Awards search:New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids

The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner)

by Dave Eggers
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, Newbery Medal, Middle School, Animals, Freedom, Friendship, Dogs, Fantasy, Animal Stories
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS
Barcode
7014
Status
Available

Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

by Grace Lin
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, Cookbooks, (640) COOKING_SEWING, COOKBOOKS_CHINA, (600) TECHNOLOGY, *China, HOLIDAYS_CHINESE NEW YEAR, Cooking, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7527
Status
Available

Freewater

by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, *African American, Brothers and Sisters, Historical Fiction, Siblings, Slavery, Survival, Swamps, plantations, Emancipation — 3 more, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, RED DOT, Middle School
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
7157
Status
Available

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

by Cynthia Leitich Smith Editor
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, *Native American, Realistic Fiction, Michigan, Family, Friendship, Anthology, First Nations, Short Stories, *North America, *Michigan — 4 more, powwow, Poetry, Diversity, Middle School
Collections
Your library, LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
7461
Status
Checked out
Due May 14, 2024

The Wisdom of Trees: How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom

by Lita Judge
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Picture Books, Nature, Trees, Science, (500) PURE SCIENCE, (580) BOTANY_PLANTS, GRADE 5 Curriculum: BOTANY
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7396
Status
Available

The Last Cuentista

by Donna Barba Higuera
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, Dystopian, Family, Fantasy, Folklore, memory, Middle School, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Space Travel, Spanish — 4 more, storytelling, RED DOT, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, *Latin America
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_SCIENCE FICTION (SCI-FI)
Barcode
7140
Status
Available

Garlic and the Vampire

by Bree Paulsen
Paperback, 2021
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Gardening, Age 8 and up, Vampires, vegetables, Witches, anxiety, Bravery — 2 more, Friendship, Adventure
Collections
Your library, LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Garlic (1)
Barcode
6773
Status
Available

We Are Water Protectors

by Carole Lindstrom
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, Native American, *Native American, Water, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (970) HISTORY_NORTH AMERICA
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
7563
Status
Available

Prairie Lotus

by Linda Sue Park
Ebook, 2020
Tags
Asian Americans, 19th Century, *South Dakota, *North Dakota, Fathers and Daughters, Pioneers, Historical Fiction, Racism, Sewing, Middle School, *Native American — 3 more, Friendship, Frontier, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Barcode
7626
Status
Available

When You Trap a Tiger: (Newbery Medal Winner)

by Tae Keller Auteur
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, Death, Fantasy, Family, Cancer, Korean American, Magical Realism, Middle School, Mythology, Sisters — 7 more, Tigers, Folktales, Friendship, *Korea, illnesses, RED DOT, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
7158
Status
Available

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner

by Jerry Craft
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, *African American, Friendship, Graphic Novel, Middle School, Racism, Realistic Fiction, Schools, Prejudice, Diversity — 3 more, Humor, RED DOT, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
New Kid (1)
Barcode
7139
Status
Available

Other Words for Home

by Jasmine Warga
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
Refugees, Immigration, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2019-20, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Newbery Honor, Muslim, immigrant, Poetry, Family, Realistic Fiction, *Syria — 9 more, Racism, War, Hijab, Middle East, *Middle East, Friendship, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
5904
Status
Available

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

by Meg Medina
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, Alzheimer's, Coming of Age, Cuban-Americans, *Cuba, Grandparents, *Florida, Friendship, Middle School, Realistic Fiction — 7 more, *Latin America, Family, Diversity, Multicultural, Spanish, RED DOT, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
Merci Suárez (1)
Barcode
7156
Status
Available

Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Family Life, *Detroit, Civil Rights, Racism, AFRICAN AMERICAN_FICTION, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
535
Status
Available

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

by Joyce Sidman
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
BUTTERFLIES-MONARCH, SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION, Insects, Entomology, Biography, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Naturalists, 17th Century, Germany, *Germany, (500) PURE SCIENCE — 4 more, (595.7) INSECTS, (595.78) BUTTERFLIES_MOTHS, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, (590) ANIMALS_ZOOLOGY
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
4401
Status
Available

Finding Langston

by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
Poetry, Bullying, *African American, Single-Parent Families-Fiction, Langston Hughes, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Black History Month, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Finding Langston (1)
Barcode
97
Status
Available

Jabberwalking

by Juan Felipe Herrera
Paperback, 2018
Tags
CREATIVE WRITING, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, (800) LITERATURE, (808) WRITING AND GRAMMAR, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5158
Status
Available

When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel

by G. Neri
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
(921) BIOGRAPHY, Simon & Garfunkel, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, (780) MUSIC, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5574
Status
Available

Hello, Universe

by Erin Entrada Kelly
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, Newbery Medal, Bullying, Disability, Deaf, Filipino Americans, Friendship, Realistic Fiction, Shyness, Diversity, Family — 5 more, Courage, Adventure, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Middle School, Asian Americans
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
7138
Status
Available

My Life in Pictures (Bea Garcia)

by Deborah Zemke
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Friendship, Hispanic American, Drawing-Fiction, Short Chapter Books (Lavender Dot), PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct)
Collections
Your library, LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], LS/PAPERBACKS_Carousel
Barcode
1832
Status
Available

Hello, Universe

by Erin Entrada Kelly
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
Bullying, Newbery Medal, Courage, Physical Disability, Deafness, Psychic Abilities, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
293
Status
Available

This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs

by Gary Paulsen
Paperback, 2016
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Status
Available

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson
Paperback, 2016
Tags
INVENTORY HS 2023_24
Collection
HS/Book Nook
Status
Available

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
Newbery Medal, Witches, Magic, Friendship, Fantasy, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Middle School, Dragons, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS
Barcode
26
Status
Available

The War That Saved My Life

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Newbery Honor, Disability, Abuse, Historical Fiction, Horses, World War II, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, Horses_Unicorns, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book, Middle School
Collections
Your library, LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
The War That Saved My Life (1)
Barcode
1160
Status
Available

Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer

by Fiona Robinson
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
LOVELACE_ADA BYRON 1815-1852, Computers, MATHEMATICIANS-BIOGRAPHY, WOMEN_MATHEMATICIANS, MATHEMATICIANS, WOMEN_SCIENCE, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Small Green Dot, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, Picture Books — 4 more, Picture Book Biography, Ada Lovelace, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5532
Status
Available

Some Writer! The Story of E.B.White

by Melissa Sweet
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
WHITE-E.B.(ELWYN BROOKS) 1899-1985-BIOGRAPHY, Authors-Biography, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Authors, Writers, *Maine, *New York, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6310
Status
Available

The Fourteenth Goldfish

by Jennifer L. Holm
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Fish, Grandfathers, Scientists
Collections
Your library, LS/PAPERBACKS [PB]
Series
Ellie Cruz (1)
Barcode
967
Status
Available

Circus Mirandus

by Cassie Beasley
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Magic, Circus, Grandfathers, Fantasy, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Series
Circus Mirandus (Book 1)
Barcode
36
Status
Available

The Marvels

by Brian Selznick
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Actors, Theater, *England, *London, Fantasy
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
532
Status
Available

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One

by Kate DiCamillo
Paperback, 2015
Tags
Cowboys, Horses, Humor, Horses_Unicorns, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/READERS [R], LS/READERS_House
Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive (1)
Barcode
2835
Status
Available

Stella by Starlight

by Sharon M. Draper
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F]
Barcode
207
Status
Available

Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

by Stephanie Roth Sisson
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Carl Sagan 1934-1996, Science, ASTRONOMY, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, (921) BIOGRAPHY, GRADE 6 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, GRADE 7 Curriculum: ASTRONOMY, (520.92) ASTRONOMER_BIOGRAPHIES, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5569
Status
Available

Nana in the City

by Lauren Castillo
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Grandmothers, City Life, Caldecott Honor, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2181
Status
Available

Brown Girl Dreaming (Newbery Honor Book)

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2015-16, Newbery Honor, *African American, Autobiography, Civil Rights, Family, free verse, Memoir, Novel in Verse, Poetry, *South Carolina — 9 more, Black History, 6th grade: Biography, 6th grade: Chapter Book Choice, Coretta Scott King Awards, Black History Month, National Book Award Finalist, RED DOT, Middle School, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS
Barcode
634
Status
Available

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
Paper Book, 2014
Tags
Newbery Medal, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, 8th grade Reading Assignments (2016/17), *African American, Basketball, Brothers and Sisters, 8th grade: Library on Wheels, Coretta Scott King Awards, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, Black History Month, Middle School — 7 more, Realistic Fiction, 6th grade: Realistic Fiction: African American, Family, Twins, Sports, Novel in Verse, Death
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
The Crossover (1)
Barcode
4
Status
Available

Everybody Paints! The Lives and Art of the Wyeth Family

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
Wyeth Family, ARTISTS, PAINTERS, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2014-15, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Art, Painters, Painting, N.C. Wyeth 1882-1945, Illustrators, American Painting — 7 more, Creative Families, Andrew Wyeth 1917-2009, Jamie Wyeth 1946-, 20th Century, Art History, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
6320
Status
Available

Same Sun Here

by Silas House
Paperback, 2013
Tags
immigrant, Immigration, *India, India, *Kentucky, Kentucky, New York City, *New York, coal mine, pen pals, Realistic Fiction — 7 more, Friendship, Middle School, letters, Environment, Environmentalism, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2022-23, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/PAPERBACKS [PB], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Barcode
7322
Status
Available

Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy)

by Aaron Becker
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Creativity, Imagination, Adventure, Caldecott Honor, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2019-20, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Series
The Journey Trilogy (1)
Barcode
2144
Status
Available

Locomotive

by Brian Floca
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Caldecott Medal, Locomotives, RAILROADS, Transportation, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2201
Status
Available

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

by Jennifer Berne
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Einstein, Albert Einstein, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5493
Status
Available

Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy)

by Aaron Becker
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Creativity, Imagination, Adventure, Caldecott Honor, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2019-20, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Series
The Journey Trilogy (1)
Barcode
5986
Status
Available

The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever

by H. Joseph Hopkins
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Sessions, Kate 1883-1940, Biography, Trees, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2233
Status
Available

The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

by Deborah Heiligman
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
ERDOS_PAUL 1913-1996, MATHEMATICIANS-BIOGRAPHY, Mathematics, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, (921) BIOGRAPHY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5496
Status
Available

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))

by Jen Bryant
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Picture Book Biography, PIPPIN-HORACE 1888-1946-BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN_ART, ARTISTS-AFRICAN AMERICAN-BIOGRAPHY, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, Horace Pippin, Art, Painters, AFRICAN AMERICAN — 11 more, Disability, Harlem Renaissance, Perseverance, World War I, Small Green Dot, Art History, Painting, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Black History Month, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5557
Status
Available

Whiskers, Tails & Wings: Animal Folktales from Mexico

by Judy Goldman
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Latin America_Folklore, *Mexico, Mexico_Folklore, Folklore_Latin America, Folklore_Mexico, Animals_Folklore_Mexico, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2016-17, Spanish Studies, Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep_Oct), ANIMALS_FABLES, (300) SOCIAL SCIENCES — 2 more, (398.2) FOLKLORE_FAIRY TALES, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
3773
Status
Available

Chickadee (Birchbark House #4)

by Louise Erdrich
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2023-24, 19th Century, *Native American, Indigenous Peoples Day, NATIVE AMERICAN_Ojibwa, Ojibwa Indians, Historical Fiction, Kidnapping, Family Life, Twins, Series — 3 more, *Minnesota, Survival, Middle School
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_HISTORICAL FICTION
Series
The Birchbark House (4)
Barcode
7503
Status
Available

Wonder

by R. J. Palacio
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
abnormalities, acceptance, Bullying, Disability, Kindness, Middle School, differences, Realistic Fiction, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23, GRADE 6_to_8: Library on Wheels_Reading Book
Collections
Your library, LS/FICTION [F], MS_LIBRARY ON WHEELS, MS_REALISTIC FICTION
Series
Wonder (Palacio) (1)
Barcode
493
Status
Available

Extra Yarn

by Mac Barnett
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
knitting & crocheting, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2018-19, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/EASY BOOKS [E]
Barcode
2142
Status
Available

The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau

by Michelle Markel
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
ROUSSEAU-HENRI 1844-1910-BIOGRAPHY, PAINTERS, ARTISTS, (921) BIOGRAPHY, Picture Book Biography, Painters, *France, Art, Picture Books, Perseverance, PURCHASED_ACQUIRED in 2017-18 — 6 more, Small Green Dot, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Painting, Art History, (900) GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, INVENTORY LS 2022_23
Collections
Your library, LS/GENERAL [#]
Barcode
5565
Status
Available
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