WGU C970: Grade Levels for Award-Winning Children’s Books

Newbery Award Winners

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
New Kid	Jerry Craft	2019	Grades 4-7	Ages 9-12
The Undefeated	Kwame Alexander	2019	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut	Derrick Barnes	2017	Grades K-5	Ages 4-8
Roller Girl	Victoria Jamieson	2015	Grades 4-8	Ages 8-12
The Last Stop on Market Street	Matt de la Pena	2015	Grades PreK-1	Ages 3-7
El Deafo	CeCe Bell	2014	Grades 3-7	Ages 8-12
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures	Kate DiCamillo	2013	Grades 3-7	Ages 8-12

Caldecott Award Winners

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Watercress	Andrea Wang	2021	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
A Different Pond	Bao Phi	2017	Grades K-5	Ages 4-9
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Jean Michel Basquiat	Javaka Steptoe	2016	Grades K-5	Ages 4-9
The Invention of Hugo Cabret	Brian Selznick	2007	Grades 3-7	Ages 8-12
Henry’s Freedom Box	Ellen Levine	2007	Grades 1-5	Ages 6-10
Rosa	Nikki Giovanni	2005	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10
Coming on Home Soon	Jacqueline Woodson	2004	Grades K-4	Ages 4-9
Grandfather’s Journey	Allen Say	1993	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Lon Po Po	Ed Young	1989	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8

Coretta Scott King Award Winners

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Sulwe	Lupita Nyong’o	2019	Grades PreK-3	Ages 3-8
March: Book 3	John Lewis & Andrew Aydin	2016	Grades 6-12	Ages 12+
Freedom in Congo Square	Carole Boston	2016	Grades K-4	Ages 5-9
Trombone Shorty	Troy Andrews	2015	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Firebird	Misty Copeland	2014	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
March: Book 1	John Lewis & Andrew Aydin	2013	Grades 6-12	Ages 12+
Each Kindness	Jacqueline Woodson	2012	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10
Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of Young Jimi Hendrix	Gary Golio	2010	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10

Schneider Family Book Award Winners

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion	Shannon Stocker	2022	Grades 2-6	Ages 7-11
A Walk in the Words	Hudson Talbott	2021	Grades 1-5	Ages 6-10
All the Way to the Top	Annette Bay Pimental	2020	Grades K-4	Ages 5-9
I Talk Like a River	Jordan Scott	2020	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
A Friend for Henry	Jenn Bailey	2019	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
The Remember Balloons	Jessie Oliveros	2018	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Silent Day, Silent Dreams	Allen Say	2017	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Emmanuel’s Dream	Laurie Ann Thompson	2015	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille	Jen Bryant	2016	Grades 1-5	Ages 6-10

Stonewall Book Award Winners

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Kapaemahu	Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson	2022	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10
Grandad’s Camper	Harry Woodgate	2021	Grades K-3	Ages 3-7
Julian is a Mermaid	Jessica Love	2018	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
When Aidan Became a Brother	Kyle Lukoff	2019	Grades PreK-2	Ages 3-7
Drama	Raina Telgemeier	2014	Grades 4-8	Ages 9-13
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress	Christine Baldacchino	2014	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8

Pura Belpré Award Winners

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Frizzy	Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra	2022	Grades 3-7	Ages 8-12
Dancing Hands	Margarita Engle	2019	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
My Papi Has a Motorcycle	Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña	2019	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré	Anika Aldamuy Denise	2019	Grades K-4	Ages 5-9
Dreamers	Yuyi Morales	2018	Grades K-2	Ages 3-9
Mango, Abuela, and Me	Meg Medina and Angela Dominguez	2017	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
All Around Us	Xelena Gonzalez and Adriana M. Garcia	2017	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Drum Dream Girl	Margarita Engle and Rafael López	2015	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Me, Frida	Amy Novesky and David Diaz	2015	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation	Duncan Tonatiuh	2014	Grades 2-6	Ages 7-11
The Storyteller’s Candle	Lucia Gonzalez	2012	Grades K-4	Ages 5-9
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match	Monica Brown and Sara Palacios	2011	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
Harvesting Hope	Kathleen Krull	2003	Grades 2-5	Ages 7-10

American Indian Youth Children’s Literature Award

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Fry Bread	Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal	2019	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Birdsong	Julie Flett	2019	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
All Around Us	Xelena Gonzalez and Adriana M. Garcia	2017	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Caribou Song	Tomson Highway and John Rombough	2016	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
Kohala Kuamo’o: Nae’ole’s Race to Save a King	Kekauleleanae’ole Kawai’ae’a	2010	Grades 2-6	Ages 7-11
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light	Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson	2010	Grades 3-7	Ages 8-12
Shanyaak’utlaax: Salmon Boy	Eds. Johnny Marks et al.	2017	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10

Notable Books for a Global Society

Book Title	Author	Year	Grade Level	Age Range
Sitting Shiva	Erin Silver	2022	Grades 4-8	Ages 9-13
Powow Day	Traci Sorell and Madelyn Goodnight	2022	Grades K-3	Ages 4-8
The Arabic Quilt	Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan	2020	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
The Magic Fish	Trung Le Nguyen	2020	Grades 6-10	Ages 12-16
The Cat Man of Aleppo	Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham	2020	Grades K-5	Ages 5-10
Drawn Together	Minh Lê and Dan Santat	2018	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
The Day You Begin	Jacqueline Woodson	2018	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8
The Name Jar	Yangsook Choi	2003	Grades K-4	Ages 4-8

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Key Findings:

• Picture Books: Most range from PreK-Grade 5 (Ages 3-10)
• Middle Grade: Grades 3-8 (Ages 8-13)
• Graphic Novels: Often span wider age ranges (Grades 3-8)
• Early Readers: PreK-Grade 2 (Ages 3-7)

Note: Grade levels and age ranges can vary between publishers and reading level assessments. These are general guidelines based on publisher recommendations and educational resources.