Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 1973 -- honoring excellence in children’s literature as judged by a jury of peers
From Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
- 6,247 Resources including
- 628 Videos
- 371 Book Readings
- 607 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 429 book results
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2021)
65+ Resources19 Awards
The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
(Picture Book Text Honor, 2020)
50+ Resources22 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Winner, 2021)
50+ Resources18 Awards
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2015)
45+ Resources15 Awards
I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Picture Book Text Finalist, 2021)
45+ Resources15 Awards
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
45+ Resources11 Awards
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Nonfiction Winner, 2015)
40+ Resources15 Awards
Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson and Nina Mata
(Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021)
40+ Resources9 Awards
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
by Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
40+ Resources12 Awards
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2018)
40+ Resources12 Awards
Challenger Deep
by Neal Shusterman and Brendan Shusterman
(Young Adult Winner, 2016)
40+ Resources10 Awards
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022)
40+ Resources11 Awards
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
(Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2012)
35+ Resources12 Awards
All Because You Matter
by Tami Charles and Bryan Collier
(Picture Book Text Winner, 2021)
35+ Resources8 Awards
A First Time for Everything
by Dan Santat
(Illustration for Older Readers Finalist, 2024)
(Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Finalist, 2024)
35+ Resources12 Awards
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022)
35+ Resources8 Awards
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
by Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpenter
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2022)
35+ Resources8 Awards
Joyful Song: A Naming Story
by Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal
(Picture Book Illustration Finalist, 2025)
35+ Resources12 Awards
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
(Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2021)
35+ Resources7 Awards
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Illustration for Older Readers Finalist, 2021)
35+ Resources11 Awards
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
by Don Tate
(Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Winner, 2021)
30+ Resources5 Awards
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2004)
30+ Resources10 Awards
Jazz
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
(Picture Book Text Winner, 2007)
30+ Resources8 Awards
