Favorites Awards

The books on the annual FAVORITES lists are new books read and rated by thousands of children, teachers, and librarians in rural, suburban, and urban schools and libraries across the U.S. every year!

The Children’s, Middle-Grade, Young Adult, Teacher, and Librarian FAVORITES Awards are the most diverse and vibrant book lists anywhere.

The ILA and CBC have co-coordinated the Choices program since 1974. The program was paused in 2020 and now the CBC has agreed to run the program in full. We are grateful to the ILA for their years of work in making these lists a go-to resource for educators, librarians, and caregivers.

Each year, children, teens, teachers, and librarians across 50 states read newly published K-12 grade books and vote for the ones they like best. Over 70 coordinators nationwide display hundreds of publisher-submitted titles in their schools and libraries so that every book can be read and voted on. The books with the most votes become the annual CBC Favorites Awards Lists, a group of 12 lists showcasing new books that young readers, teachers, and librarians loved reading. The CBC then promotes these lists nationally as resources for all educators and children’s book lovers.

SEARCHABLE WINNING TITLES

Favorites Awards CBC searchable book lists — 2023 available. 2024 lists coming soon!

PAST YEARS WINNING TITLES

2023 Favorite Awards PDF — for all groups and grades
2023 Favorite Awards spreadsheet — for all groups and grades

View the lists when they were known as Children’s Choices, Young Adults’ Choices, and Teacher’s Choices.

Publishers: Submissions are currently CLOSED. To learn more about submitting titles next year, check out past submission guidelines. Email cbc.info@cbcbooks.org with questions.