2027 Newbery and Caldecott winners: announced January 25, 2027
The 2027 Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Geisel Award and Batchelder Award will be announced on Monday, January 25, 2027, at 10 a.m. Central Time, at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards at the Hilton Chicago. Anyone can watch the announcement live at ala.unikron.com and the American Library Association's Facebook page.
We will add the new winners and Honor Books to this page that week. Until then, here are the most recent ones, which are still new enough to make great gifts.
Newbery Medal: the latest winner and Honor Books (2026)
Winner2026All the Blues in the SkyRenée Watson2026 Newbery Medal winnerA Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto AlvarezMaría Dolores ÁguilaHonor2026A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto AlvarezMaría Dolores Águila2026 Newbery Medal Honor BookThe Nine Moons of Han Yu and LuliKarina Yan GlaserHonor2026The Nine Moons of Han Yu and LuliKarina Yan Glaser2026 Newbery Medal Honor Book
Honor2026The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II StoryDaniel Nayeri2026 Newbery Medal Honor Book
Honor2026The Undead Fox of Deadwood ForestAubrey Hartman2026 Newbery Medal Honor BookCaldecott Medal: the latest winner and Honor Books (2026)
Honor2026Every Monday MabelJashar Awan2026 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Honor2026Our LakeAngie Kang2026 Caldecott Medal Honor BookStalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little CaveDrew BeckmeyerHonor2026Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little CaveDrew Beckmeyer2026 Caldecott Medal Honor BookSundustZeke PeñaHonor2026SundustZeke Peña2026 Caldecott Medal Honor BookGeisel Award: the latest winner and Honor Books (2026)
Batchelder Award: the latest winner and Honor Books (2024)
Winner2024Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to ExploreSeiji Yoshida2024 Batchelder Award winnerLater, When I’m BigBette WesteraHonor2024Later, When I’m BigBette Westera2024 Batchelder Award Honor Book
Honor2024PardalitaJoana Estrela2024 Batchelder Award Honor Book
Honor2024The House of the Lost on the CapeSachiko Kashiwaba2024 Batchelder Award Honor BookOther awards to watch
- Governor General's Awards, Canada: usually November.
- Carnegie Medals, Britain: shortlist in March, winners in June.
- CBCA Book of the Year, Australia: August.
Questions about the 2027 awards
When are the 2027 Newbery and Caldecott winners announced?
On Monday, January 25, 2027, at 10 a.m. Central Time, at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards in Chicago. The announcement is streamed live and needs no registration.
Which awards are announced that day?
The Youth Media Awards cover about twenty awards for children's and teen books. Besides the Newbery, Caldecott, Geisel and Batchelder, which this site follows, they include the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the Printz Award for young adult books and the Sibert Medal for information books.
Can I guess the winners in advance?
Many libraries and schools run Mock Newbery and Mock Caldecott clubs in the autumn, where children read the year's strongest books and vote. The real committee's choices are kept secret until the announcement, and they are often a surprise.
When are the other big children's book prizes announced?
Canada's Governor General's Literary Awards are usually announced in November, Britain's Carnegie Medals in June, and the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year awards in August.