree Books)
Sid Fleischman award for humor: Fenway and the Loudmouth Bird by Victoria Coe, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)