CBC Favorites Awards Lists
Every year, a half million kids, teens, teachers, and librarians coast to coast read and rate hundreds of new books for the Children's Book Council—we've just announced the 2025 top-rated books! Download the 2025 award lists in spreadsheets and PDFs. Below are the 2025 award winners as well as past years' lists.
2025 Young Adult Favorites
2025 Teacher Favorites
2025 Middle-Grade Favorites
2025 Librarian Favorites
2025 Children's K-2nd Grade Favorites
2025 Children's 3rd-5th Grade Favorites
2023 Young Adult Favorites
2023 Middle-Grade Favorites
2023 Librarian Favorites
2023 Children’s K-2nd Grade Favorites
2023 Children's 3rd-5th Grade Favorites