2022 ALA Youth Media Awards

Winners and Honor books for the 2022 awards

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Book cover for "The big bath house"
Star rating for The big bath house
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book
Description:
Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
Book cover for "Bodies are cool"
Star rating for Bodies are cool
Author:
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Notes:
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book
Description:
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate bodies of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors, with different kinds of hair, eyes, spots, scars, and more.
Book cover for "Boogie boogie, y'all"
Star rating for Boogie boogie, y'all
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Pura Belpre Illustrator honor book
Description:
Lively and colorful with a read-aloud beat, this picture book celebrates the rich culture of the Boogie Down Bronx, inviting readers to an epic block party!
Book cover for "A boy named Isamu"
Star rating for A boy named Isamu
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Notes:
Asian Pacific Islander Picture Book honor
Description:
Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, seeing things Isamu sees through the eyes of a young artist.
Book cover for "Bright star"
Star rating for Bright star
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Pura Belpre Illustrator honor book
Description:
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
Book cover for "Laxmi's mooch"
Star rating for Laxmi's mooch
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten book
Description:
After Laxmi's friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.
Book cover for "The people remember"
Star rating for The people remember
Average Rating:
3 stars
Notes:
Coretta Scott King Author honor book
Description:
Recounts the journey of African descendants in America by connecting their history to the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
Book cover for "Watercress"
Star rating for Watercress
Author:
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
Caldecott winner, Newbery honor book, and Asian Pacific Islander Picture Book winner
Description:
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
Book cover for "We wait for the sun"
Star rating for We wait for the sun
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Coretta Scott King Illustrator honor book
Description:
A biography of civil rights lawyer and activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree.
Book cover for "Wonder walkers"
Star rating for Wonder walkers
Average Rating:
4 stars
Notes:
Caldecott honor book
Description:
"Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them"--