Jane Addams Children's Book AwardFinalist2023

Given by Jane Addams Peace Association

Other Names: Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book
23 Works 1,139 Books 73 Reviews 4.1
The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social equality. The awards have been presented show more annually since 1953. They were previously given jointly by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association, but are now presented solely by the Jane Addams Peace Association.

The Jane Addams Children's Book Award was originally awarded to one book per year without categories. A Picture Book category was added in 1993; the award is currently given to two books annually, one for older children and one for younger children. In 2003, the time of year the award is given changed from September, honoring Jane Addams' birthday, to April, honoring the WILPF's birthday. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (106), Honor Book (154), Finalist (74)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (23), 2022 (24), 2021 (5), 2020 (22)

Finalist 23

WorkCategoryYear
Swim Team by Johnnie ChristmasBook for Older Children2023
Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka T. BrownBook for Older Children2023
The Last Beekeeper by Pablo CartayaBook for Older Children2023
Fight Back by A. M. DassuBook for Older Children2023
Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita EngleBook for Older Children2023
The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie FirestoneBook for Older Children2023
Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex GinoBook for Older Children2023
The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael LealiBook for Older Children2023
A Seed in the Sun by Aida SalazarBook for Older Children2023
Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution by Sherri WinstonBook for Older Children2023
Undercover Latina (The Factory) by Aya De LeonBooks for Older Children2023
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela JoyBooks for Younger Children2023
Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader by Michelle DusterBooks for Younger Children2023
Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women by Christine McDonnellBooks for Younger Children2023
Because Claudette by Tracey BaptisteBooks for Younger Children2023
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Tonya BoldenBooks for Younger Children2023
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story by Martha BrockenbroughBooks for Younger Children2023
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision by Yolanda GladdenBooks for Younger Children2023
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker HarveyBooks for Younger Children2023
Until Someone Listens: A Story About Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission by Estela JuarezBooks for Younger Children2023
Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis PinkneyBooks for Younger Children2023
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines by Dean RobbinsBooks for Younger Children2023
The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford--Ally, Activist, and Co-Founder of PFLAG by Rob SandersBooks for Younger Children2023

Descriptions

The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social equality. The awards have been presented annually since 1953. They were previously given jointly by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association, but are now presented solely by the Jane Addams Peace Association.

The Jane Addams Children's Book Award was originally awarded to one book per year without categories. A Picture Book category was added in 1993; the award is currently given to two books annually, one for older children and one for younger children. In 2003, the time of year the award is given changed from September, honoring Jane Addams' birthday, to April, honoring the WILPF's birthday. (English, Member-written)

Finalists publicized for first time in 2020, then in 2022-23, but apparently not in '21.

(English, Technical/disambiguation notice)

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