Américas Award
{{short description|Children's and young adult book award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Américas Award
| image =
| imagesize = 250px
| caption =
| awarded_for = Encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use
| presenter = Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs, coordinated by Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies and Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American Studies
| country = United States
| year = 1993
| website = {{URL|claspprograms.org/americasaward}}
}}
The Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is literary award presented annually that recognizes high quality "children's and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use." It was first awarded in 1993 by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).{{Cite web|url=http://www.claspprograms.org/americasaward|title=Americas Award @ CLASP|last=|first=|date=|website=Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405040700/http://claspprograms.org/americasaward|archive-date=2023-04-05|access-date=2020-02-01|url-status=live}} The award is presented annually at a ceremony at the Library of Congress during Hispanic Heritage Month, along with coordinating workshops for teachers.{{cite web |title=Award Ceremony |url=http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/69/Award-Ceremony |website=CLASP |accessdate=8 December 2019 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211201143/http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/69/Award-Ceremony |url-status=live }}
History
The Américas Award was proposed in 1992 within the Teaching and Outreach Committee of the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs.{{Cite book|title=The Américas Award : honoring Latin@ children's and young adult literature of the Americas|last=Quiroa|first=Ruth|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4985-0160-6|editor-last=Henderson|editor-first=Laretta|location=Lanham, Maryland|pages=30|chapter=Envisioning tomorrow : the musings of Julie Kline on the history and future of the Américas Award|oclc=933386001}} Julie Kline, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, served as the committee chair for the first 3 years of the award and then went on to be the award coordinator for many years.{{Cite book|title=The Américas Award : honoring Latin@ children's and young adult literature of the Americas|last=Quiroa|first=Ruth|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4985-0160-6|editor-last=Henderson|editor-first=Laretta|location=Lanham, Maryland|pages=33|chapter=Envisioning tomorrow : the musings of Julie Kline on the history and future of the Américas Award|oclc=933386001}} Coordination for the award later moved to Latin American Studies centers at Tulane and Vanderbilt Universities.{{Cite book|title=The Américas Award : honoring Latin@ children's and young adult literature of the Americas|last=Henderson|first=Laretta|publisher=Lexington Books|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4985-0160-6|editor-last=Henderson|editor-first=Laretta|location=Lanham, Maryland|pages=5|chapter=The Américas Award: Latin@ Youth Literature for the K-12 Classroom|oclc=933386001}} A full research collection of all winning, honor, and commended titles is kept and maintained by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee at the Golda Meir Library.{{cite web |title=Research Collection |url=http://www.claspprograms.org/pages/detail/76/Research-Collection |website=CLASP |accessdate=27 January 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607135325/https://claspprograms.org/americas-award/research-collection/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Curriculum Collection Book Lists: Américas Collection |url=https://guides.library.uwm.edu/CCM_booklists |website=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |accessdate=27 January 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127204252/https://guides.library.uwm.edu/CCM_booklists |url-status=live }}
Criteria and Eligibility
The award judges will evaluate books based on
- Distinctive literary quality;
- Cultural contextualization;
- Exceptional integration of text, illustration and design;
- Potential for classroom use.{{cite web |title=The Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature |url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/clas/americas-award/ |publisher=Vanderbilt University |accessdate=1 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001173457/https://as.vanderbilt.edu/clas/americas-award/ |url-status=live }}
In order to be eligible for the award, a title must meet the following criteria:
- The book must be published in the preceding year.
- The title may be for primary or secondary reading levels.
- Language of publication may be English, Spanish, Portuguese, or any language indigenous to the Americas.
- The book must be published in the United States or by a publisher with offices within the U.S.
- Submissions may be fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction.
- A book will only be considered in its first year of publication in the United States. A book originally published in the U.S. in English with a translated edition in a subsequent year will only be eligible the first year of the edition.{{cite web |title=Nomination Guidelines |url=http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/67/Nomination-Guidelines |website=Americas Award |publisher=CLASP |accessdate=1 October 2019 |archive-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913144258/http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/67/Nomination-Guidelines |url-status=live }}
Recipients
| class="sortable wikitable"
|+ Américas Award Recipients, Honorable Mentions, and Commended books {{cite web |title=Award Winners |url=http://www.claspprograms.org/pages/detail/68/Award-Winners |website=Americas Award |publisher=CLASP |accessdate=1 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001181215/http://www.claspprograms.org/pages/detail/68/Award-Winners |url-status=live }} ! scope="col" width="5%"|Year ! scope="col"width="30%"|Title ! scope="col" width="20%"|Author ! scope="col"width="20%"|Illustrator ! scope="col"width="15%"|Publisher ! scope="col"width="10%"|Result |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="7" | 1993 | Vejigante Masquerader | {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} | {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} |Winner |
| Abuela's Weave
| {{sort|castaneda, omar s.|Omar S. Castañeda}} | {{sort|sanchez, enrique o|Enrique O. Sánchez}} |Commended |
| Celebrating the Hero
| {{sort|becerra de jenkins, lyll |Lyll Becerra de Jenkins}} | |Commended |
| For the Life of Laetitia
| {{sort|hodge, herle|Merle Hodge}} | |Commended |
| Hue Boy
| {{sort|phillips mitchell, rita|Rita Phillips Mitchell}} | {{sort|binch, caroline|Caroline Binch}} |Commended |
| {{sort|little painter of sabana grande|The Little Painter of Sabana Grande}}
| {{sort|Maloney Markun, patricia |Patricia Maloney Markun}} | {{sort|casilla, robert|Robert Casilla}} |Commended |
| Radio Man
| {{sort|Dorros, arthur|Arthur Dorros}} | {{sort|Dorros, arthur|Arthur Dorros}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="39" | 1994 | {{sort|mermaid's twin sister|The Mermaid’s Twin Sister}} | {{sort|joseph, lynn|Lynn Joseph}} | |Winner |
| Alexandro's Gift
| {{sort|albert, richard e|Richard E. Albert}} | {{sort|long, sylvia|Sylvia Long}} |Commended |
| Angel's Kite / La estrella de Ángel
| {{sort|blanco, alberto|Alberto Blanco}} | {{sort|morales, rodolfo|Rodolfo Morales}} |Commended |
| Beyond the Ancient Cities
|{{sort|merino, jose maria|José María Merino}}, trans. by Helen Lane | |Commended |
| Billy
| {{sort|roybal, laura|Laura Roybal}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|bossy gallito|The Bossy Gallito: A Traditional Cuban Folk Tale}}
| {{sort|Gonzalez, Lucia M.|Lucía M. González}} | {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} |Commended |
| Caribbean Alphabet
| {{sort|lessac, frane|Frané Lessac}} | {{sort|lessac, frane|Frané Lessac}} |Commended |
| Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States
| {{sort|Carlson, Lori marie|Lori Marie Carlson}} (ed.) | |Commended |
| {{sort|day's work|A Day's Work}}
| {{sort|bunting, eve|Eve Bunting}} | {{sort|himler, ronald|Ronald Himler}} |Commended |
| De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children
| {{sort|Orozco, Jose-Luis |Jose-Luis Orozco}} | {{sort|Kleven, Elisa |Elisa Kleven}} |Commended |
| Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad
| {{sort|Presilla, Maricel E. |Maricel E. Presilla}} | {{sort|Espinosa Ferrer, Ismael |Ismael Espinosa Ferrer}} |Commended |
| {{sort|las nanas de abuelita|Las nanas de abuelita / Grandmother's Nursery Rhymes}}
| {{sort|Palacio Jaramillo, Nelly |Nelly Palacio Jaramillo}} | {{sort|Savadier, Elivia |Elivia Savadier}} |Commended |
| How Music Came to the World: An Ancient Mexican Myth
| {{sort|Ober, Hal |Hal Ober}} | {{sort|Ober, Carol |Carol Ober}} |Commended |
| How Night Came from the Sea: A Story from Brazil
| {{sort|Gerson, Mary-Joan |Mary-Joan Gerson}} | {{sort|Golembe, Carla |Carla Golembe}} |Commended |
| The Hummingbird's Gift
| {{sort|Czernecki, Stefan |Stefan Czernecki}} and Timothy Rhodes | {{sort|Reyes de Silva, Juliana|Juliana Reyes de Silva}} and Juan Hilario Silva |Commended |
| I Have a News: Rhymes from the Caribbean
| {{sort|Philip, Neil |Neil Philip}} (ed.) | {{sort|Mair, Jacqueline |Jacqueline Mair}} |Commended |
| Imagining Isabel
| {{sort|castaneda, omar s.|Omar S. Castañeda}} | |Commended |
| Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico
| {{sort|Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.|Carmen T. Bernier-Grand}} | {{sort|Ramos Nieves, Ernesto |Ernesto Ramos Nieves}} |Commended |
| The Legend of the Poinsettia
| {{sort|depaola, tomie|Tomie dePaola}} | {{sort|depaola, tomie|Tomie dePaola}} |Commended |
| Lights on the River
| {{sort|thomas, jane resh|Jane Resh Thomas}} | {{sort|dooling, michael|Michael Dooling}} |Commended |
| Not a Copper Penny in Me House: Poems from the Caribbean
| {{sort|gunning, monica|Monica Gunning}} | {{sort|lessac, frane|Frané Lessac}} |Commended |
| My Two Worlds
| {{sort|gordon, ginger|Ginger Gordon}} | {{sort|cooper, martha|Martha Cooper}} |Commended |
| Over Here It's Different: Carolina's Story
| {{sort|dawsin, mildred|Mildred Leinweber Dawson}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| Pablo's Tree
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|lang, cecily|Cecily Lang}} |Commended |
| Platero y yo / Platero and I
| {{sort|jimenez, juan ramon|Juan Ramón Jiménez}} | {{sort|frasconi, antonio|Antonio Frasconi}} |Commended |
| Ransom for a River Dolphin
| {{sort|kendall, sarita|Sarita Kendall}} | |Commended |
| Rata-Pata-Scata-Fata: A Caribbean Story
| {{sort|gershator, phillis|Phillis Gershator}} | {{sort|meade, holly|Holly Meade}} |Commended |
| {{sort|red comb|The Red Comb}}
| {{sort|pico, fernando|Fernando Picó}} | {{sort|ordonez, maria antonia|María Antonia Ordóñez}} | BridgeWater Books |Commended |
| Rio Grande Stories
| {{sort|meyer, carolyn|Carolyn Meyer}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|sad night|The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss}}
| {{sort|mathews, sally schofer|Sally Schofer Mathews}} | {{sort|mathews, sally schofer|Sally Schofer Mathews}} |Commended |
| Saturday Market
| {{sort|grossman, patricia|Patricia Grossman}} | {{sort|sanchez, enrique o|Enrique O. Sánchez}} |Commended |
| {{sort|tale of rabbit and coyote|The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote}}
| {{sort|johnston, tony|Tony Johnston}} | {{sort|depaola, tomie|Tomie dePaola}} |Commended |
| Tap-Tap
| {{sort|williams, karen lynn|Karen Lynn Williams}} | {{sort|stock, catherine|Catherine Stock}} |Commended |
| {{sort|tree that rains|The Tree That Rains: The Flood Myth of the Huichol Indians of Mexico}}
| {{sort|bernhard, emery|Emery Bernhard}} | {{sort|bernhard, Durga|Durga Bernhard}} | Holiday House |Commended |
| Tukama Tootles the Flute: A Tale from the Antilles
| {{sort|gershator, phillis|Phillis Gershator}} | {{sort|saint james, synthia|Synthia Saint James}} |Commended |
| Voices from the Fields : Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories
| {{sort|akin, s beth|S. Beth Atkin}} | |Commended |
| Walking Stars: Stories of Magic and Power
| {{sort|villasenor, victor|Victor Villaseñor}} | |Commended |
| When the Monkeys Came Back
| {{sort|franklin, kristine|Kristine L. Franklin}} | {{sort|roth, robert|Robert Roth}} |Commended |
| Where the Flame Trees Bloom
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | {{sort|matorell, antonio|Antonio Martorell}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="23" | 1995 | {{sort|temple, frances|Frances Temple}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|island like you|An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio}} | {{sort|ortiz cofer, judith|Judith Ortiz Cofer}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Chato's Kitchen | {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | {{sort|guevara, susan|Susan Guevara}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Heart of a Jaguar | {{sort|talbert, marc|Marc Talbert}} | |Honor |
| Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
| {{sort|herrera, juan felipe|Juan Felipe Herrera}} | {{sort|simmons, elly|Elly Simmons}} |Commended |
| Canto familiar
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | {{sort|nelson, annika|Annika Nelson}} |Commended |
| {{sort|caribbean dozen|A Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets}}
| {{sort|agard, john|John Agard}} and Grace Nichols (eds.) | {{sort|felstead, cathie|Cathie Felstead}} |Commended |
| Carlos, Light the Farolito
| {{sort|Ciavonne, Jean|Jean Ciavonne}} | {{sort|clair, donna|Donna Clair}} |Commended |
| {{sort|faithful friend|The Faithful Friend}}
| {{sort|san souci, robert d.|Robert D. San Souci}} | {{sort|pinkney, brian|Brian Pinkney}} |Commended |
| {{sort|farolitos of christmas|The Farolitos of Christmas}}
| {{sort|Anaya, Rudolfo |Rudolfo Anaya}} | {{sort|Gonzales, Edward |Edward Gonzales}} |Commended |
| Fernando's Gift / El Regalo de Fernando
| {{sort|Keister, Douglas |Douglas Keister}} | {{sort|Keister, Douglas |Douglas Keister}} | Sierra Club Books for Children |Commended |
| Fiesta U.S.A.
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| {{sort|gullywasher|The Gullywasher}}
| {{sort|Rossi, Joyce |Joyce Rossi}} | {{sort|Rossi, Joyce |Joyce Rossi}} |Commended |
| Hi
| {{sort|Scott, Ann Herbert |Ann Herbert Scott}} | {{sort|Coalson, Glo |Glo Coalson}} |Commended |
| How Iwariwa the Cayman Learned to Share: A Yanomami Myth
| {{sort|Crespo, George |George Crespo}} | {{sort|Crespo, George |George Crespo}} |Commended |
| Indio
| {{sort|Garland, Sherry |Sherry Garland}} | |Commended |
| Isla / La isla
| {{sort|Dorros, arthur|Arthur Dorros}} | {{sort|Dorros, arthur|Arthur Dorros}} |Commended |
| Juan Bobo and the Horse of Seven Colors: a Puerto Rican Legend
| {{sort|Mike, Jan |Jan Mike}} | {{sort|Reasoner, Charles |Charles Reasoner}} | Troll Associates |Commended |
| {{sort|magic feather|The Magic Feather: A Jamaican Legend}}
| {{sort|Rojany, Lisa |Lisa Rojany}} | {{sort|Kuznicki, Philip |Philip Kuznicki}} | Troll Associates |Commended |
| Mediopollito / Half-Chicken
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | {{sort|Howard, Kim |Kim Howard}} |Commended |
| My First Book of Proverbs / Mi primer libro de dichos
| {{sort|Gonzalez, Ralfka |Ralfka González}} and Ana Ruiz | |Commended |
| Pedro Fools the Gringo and Other Tales of a Latin American Trickster
| {{sort|Brusca, Maria Cristina |María Cristina Brusca}} and Tona Wilson | {{sort|Brusca, Maria Cristina |María Cristina Brusca}} |Commended |
| People of Corn: A Mayan Story
| {{sort|Gerson, Mary-Joan |Mary-Joan Gerson}} | {{sort|Golembe, Carla |Carla Golembe}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="25" | 1996 | In My Family / En mi familia | {{sort|garza, carmen lomas|Carmen Lomas Garza}} | {{sort|garza, carmen lomas|Carmen Lomas Garza}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Parrot in the Oven | {{sort|martinez, victor|Victor Martínez}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games and Songs for Children | {{sort|hallworth, grace|Grace Hallworth}} | {{sort|binch, caroline|Caroline Binch}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|becerra de jenkins, lyll |Lyll Becerra de Jenkins}} | |Honor |
| Alphabet City Ballet
| {{sort|Tamar, Erika |Erika Tamar}} | |Commended |
| Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope
| {{sort|Cooper, Martha |Martha Cooper}} and Ginger Gordon | |Commended |
| Barrio Streets, Carnival Dreams: Three Generations of Latino Artistry
| {{sort|Carlson, Lori marie|Lori Marie Carlson}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|bear for miguel|A Bear for Miguel}}
| {{sort|Alphin, Elaine Marie |Elaine Marie Alphin}} | {{sort|Sandin, Joan |Joan Sandin}} |Commended |
| {{sort|big idea|The Big Idea}}
| {{sort|Schecter, Ellen |Ellen Schecter}} | {{sort|Dorsey, Bob |Bob Dorsey}} |Commended |
| {{sort|boda|La Boda: A Mexican Wedding Celebration}}
| {{sort|Van Laan, Nancy |Nancy Van Laan}} | {{sort|Arroyo, Andrea |Andrea Arroyo}} |Commended |
| {{sort|caribbean counting book|A Caribbean Counting Book}}
| {{sort|Charles, Faustin |Faustin Charles}} | {{sort|Arenson, Roberta |Roberta Arenson}} |Commended |
| Chave's Memories: Los Recuerdos De Chave
| {{sort|Delgado, Maria Isabel |María Isabel Delgado}} | {{sort|Symank, Yvonne |Yvonne Symank}} |Commended |
| Confetti: Poems For Children
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|sanchez, enrique o |Enrique O. Sánchez}} |Commended |
| Darkfright
| {{sort|Huth, Holly Young |Holly Young Huth}} | {{sort|Stow, Jenny |Jenny Stow}} |Commended |
| Elena
| {{sort|Stanley, Diane |Diane Stanley}} | |Commended |
| Firefly Summer
| {{sort|Belpre, Pura |Pura Belpré}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|garden of happiness|The Garden of Happiness}}
| {{sort|Tamar, Erika |Erika Tamar}} | {{sort|Lambase, Barbara |Barbara Lambase}} |Commended |
| Going Home
| {{sort|bunting, eve|Eve Bunting}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Commended |
| {{sort|golden flower|The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico}}
| {{sort|Jaffe, Nina |Nina Jaffe}} | {{sort|sanchez, enrique o|Enrique O. Sánchez}} |Commended |
| Golden Tales: Myths, Legends and Folktales from Latin America / De oro y esmeraldas: mitos, leyendas y cuentos popules de latinoamérica
| {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} | |Commended |
| Good News!
| {{sort|Chavez Silverman, Sarita |Sarita Chávez Silverman}} | {{sort|Levine, Melinda |Melinda Levine}} | Hampton-Brown |Commended |
| Hooray, a Piñata!
| {{sort|Kleven, Elisa |Elisa Kleven}} | {{sort|Kleven, Elisa |Elisa Kleven}} |Commended |
| In Rosa's Mexico
| {{sort|Geeslin, Campbell |Campbell Geeslin}} | {{sort|Arroyo, Andrea |Andrea Arroyo}} |Commended |
| Jade and Iron: Latin American Tales from Two Cultures
|{{sort|Aldana, Patricia |Patricia Aldana}} (ed.), trans. by Hugh Hazelton | {{sort|Garay, Luis |Luis Garay}} | Groundwood Books / Douglas & McIntyre Ltd |Commended |
| Jalapeño Bagels
| {{sort|Wing, Natasha |Natasha Wing}} | {{sort|casilla, robert|Robert Casilla}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="33" | 1997 | {{sort|circuit|The Circuit}} | {{sort|jimenez, francisco|Francisco Jiménez}} | | University of New Mexico Press |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|face at the window|The Face at the Window}} | {{sort|hanson, regina|Regina Hanson}} | {{sort|Saport, Linda |Linda Saport}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem | {{sort|bloom, valeria|Valerie Bloom}} | {{sort|Axtell, David |David Axtell}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Honor |
| Angela Weaves a Dream: The Story of a Young Maya Artist
| {{sort|Sola, Michele |Michèle Solá}} | {{sort|Foxx, Jeffrey Jay |Jeffrey Jay Foxx}} |Commended |
| Baseball in the Barrios
| {{sort|Horenstein, Henry |Henry Horenstein}} | {{sort|Horenstein, Henry |Henry Horenstein}} | Gulliver Books / Harcourt Brace |Commended |
| {{sort|birthday swap|The Birthday Swap / ¡Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños!}}
| {{sort|Lopez, Loretta |Loretta López}} | {{sort|Lopez, Loretta |Loretta López}} |Commended |
| Buried Onions
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | |Commended |
| Butterfly Boy
| {{sort|Kroll, Virginia |Virginia Kroll}} | {{sort|Suzan, Gerardo |Gerardo Suzán}} |Commended |
| Carlos and the Skunk / Carlos Y El Zorrillo
| {{sort|Stevens, Jan Romero |Jan Romero Stevens}} | {{sort|Arnold, Jeanne |Jeanne Arnold}} | Rising Moon |Commended |
| Celebrate! In Central America
| {{sort|Viesti, Joe |Joe Viesti}} and Diane Hall | {{sort|Viesti, Joe |Joe Viesti}} |Commended |
| Cocoa Ice
| {{sort|Appelbaum, Diana |Diana Appelbaum}} | {{sort|meade, holly|Holly Meade}} |Commended |
| {{sort|cucaracha martina|La Cucaracha Martina: A Caribbean Folktale / Un cuento folklorico del Caribe}}
| {{sort|Moreton, Daniel |Daniel Moretón}} | {{sort|Moreton, Daniel |Daniel Moretón}} | Turtle Books |Commended |
| Cuckoo / Cucu
|{{sort|Ehlert, Lois |Lois Ehlert}}, trans. by Gloria de Aragón Andújar | {{sort|Ehlert, Lois |Lois Ehlert}} |Commended |
| Day of the Dead
| {{sort|johnston, tony|Tony Johnston}} | {{sort|Winter, Jeanette |Jeanette Winter}} |Commended |
| Dear Abuelita / Querida Abuelita
| {{sort|Keane, Sofia Meza |Sofía Meza Keane}} | {{sort|sanchez, enrique o|Enrique O. Sánchez}} | Rigby |Commended |
| Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America
| {{sort|Orozco, Jose-Luis |Jose-Luis Orozco}} (ed.) | {{sort|Kleven, Elisa |Elisa Kleven}} |Commended |
| From Father to Son / De padre a hijo
| {{sort|Almada, Patricia |Patricia Almada}} | {{sort|de Lopez, Marianno |Marianno de López}} | Rigby |Commended |
| Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet In Spanish And English
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | {{sort|Silva, Simon |Simón Silva}} |Commended |
| Grannie Jus' Come!
| {{sort|Sisnett, Ana |Ana Sisnett}} | {{sort|Lusebrink, Karen |Karen Lusebrink}} |Commended |
| I Am Of Two Places / Soy de dos lugares
| {{sort|Carden, Mary |Mary Carden}} and Mary Cappellini (eds.) | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} | Rigby |Commended |
| Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos y Otros Poemas de Primavera
| {{sort|Alarcon, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Alarcón}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| {{sort|little salmon for witness|A Little Salmon for Witness: A Story from Trinidad}}
| {{sort|Rahaman, Vashanti |Vashanti Rahaman}} | {{sort|Speidel, Sandra |Sandra Speidel}} |Commended |
| {{sort|lizard and the sun|The Lizard and the Sun / La lagartija y el sol}}
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | {{sort|davalos, felipe|Felipe Dávalos}} |Commended |
| Mexico's Marvelous Corn / El maravilloso maíz de México
| {{sort|González-Jensen, Margarita |Margarita González-Jensen}} | {{sort|González-Jensen, Margarita |Margarita González-Jensen}} | Rigby |Commended |
| Novio Boy
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | |Commended |
| Perdito's Day
| {{sort|Garay, Luis |Luis Garay}} | {{sort|Garay, Luis |Luis Garay}} |Commended |
| Señor Cat's Romance and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America
| {{sort|Gonzalez, Lucia M.|Lucía M. González}} | {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} |Commended |
| Spirits of the High Mesa
| {{sort|Martinez, Floyd |Floyd Martínez}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|story of dona chila|The Story of Dona Chila / El cuento de Doña Chila}}
| {{sort|Capellini, Mary |Mary Capellini}} | {{sort|Griffith, Gershom |Gershom Griffith}} | Rigby |Commended |
| Tomás and the Library Lady
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|Colon, Raul|Raúl Colón}} |Commended |
| Where Fireflies Dance / Ahi, Donde Bailan Las Lucienagas
| {{sort|Corpi, Lucha |Lucha Corpi}} | {{sort|Reisberg, Mira |Mira Reisberg}} |Commended |
| White Bread Competition
| {{sort|Hernandez, Jo Ann Yolanda |Jo Ann Yolanda Hernández}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="22" | 1998 | Barrio: José’s Neighborhood | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Mama and Papa Have a Store | {{sort|carling, amelia lau|Amelia Lau Carling}} | {{sort|carling, amelia lau|Amelia Lau Carling}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella | {{sort|san souci, robert d.|Robert D. San Souci}} | {{sort|pinkney, brian|Brian Pinkney}} |Honor |
| Big bushy mustache
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | {{sort|Cepeda, Joe |Joe Cepeda}} |Commended |
| Big Moon Tortilla
| {{sort|Strongbow, Dyanne |Dyanne Strongbow}} | |Commended |
| Caribbean Dream
| {{sort|Isadora, Rachel |Rachel Isadora}} | {{sort|Isadora, Rachel |Rachel Isadora}} |Commended |
| {{sort|crab man|The Crab Man / El hombre de los cangrejos}}
| {{sort|Van West, Patricia E. |Patricia E. Van West}} | {{sort|Lucas, Cedric |Cedric Lucas}} | Turtle Books |Commended |
| Doctor Bird: Three Lookin' Up Tales from Jamaica
| {{sort|Hausman, Gerald |Gerald Hausman}} | {{sort|Wolff, Ashley |Ashley Wolff}} |Commended |
| Fiesta Fireworks
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| From the Bellybutton of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano
| {{sort|Alarcon, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Alarcón}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| {{sort|gift for abuelita|A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead / Un regalo para Abuelita: En celebración del Día de los Muertos}}
| {{sort|Luenn, Nancy |Nancy Luenn}} | {{sort|Chapman, Robert |Robert Chapman}} | Rising Moon |Commended |
| Greetings, Sun
| {{sort|gershator, phillis|Phillis Gershator}} and David Gershator | {{sort|saint james, synthia|Synthia Saint James}} | DK Ink |Commended |
| Liliana's Grandmothers
| {{sort|Torres, Leyla |Leyla Torres}} | {{sort|Torres, Leyla |Leyla Torres}} |Commended |
| Lolo & Red-legs
| {{sort|Reeve, Kirk |Kirk Reeve}} | | Rising Moon |Commended |
| {{sort|magic bean tree|The Magic Bean Tree: A Legend from Argentina}}
| {{sort|Van Laan, Nancy |Nancy Van Laan}} | {{sort|Vidal, Beatriz |Beatriz Vidal}} |Commended |
| {{sort|mariposa|La Mariposa}}
| {{sort|jimenez, francisco|Francisco Jiménez}} | {{sort|Silva, Simon |Simón Silva}} |Commended |
| Marisol and Magdalena: The Sound of Our Sisterhood
| {{sort|Chambers, Veronica |Veronica Chambers}} | |Commended |
| Momentos Magicos: Tales from Latin America Told in English and Spanish
| {{sort|Loya, Olga |Olga Loya}} | |Commended |
| Petty Crimes
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|secret stars|The Secret Stars}}
| {{sort|Slate, Joseph |Joseph Slate}} | {{sort|davalos, felipe|Felipe Dávalos}} |Commended |
| Tío Armando
| {{sort|Heide, Florence Parry |Florence Parry Heide}} and Roxanne Heide Pierce | {{sort|Grifalconi, Ann |Ann Grifalconi}} |Commended |
| Under The Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="12" | 1999 | CrashBoomLove | {{sort|herrera, juan felipe|Juan Felipe Herrera}} | | University of New Mexico Press |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Cuba: After the Revolution | {{sort|wolff, bernard|Bernard Wolff}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Magic Windows / Ventanas mágicas |{{sort|garza, carmen lomas|Carmen Lomas Garza}}, trans. by Francisco X. Alarcón | {{sort|garza, carmen lomas|Carmen Lomas Garza}} |Honor |
| A Is for the Americas
| {{sort|Chin-Lee, Cynthia |Cynthia Chin-Lee}} and Terri de la Peña | {{sort|sanchez, enrique o|Enrique O. Sánchez}} |Commended |
| Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems / Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta: Y Otros Poemas de Otoño
| {{sort|Alarcon, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Alarcón}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| Asphalt Angels
|{{sort|Holtwijk, Ineke |Ineke Holtwijk}}, trans. by Wanda Boeke | | Front Street Press |Commended |
| Carnaval
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| Erandi's Braids
| {{sort|Hernandez Madrigal, Antonio |Antonio Hernández Madrigal}} | {{sort|depaola, tomie|Tomie dePaola}} |Commended |
| I'm José and I'm Okay: Three Stories from Bolivia
|{{sort|Holzwarth, Werner |Werner Holzwarth}}, trans. by Laura McKenna | Yatiyawi Studios |Commended |
| Island in the Sun
| {{sort|Belafonte, Harry |Harry Belafonte}} and Lord Burgess | {{sort|Ayliffe, Alex |Alex Ayliffe}} |Commended |
| It Doesn't Have to Be This Way: A Barrio Story / No tiene que ser asi: Una historia del barrio
| {{sort|Rodriguez, Luis J. |Luis J. Rodríguez}} | {{sort|Galvez, Daniel |Daniel Galvez}} |Commended |
| Two Days in May
| {{sort|Taylor, Harriet Peck |Harriet Peck Taylor}} | {{sort|torres, leyla|Leyla Torres}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="11" | 2000 | {{sort|color of my words|The Color of My Words}} | {{sort|joseph, lynn|Lynn Joseph}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|composition|The Composition}} | {{sort|skarmeta, antonio|Antonio Skármeta}} | {{sort|ruano, alfonso|Alfonso Ruano}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|Munoz Ryan, Pam |Pam Muñoz Ryan}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuarto |{{sort|perez, amada irma|Amada Irma Pérez}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Honor |
| {{sort|christmas gift|The Christmas Gift / El regalo de Navidad}}
| {{sort|jimenez, francisco|Francisco Jiménez}} | {{sort|Cotts, Claire B. |Claire B. Cotts}} |Commended |
| Cuban Kids
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| Icy Watermelon / Sandia Fria
| {{sort|Galindo, Mary Sue |Mary Sue Galindo}} | {{sort|Rodriguez Howard, Pauline |Pauline Rodriguez Howard}} | Piñata Books, Arte Público Press |Commended |
| Mi Hija, Mi Hijo, El Aguila, La Paloma: Un Canto Azteca / My Daughter, My Son, the Eagle, the Dove: An Aztec Chant
| {{sort|Castillo, Ana |Ana Castillo}} | {{sort|guevara, susan|Susan Guevara}} |Commended |
| Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned
| {{sort|Winick, Judd |Judd Winick}} | {{sort|Winick, Judd |Judd Winick}} |Commended |
| Roadrunner's Dance
| {{sort|Anaya, Rudolfo |Rudolfo Anaya}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Commended |
| Salsa Stories
| {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} | {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="8" | 2001 | {{sort|movie in my pillow|A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada}} | {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|Gomez, Elizabeth |Elizabeth Gómez}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Breaking Through | {{sort|jimenez, francisco|Francisco Jiménez}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys | {{sort|Freedman, Russell |Russell Freedman}} | |Honor |
| Harvest
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems
| {{sort|Alarcon, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Alarcón}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| {{sort|jumping tree|The Jumping Tree}}
| {{sort|Saldana Jr., Rene |René Saldaña, Jr.}} | |Commended |
| Mama Does The Mambo
| {{sort|Leiner, Katherine |Katherine Leiner}} | {{sort|Rodriguez, Edel|Edel Rodríguez}} |Commended |
| Uncle Rain Cloud
| {{sort|johnston, tony|Tony Johnston}} | {{sort|Vanden Broeck, Fabricio |Fabricio Vanden Broeck}} | Charlesbridge |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="11" | 2002 | Before We Were Free | {{sort|alvarez, julia|Julia Alvarez}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Behind the Mountains | {{sort|danticat, edwidge|Edwidge Danticat}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Frida | {{sort|winter, jonah|Jonah Winter}} | {{sort|juan, ana|Ana Juan}} |Honor |
| Flight to Freedom
| {{sort|Veciana-Suarez, Ana|Ana Veciana-Suarez}} | |Commended |
| Grandma and Me at the Flea / Los Meros Meros Remateros
| {{sort|Herrera, Juan Felipe |Juan Felipe Herrera}} | {{sort|DeLucio-Brock, Anita |Anita DeLucio-Brock}} |Commended |
| I love Saturdays y domingos
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | {{sort|Savadier, Elivia |Elivia Savadier}} |Commended |
| {{sort|library for juana|A Library for Juana}}
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|Vidal, Beatriz |Beatriz Vidal}} |Commended |
| Me in the Middle
|{{sort|machado, ana maria|Ana Maria Machado}}, trans. by David Unger | {{sort|Merola, Caroline |Caroline Merola}} |Commended |
| Messengers of Rain and Other Poems from Latin America
| {{sort|Lee, Claudia M. |Claudia M. Lee}} (ed.) | {{sort|Yockteng, Rafael |Rafael Yockteng}} |Commended |
| My Diary From Here to There / Mi diario de aqui hasta alla
|{{sort|perez, amada irma|Amada Irma Pérez}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| {{sort|pot that juan built|The Pot That Juan Built}}
| {{sort|Andrews-Goebel, Nancy |Nancy Andrews-Goebel}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="9" | 2003 | Just a Minute | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|meaning of consuelo|The Meaning of Consuelo}} | {{sort|ortiz cofer, judith|Judith Ortiz Cofer}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Cuba 15 | {{sort|Osa, Nancy |Nancy Osa}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez | {{sort|Krull, Kathleen |Kathleen Krull}} | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} | Harcourt |Honor |
| {{sort|afterlife|The Afterlife}}
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | | Harcourt |Commended |
| {{sort|journey of tunuri and the blue deer|The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer}}
| {{sort|Endredy, James |James Endredy}} | {{sort|Hernandez de la Cruz, Maria |María Hernández de la Cruz}} and Casimiro de la Cruz López | Bear Cub Books |Commended |
| {{sort|little blue house|The Little Blue House}}
| {{sort|Comino, Sandra |Sandra Comino}} | |Commended |
| Murals: Walls that Sing
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| Xochitl and the Flowers / Xochitl, la Nina de las flores
| {{sort|Argueta, Jorge |Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|Angel, Carl |Carl Angel}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="9" | 2004 | My Name is Celia / Me llamo Celia | {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|lopez, rafael|Rafael López}} | Luna Rising |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood | {{sort|Saenz, Benjamin Alire |Benjamin Alire Sáenz}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Call Me María | {{sort|ortiz cofer, judith|Judith Ortiz Cofer}} | |Honor |
| Becoming Naomi León
| {{sort|Munoz Ryan, Pam |Pam Muñoz Ryan}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|dream on blanca's wall|The Dream on Blanca’s Wall / El sueño pegado en la pared de Blanca}}
| {{sort|Medina, Jane |Jane Medina}} | {{sort|casilla, robert|Robert Casilla}} |Commended |
| Elena's Serenade
| {{sort|Geeslin, Campbell |Campbell Geeslin}} | {{sort|juan, ana|Ana Juan}} |Commended |
| {{sort|remembering stone|The Remembering Stone}}
| {{sort|Russell, Barbara Timberlake |Barbara Timberlake Russell}} | {{sort|Cotts, Claire B. |Claire B. Cotts}} |Commended |
| {{sort|santero's miracle|The Santero's Miracle}}
| {{sort|Anaya, Rudolfo |Rudolfo Anaya}} | {{sort|cordova, amy|Amy Córdova}} | University of New Mexico Press |Commended |
| {{sort|selavi|Sélavi, That is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope}}
| {{sort|Youme|Youme}} | {{sort|Youme|Youme}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="9" | 2005 | Cinnamon Girl: letters found inside a cereal box | {{sort|herrera, juan felipe|Juan Felipe Herrera}} | | Joanna Cotler Books, HarperCollins |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|season for mangoes|A Season for Mangoes}} | {{sort|hanson, regina|Regina Hanson}} | {{sort|velasquez, eric|Eric Velasquez}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|tequila worm|The Tequila Worm}} | {{sort|canales, viola|Viola Canales}} | |Honor |
| Julio's Magic
| {{sort|Dorros, arthur|Arthur Dorros}} | {{sort|Grifalconi, Ann |Ann Grifalconi}} |Commended |
| Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask
| {{sort|Garza, Xavier |Xavier Garza}} | {{sort|Garza, Xavier |Xavier Garza}} |Commended |
| Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States
| {{sort|Carlson, Lori Marie |Lori Marie Carlson}} | |Commended |
| Red Ridin' in the Hood and Other Cuentos
| {{sort|Santos Marcantonio, Patricia |Patricia Santos Marcantonio}} | {{sort|Alarcao, Renato |Renato Alarcão}} |Commended |
| Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
| {{sort|winter, jonah|Jonah Winter}} | {{sort|Colon, Raul|Raúl Colón}} |Commended |
| Sawdust Carpets / Alfombras de aserrín
| {{sort|carling, amelia lau|Amelia Lau Carling}} | {{sort|carling, amelia lau|Amelia Lau Carling}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="17" | 2006 | Josias, Hold the Book | {{sort|elvgren, jennifer|Jennifer Elvgren}} | {{sort|tadgell, nicole|Nicole Tadgell}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|poet slave of cuba|The Poet Slave of Cuba}} | {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | {{sort|qualls, sean|Sean Qualls}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| What the Moon Saw | {{sort|Resau, Laura|Laura Resau}} | |Honor |
| Behind the Eyes
| {{sort|Stork, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Stork}} | |Commended |
| Call Me Henri
| {{sort|Lopez, Lorraine M. |Lorraine M. López}} | |Commended |
| Crossing the Wire
| {{sort|Hobbs, Will |Will Hobbs}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|lector|El Lector}}
| {{sort|Durbin, William |William Durbin}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|fiesta de las tortillas|La fiesta de las tortillas / La Fiesta de Las Tortillas}}
| {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|alvarez, Maria Jesus |María Jesús Álvarez}} |Commended |
| {{sort|honey jar|The Honey Jar}}
| {{sort|Menchu, Rigoberta |Rigoberta Menchú}} with Dante Liano | Domi |Commended |
| Letters to My Mother
| {{sort|Cardenas, Teresa |Teresa Cárdenas}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|linea|La Línea}}
| {{sort|Jaramillo, Ann |Ann Jaramillo}} | |Commended |
| My Feet Are Laughing
| {{sort|Norman, Lissette |Lissette Norman}} | {{sort|Morrison, Frank |Frank Morrison}} |Commended |
| My Little Car
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | {{sort|Paparone, Pam |Pam Paparone}} |Commended |
| {{sort|napi va a la montana|Napí va a la montaña}}
| {{sort|Ramirez, Antonio |Antonio Ramírez}} | Domi |Commended |
| Surprising Cecilia
| {{sort|Abraham, Susan Gonzales |Susan Gonzales Abraham}} and Denise Gonzales Abraham | |Commended |
| Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando con madre tierra
| {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|Perez, Lucia Angela |Lucía Angela Pérez}} |Commended |
| To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda
| {{sort|Ray, Deborah Kogan |Deborah Kogan Ray}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="22" | 2007-2008 | Red Glass | {{sort|Resau, Laura|Laura Resau}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|yum mmm que rico|¡Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Que Rico!: America’s Sproutings }} | {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|lopez, rafael|Rafael López}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Nochecita / Little Night | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Raining Sardines | {{sort|flores-galbis, enrique|Enrique Flores-Galbis}} | |Honor |
| Abuelita, Full of Life / Abuelita, Ilena de Vida
| {{sort|Costales, Amy |Amy Costales}} | {{sort|Aviles, Martha |Martha Avilés}} | Luna Rising |Commended |
| Alfredito regresa volando a su casa / Alfredito Flies Home
| {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|Garay, Luis |Luis Garay}} |Commended |
| Angelina's Island
| {{sort|Winter, Jeanette |Jeanette Winter}} | {{sort|Winter, Jeanette |Jeanette Winter}} | Frances Foster Books, Farrar, Straus & Giroux |Commended |
| Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art!
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| {{sort|caribbean journey from a to y|A Caribbean Journey from A to Y: Read and Discover What Happened to the Z}}
| {{sort|Picayo, Mario |Mario Picayo}} | {{sort|Griswold, Earleen |Earleen Griswold}} | Campanita |Commended |
| Come Look with Me: Latin American Art
| {{sort|Lane, Kimberly |Kimberly Lane}} | | Charlesbridge |Commended |
| {{sort|frida viva la vida long life life|Frida: ¡Viva la Vida! Long Live Life!}}
| {{sort|Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.|Carmen T. Bernier-Grand}} | |Commended |
| Hip, Hip, Hooray, It's Monsoon Day! / ¡Ajua, Ya Llego El Chubasco!
| {{sort|Rivera-Ashford, Roni Capin |Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford}} | {{sort|Johnson, Richard |Richard Johnson}} | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press |Commended |
| Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale / Martina Una Cucarachita Muy Linda: Un Cuento Cubano
| {{sort|Deedy, Carmen Agra |Carmen Agra Deedy}} | {{sort|austin, michael|Michael Austin}} | Peachtree |Commended |
| My Colors, My World / Mis Colores, Mi Mundo
| {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez / Me llamo Gabit: La vida de Gabriel García Márquez
| {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|Colon, Raul|Raúl Colón}} | Luna Rising |Commended |
| N is for Navidad
| {{sort|Elya, Susan Middleton |Susan Middleton Elya}} and Merry Banks | {{sort|Cepeda, Joe |Joe Cepeda}} |Commended |
| Nana's Big Surprise / Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa!
|{{sort|perez, amada irma|Amada Irma Pérez}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| Old Dog
|{{sort|Cardenas, Teresa |Teresa Cárdenas}}, trans. by David Unger | |Commended |
| Sacred Leaf
| {{sort|Ellis, Deborah |Deborah Ellis}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|small nativity|A Small Nativity}}
|{{sort|Nazoa, Aquiles |Aquiles Nazoa}}, trans. by Hugh Hazelton | {{sort|Caceres, Ana Palmero |Ana Palmero Cáceres}} |Commended |
| Touching Snow
| {{sort|Felin, M. Sindy |M. Sindy Felin}} | |Commended |
| Tricycle
| {{sort|Amado, Elisa |Elisa Amado}} | {{sort|Ruano, Alfonso |Alfonso Ruano}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="25" | 2009 | Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|surrender tree|The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom}} | {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|best gift of all|The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén / El mejor regalo del mundo: La leyenda de la vieja belén}} | {{sort|alvarez, julia|Julia Alvarez}} | {{sort|nunez, ruddy|Ruddy Nuñez}} | Alfaguara / Santillana |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Dark Dude | {{sort|hijuelos, oscar|Oscar Hijuelos}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|storyteller's candle|The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos}} | {{sort|Gonzalez, Lucia M.|Lucía M. González}} | {{sort|delacre, lulu|Lulu Delacre}} |Honor |
| Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú
| {{sort|Alarcon, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Alarcón}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Commended |
| Arco Iris de Poesía: Poemas de las Américas y España
| {{sort|Andricain, Sergio |Sergio Andricaín}} (ed.) | {{sort|Cuellar, Olga |Olga Cuéllar}} | Lectorum Publications |Commended |
| Baila, Nana, Baila / Dance, Nana, Dance: Cuban Folktales in English and Spanish
| {{sort|Hayes, Joe |Joe Hayes}} | {{sort|Sayago, Mauricio Trenard |Mauricio Trenard Sayago}} |Commended |
| Cesar Chavez: Crusader for Social Change
| {{sort|Haugen, Brenda |Brenda Haugen}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|disappeared|The Disappeared}}
| {{sort|Whelan, Gloria |Gloria Whelan}} | | Dial Press / Penguin |Commended |
| Divali Rose
| {{sort|Rahaman, Vashanti |Vashanti Rahaman}} |{{sort|Akib, Jamel |Jamel Akib}} |Commended |
| Dolores Huerta: Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist
| {{sort|Doak, Robin S. |Robin S. Doak}} | |Commended |
| Down to the Bone
| {{sort|Dole, Mayra Lazara |Mayra Lazara Dole}} | |Commended |
| Facts of Life
| {{sort|soto, gary|Gary Soto}} | | Harcourt |Commended |
| He Forgot to Say Goodbye
| {{sort|Saenz, Benjamin Alire |Benjamin Alire Sáenz}} | |Commended |
| Kitchen Dance
| {{sort|Manning, Maurie J. |Maurie J. Manning}} | {{sort|Manning, Maurie J. |Maurie J. Manning}} |Commended |
| Pablo (Cuando los Grandes Eran Pequeños)
| {{sort|Lazaro, Georgina |Georgina Lázaro}} | {{sort|Donoso, Marcela |Marcela Donoso}} | Lectorum Publications |Commended |
| PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace
| {{sort|Suvanjieff, Ivan |Ivan Suvanjieff}} and Dawn Gifford Engle | |Commended |
| {{sort|perfect season for dreaming|A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar}}
| {{sort|Saenz, Benjamin Alire |Benjamin Alire Sáenz}} | {{sort|Valencia, Esau Andrade |Esau Andrade Valencia}} |Commended |
| Reaching Out
| {{sort|jimenez, francisco|Francisco Jiménez}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|secret legacy|The Secret Legacy}}
| {{sort|Menchu, Rigoberta |Rigoberta Menchú}} with Dante Liano | Domi |Commended |
| {{sort|smell of old lady perfume|The Smell of Old Lady Perfume}}
| {{sort|Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe |Claudia Guadalupe Martinez}} | |Commended |
| Voices in First Person: Reflections on Latino Identity
| {{sort|Carlson, Lori marie|Lori Marie Carlson}} (ed.) | {{sort|Rivera-Ortiz, Manuel |Manuel Rivera-Ortiz}}, Flavio Morais |Commended |
| {{sort|walls of cartagena|The Walls of Cartagena}}
| {{sort|Durango, Julia |Julia Durango}} | {{sort|Pohrt, Tom |Tom Pohrt}} |Commended |
| What Can You Do With a Rebozo?
| {{sort|tafolla, carmen|Carmen Tafolla}} | {{sort|cordova, amy|Amy Córdova}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="26" | 2010 | Return to Sender | {{sort|alvarez, julia|Julia Alvarez}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| What Can You Do With a Paleta? / ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? | {{sort|tafolla, carmen|Carmen Tafolla}} | {{sort|Morales, Magaly |Magaly Morales}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Gringolandia | {{sort|Miller-Lachmann, Lyn |Lyn Miller-Lachmann}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| I Know the River Loves Me / Yo sé que el río me ama | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} | {{sort|gonzalez, maya christina|Maya Christina González}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His Art / Mi pap Diego y yo: Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte | {{sort|rivera marin, guadalupe|Guadalupe Rivera Marín}} and Diego Rivera | |Honor |
| Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491
| {{sort|Mann, Charles C. |Charles C. Mann}} | |Commended |
| Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day / Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|lopez, rafael|Rafael López}} | HarperCollins / Rayo |Commended |
| Braids / Trencitas
| {{sort|Contreras, Kathleen |Kathleen Contreras}} | {{sort|Lindmark, Margaret |Margaret Lindmark}} | Lectorum Publications |Commended |
| Confetti Girl
| {{sort|Lopez, Diana |Diana López}} | |Commended |
| Diego: Bigger Than Life
| {{sort|Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.|Carmen T. Bernier-Grand}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Commended |
| {{sort|fiesta dress|The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceañera Tale}}
| {{sort|McNelly McCormack, Caren |Caren McNelly McCormack}} | {{sort|Aviles, Martha |Martha Avilés}} |Commended |
| Grandmother, Have the Angels Come?
| {{sort|Vega, Denise |Denise Vega}} | {{sort|Kono, Erin Eitter |Erin Eitter Kono}} |Commended |
| Jorge Luis Borges
| {{sort|Lazaro, Georgina |Georgina Lázaro}} | {{sort|Genoves, Graciela |Graciela Genovés}} | Lectorum Publications |Commended |
| Journey of Dreams
| {{sort|Pellegrino, Marge |Marge Pellegrino}} | | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |Commended |
| Marcelo in the Real World
| {{sort|Stork, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Stork}} | |Commended |
| Muchacho
| {{sort|Johnson, LouAnne |LouAnne Johnson}} | |Commended |
| My Abuelita
| {{sort|johnston, tony|Tony Johnston}} | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} | Harcourt |Commended |
| {{sort|pele king of soccer|Pelé King of Soccer / Pelé el rey del fútbol}}
| {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|Gutierrez, Rudy |Rudy Gutiérrez}} | Rayo |Commended |
| {{sort|pinata in a pine tree|A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas }}
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | {{sort|Morales, Magaly |Magaly Morales}} |Commended |
| {{sort|rene has two last names|René has Two Last Names / René tiene dos apellidos}}
| {{sort|Colato Lainez, Rene |René Colato Laínez}} | {{sort|Graullera Ramirez, Fabiola |Fabiola Graullera Ramírez}} |Commended |
| Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / Sonia Sotomayor: la juez que creció en el Bronx
| {{sort|winter, jonah|Jonah Winter}} | {{sort|Rodriguez, Edel|Edel Rodríguez}} |Commended |
| Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup
| {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|Yockteng, Rafael |Rafael Yockteng}} |Commended |
| Tan to Tamarind
| {{sort|Iyengar, Malathi Michelle |Malathi Michelle Iyengar}} | {{sort|Akib, Jamel |Jamel Akib}} |Commended |
| Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Commended |
| Victoria Goes to Brazil
| {{sort|Fatima Campos, Maria de |Maria de Fatima Campos}} | {{sort|Fatima Campos, Maria de |Maria de Fatima Campos}} | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |Commended |
| We Were Here
| {{sort|de la Pena, Matt|Matt de la Peña}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="18" | 2011 | Clemente! | {{sort|Perdomo, Willie |Willie Perdomo}} | {{sort|Collier, Bryan |Bryan Collier}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|dreamer|The Dreamer}} | {{sort|Munoz Ryan, Pam |Pam Muñoz Ryan}} | {{sort|Sis, Peter |Peter Sís}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|firefly letters|The Firefly Letters}} | {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Honor |
| Arroz con Leche: Un poema para cocinar / Rice Pudding: A Cooking Poem
| {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|Vilela, Fernando |Fernando Vilela}} |Commended |
| Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia
| {{sort|Winter, Jeanette |Jeanette Winter}} | {{sort|Winter, Jeanette |Jeanette Winter}} | Beach Lane |Commended |
| {{sort|cesar chavez|César Chávez: A Photographic Essay}}
| {{sort|Stavans, Ilan |Ilan Stavans}} | |Commended |
| Dear Primo
| {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Commended |
| Dizzy in your Eyes: Poems about Love
| {{sort|mora, pat|Pat Mora}} | |Commended |
| Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
| {{sort|danticat, edwidge|Edwidge Danticat}} | {{sort|Delinois, Alix |Alix Delinois}} |Commended |
| Fiesta Babies
| {{sort|tafolla, carmen|Carmen Tafolla}} | {{sort|cordova, amy|Amy Córdova}} |Commended |
| From North to South / Del norte al Sur
| {{sort|Colato Lainez, Rene |René Colato Laínez}} | {{sort|Cepeda, Joe |Joe Cepeda}} |Commended |
| Grandma's Gift
| {{sort|velasquez, eric|Eric Velasquez}} | {{sort|velasquez, eric|Eric Velásquez}} |Commended |
| {{sort|how tia lola learned to teach|How Tía Lola Learned to Teach}}
| {{sort|alvarez, julia|Julia Alvarez}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|last summer of the death warriors|The Last Summer of the Death Warriors}}
| {{sort|Stork, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Stork}} | |Commended |
| Me, Frida
| {{sort|Novesky, Amy |Amy Novesky}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Commended |
| {{sort|napi funda un pueblo|Napí funda un pueblo / Napí Makes a Village}}
| {{sort|Ramirez, Antonio |Antonio Ramírez}} | Domi |Commended |
| Ole! Flamenco
| {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} | {{sort|ancona, george|George Ancona}} |Commended |
| Star in the Forest
| {{sort|Resau, Laura|Laura Resau}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="5" | 2012 | Hurricane Dancers | {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People | {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|Paschkis, Julie |Julie Paschkis}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Under the Mesquite | {{sort|Garcia McCall, Guadalupe |Guadalupe García McCall}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|Queen of Water|The Queen of Water}} | {{sort|Resau, Laura|Laura Resau}} and María Virginia Farinango | |Honor |
| Sylvia and Aki
| {{sort|Conkling, Winifred |Winifred Conkling}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="5" | 2013 | {{sort|Revolution of Evelyn Serrano|The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano}} | {{sort|Manzano, Sonia |Sonia Manzano}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Martín de Porres, the Rose in the Desert | {{sort|Schmidt, Gary D. |Gary D. Schmidt}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Honor |
| Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
| {{sort|Saenz, Benjamin Alire |Benjamin Alire Sáenz}} | |Commended |
| Drummer Boy of John John
| {{sort|Greenwood, Mark |Mark Greenwood}} | {{sort|lessac, frane|Frané Lessac}} |Commended |
| In Darkness
| {{sort|Lake, Nick |Nick Lake}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="10" | 2014 | Parrots Over Puerto Rico | {{sort|Trumbore, Cindy |Cindy Trumbore}} | {{sort|Roth, Susan L. |Susan L. Roth}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People | {{sort|Rubin, Susan Goldman |Susan Goldman Rubin}} | |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Honor |
| Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
| {{sort|Medina, Meg |Meg Medina}} | |Commended |
| Maria Had A Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita
| {{sort|Dominguez, Angela |Angela Dominguez}} | {{sort|Dominguez, Angela |Angela Dominguez}} |Commended |
| Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
| {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|lopez, rafael|Rafael López}} | Rayo |Commended |
| {{sort|lightning dreamer|The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist}}
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Commended |
| Enrique's Journey
| {{sort|Nazario, Sonia |Sonia Nazario}} | |Commended |
| Round Is a Tortilla
| {{sort|Thong, Roseanne Greenfield |Roseanne Greenfield Thong}} | {{sort|parra, John |John Parra}} |Commended |
| Serafina's Promise
| {{sort|Burg, Ann E. |Ann E. Burg}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="17" | 2015 | Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal | {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Migrant | {{sort|Manuel Mateo, Jose |José Manuel Mateo}} | {{sort|Martinez Pedro, Javier |Javier Martínez Pedro}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Strike! The Farm Workers’ Fight for their Rights | {{sort|Brimner, Larry Dane |Larry Dane Brimner}} | |Honor |
| A de Activista
| {{sort|Gonzalez, Martha E. |Martha E. Gonzalez}} | {{sort|Nagara, Innosanto |Innosanto Nagara}} |Commended |
| Abuelo
| {{sort|Dorros, arthur|Arthur Dorros}} | {{sort|Colon, Raul|Raúl Colón}} |Commended |
| Caminar
| {{sort|Brown, Skila |Skila Brown}} | |Commended |
| Dalia's Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravillosa de Dalia
| {{sort|Lacamara, Laura |Laura Lacámara}} | {{sort|Lacamara, Laura |Laura Lacámara}} |Commended |
| Frida & Diego: Art, Love, Life
| {{sort|Reef, Catherine |Catherine Reef}} | |Commended |
| Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
| {{sort|Quintero, Isabel |Isabel Quintero}} | |Commended |
| Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
| {{sort|Thong, Roseanne Greenfield |Roseanne Greenfield Thong}} | {{sort|parra, John |John Parra}} |Commended |
| I Lived on Butterfly Hill
| {{sort|Agosin, Marjorie |Marjorie Agosín}} | |Commended |
| Letters from Heaven / Cartas del Cielo
| {{sort|Gil, Lydia |Lydia Gil}} | |Commended |
| Lowriders in Space
| {{sort|Camper, Cathy |Cathy Camper}} | {{sort|Raul the Third|Raúl the Third}} |Commended |
| Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
| {{sort|herrera, juan felipe|Juan Felipe Herrera}} | {{sort|Colon, Raul|Raúl Colón}} |Commended |
| {{sort|secret side of empty|The Secret Side of Empty}}
| {{sort|Andreu, Maria E. |Maria E. Andreu}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|twas nochebuena|‘Twas Nochebuena}}
| {{sort|Thong, Roseanne Greenfield |Roseanne Greenfield Thong}} | {{sort|Palacios, Sara |Sara Palacios}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="16" | 2016 | Echo | {{sort|Munoz Ryan, Pam |Pam Muñoz Ryan}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| {{sort|Hope Perez, Ashley |Ashley Hope Pérez}} | |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues | {{sort|Tavares, Matt |Matt Tavares}} | {{sort|Tavares, Matt |Matt Tavares}} |Honor |
| {{sort|handful of stars|A Handful of Stars}}
| {{sort|Lord, Cynthia |Cynthia Lord}} | |Commended |
| Dream Things True
| {{sort|Marquardt, Marie |Marie Marquardt}} | |Commended |
| Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | {{sort|lopez, rafael|Rafael López}} |Commended |
| Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | {{sort|Rodriguez, Edel|Edel Rodríguez}} |Commended |
| Finding the Music / En pos de la música
| {{sort|Torres, Jennifer |Jennifer Torres}} | {{sort|Alarcao, Renato |Renato Alarcão}} |Commended |
| Island Treasures
| {{sort|Ada, Alma Flor |Alma Flor Ada}} | {{sort|Rodriguez, Edel|Edel Rodríguez}} |Commended |
| Maya's Blanket / La manta de Maya
| {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|Diaz, David |David Díaz}} |Commended |
| My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi tata
| {{sort|Rivera-Ashford, Roni Capin |Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford}} | {{sort|Castro L., Antonio|Antonio Castro L.}} |Commended |
| Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem
|{{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}}, trans. by Elisa Amado | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Commended |
| {{sort|jumbies|The Jumbies}}
| {{sort|Baptiste, Tracey |Tracey Baptiste}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|lightning queen|The Lightning Queen}}
| {{sort|Resau, Laura|Laura Resau}} | |Commended |
| Two White Rabbits
| {{sort|Buitrago, Jairo |Jairo Buitrago}} | {{sort|Yockteng, Rafael |Rafael Yockteng}} |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="17" | 2017 | {{sort|Only Road, the |The Only Road}} | {{sort|Diaz, Alexandra |Alexandra Diaz}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Ada's Violin | {{sort|Hood, Susan |Susan Hood}} | {{sort|Comport, Sally Wern |Sally Wern Comport}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Malaika's Costume | {{sort|Hohn, Nadia L. |Nadia L. Hohn}} | {{sort|Luxbacher, Irene |Irene Luxbacher}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|Distance Between Us|The Distance Between Us}} | {{sort|Grande, Reyna |Reyna Grande}} | |Honor |
| Burn Baby Burn
| {{sort|Medina, Meg |Meg Medina}} | |Commended |
| Juana & Lucas
| {{sort|Medina, Juana |Juana Medina}} | {{sort|Medina, Juana |Juana Medina}} |Commended |
| Lion Island
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Commended |
| Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
| {{sort|Camper, Cathy |Cathy Camper}} | {{sort|Raul the Third|Raúl the Third}} |Commended |
| Mamá the Alien / Mamá La Extraterrestre
| {{sort|Colato Lainez, Rene |René Colato Laínez}} | {{sort|Lacamara, Laura |Laura Lacámara}} |Commended |
| Margarito's Forest / El Bosque de Don Margarito
| {{sort|Carter, Andy |Andy Carter}} | {{sort|Havens, Allison |Allison Havens}} | Hard Ball Press |Commended |
| Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
| {{sort|Steptoe, Javaka |Javaka Steptoe}} | {{sort|Steptoe, Javaka |Javaka Steptoe}} | Hachette |Commended |
| Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoirís
| {{sort|Marshall, Linda Elovitz |Linda Elovitz Marshall}} | {{sort|Chavarri, Elisa |Elisa Chavarri}} | Children's Book Press, Lee & Low Books |Commended |
| Shame the Stars
| {{sort|Garcia McCall, Guadalupe |Guadalupe García McCall}} | |Commended |
| Somos Como Los Nubes / We are Like the Clouds
| {{sort|argueta, jorge|Jorge Argueta}} | {{sort|ruano, alfonso|Alfonso Ruano}} |Commended |
| {{sort|memory of light|The Memory of Light}}
| {{sort|Stork, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Stork}} | | Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic |Commended |
| {{sort|princess and the warrior|The Princess and the Warrior}}
| {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Commended |
| {{sort|school the aztec eagles built|The School the Aztec Eagles Built}}
| {{sort|Nicholson, Dorinda Makanaōnalani |Dorinda Makanaōnalani Nicholson}} | |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="17" | 2018 | American Street | {{sort|Zoboi, Ibi |Ibi Zoboi}} | |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Danza!: Amalia Hernández and el Ballet Folklórico de México | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| All the Way to Havana | {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | {{sort|Curato, Mike |Mike Curato}} | Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Lucky Broken Girl | {{sort|Behar, Ruth |Ruth Behar}} | |Honor |
| Bravo! Poems About Amazing Hispanics
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | {{sort|lopez, rafael|Rafael López}} | Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company |Commended |
| Disappeared
| {{sort|Stork, Francisco X. |Francisco X. Stork}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|epic fail of arturo zamora|The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora}}
| {{sort|Cartaya, Pablo |Pablo Cartaya}} | |Commended |
| Forest World
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Commended |
| Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
| {{sort|Brown, Monica |Monica Brown}} | {{sort|parra, John |John Parra}} | NorthSouth Books |Commended |
| {{sort|lucia the luchadora|Lucía the Luchadora}}
| {{sort|Garza, Cynthia Leonor |Cynthia Leonor Garza}} |{{sort|Bermudez, Alyssa |Alyssa Bermudez}} | Pow Kids Books |Commended |
| {{sort|marti's song for freedom|Martí’s Song for Freedom / Martí y sus Versos por la Libertad}}
| {{sort|Otheguy, Emma |Emma Otheguy}} | {{sort|Vidal, Beatriz |Beatriz Vidal}} |Commended |
| {{sort|ruben dario|Rubén Darío}}
| {{sort|Lazaro, Georgina |Georgina Lázaro}} | {{sort|Ruiz, Lonnie |Lonnie Ruiz}} | Lectorum Publications |Commended |
| Sing, Don't Cry
| {{sort|Dominguez, Angela |Angela Dominguez}} | {{sort|Dominguez, Angela |Angela Dominguez}} |Commended |
| {{sort|first rule of punk|The First Rule of Punk}}
| {{sort|Perez, Celia C. |Celia C. Pérez}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|inexplicable logic of my life|The Inexplicable Logic of My Life}}
| {{sort|Saenz, Benjamin Alire |Benjamin Alire Sáenz}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|little doctor|The Little Doctor / El Doctorcito}}
| {{sort|Guerra, Juan J. |Juan J. Guerra}} | {{sort|Castillo, Victoria |Victoria Castillo}} |Commended |
| Little Skeletons Countdown to Midnight / Esqueletitos: Un Libro Para Contar En EL Día De Los Muertos
| {{sort|Jaramillo, Susie |Susie Jaramillo}} | {{sort|Jaramillo, Susie |Susie Jaramillo}} | Canticos |Commended |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
! rowspan="16" | 2019 | {{sort|Diaz, Junot |Junot Díaz}} | {{sort|Espinosa, Leo |Leo Espinosa}} |Winner |
| style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
| Undocumented: A Worker's Fight | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} | {{sort|Tonatiuh, Duncan |Duncan Tonatiuh}} |Winner |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings | {{sort|Latour, Francie |Francie Latour}} | {{sort|Daley, Ken |Ken Daley}} |Honor |
| style="background:Lavender; color:black"
| {{sort|poet x|The Poet X}} | {{sort|Acevedo, Elizabeth |Elizabeth Acevedo}} | |Honor |
| Alma and How She Got Her Name
| {{sort|Martinez-Neal, Juana |Juana Martinez-Neal}} | {{sort|Martinez-Neal, Juana |Juana Martinez-Neal}} |Commended |
| Carmela Full of Wishes
| {{sort|de la Pena, Matt |Matt de la Peña}} | {{sort|Robinson, Christian |Christian Robinson}} |Commended |
| Dreamers
| {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} | {{sort|Morales, Yuyi |Yuyi Morales}} |Commended |
| {{sort|Frontera: My Journey with Papá|La Frontera: My Journey with Papá}}
| {{sort|Mills, Deborah & Alfredo Alva|Deborah Mills & Alfredo Alva}} | {{sort|Navarro, Claudia |Claudia Navarro}} |Commended |
| {{sort|Gift from Abuela|A Gift from Abuela}}
| {{sort|Ruiz, Cecilia |Cecilia Ruiz}} | {{sort|Ruiz, Cecilia |Cecilia Ruiz}} |Commended |
| Jazz Owls
| {{sort|Engle, Margarita |Margarita Engle}} | |Commended |
| Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
| {{sort|Cartaya, Pablo |Pablo Cartaya}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|merci suarez changes gears|Merci Suárez Changes Gears}}
| {{sort|Medina, Meg |Meg Medina}} | |Commended |
| {{sort|Photographic Life of Graciela Iturbide|The Photographic Life of Graciela Iturbide}}
| {{sort|Quintero, Isabel |Isabel Quintero}} | {{sort|Pena, Zeke |Zeke Peña}} |Commended |
| Puerto Rico Strong: A Comics Anthology Supporting Puerto Rico Disaster
|{{sort|Ayala, Vita |Vita Ayala}}, Hazel Newlevant and Desiree Rodriguez (eds.) | |Commended |
| They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
| {{sort|Bowles, David |David Bowles}} | |Commended |
| When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
| {{sort|Mahin, Michael |Michael Mahin}} | {{sort|Ramirez, Jose |Jose Ramirez}} |Commended |
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! rowspan="14" |2020 | Beast Rider | {{sortname|Tony |Johnston}} and Maria Elena Fontanot De Rhoads | |Winner |
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| Between Us and Abuela | {{sortname|Mitali |Perkins}} | {{sortname|Sara |Palacios}} |Winner |
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|My Papi has a Motorcycle |{{Sortname|Isabel|Quintero}} |{{Sortname|Zeke|Peña}} |Penguin Young Readers Group |Honor |
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|{{Sort|Moon Within|The Moon Within}} |{{Sortname|Aida|Salazar|nolink=1}} | |Honor |
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|{{Sort|Other Half of Happy|The Other Half of Happy}} |{{Sortname|Rebecca|Balcárcel|nolink=1}} | |Honor |
| Along the Tapajós
|{{Sortname|Fernando|Vilela|nolink=1}}, trans. buy Daniel Hahn |{{Sortname|Fernando|Vilela|nolink=1}} |Amazon Crossing Kids |Commended |
| {{Sort|New Home|A New Home}}
|{{Sortname|Tania de|Regil|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Tania de|Regil|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Caravan to the North
|{{Sortname|Jorge|Argueta}} | |Commended |
| Freedom Soup
|{{Sortname|Tami|Charles|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Jacqueline|Alcántara|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Fuego Fuegito/ Fire, Little Fire/ Tit, Titchin
|{{Sortname|Jorge Tetl|Argueta|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Felipe Ugalde|Alcántara|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
|{{Sortname|Anika Aldamuy|Denise|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Paola Escobar|Harper|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
|{{Sortname|Duncan|Tonatiuh|nolink=}} |{{Sortname|Duncan|Tonatiuh|nolink=}} |Abrams Books for Young Readers |Commended |
| {{Sort|Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border|The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border}}
|{{Sortname|Juan Pablo|Villalobos|nolink=}} | |Commended |
| Titanosaur
|{{Sortname|José Luis|Carballido|nolink=1}} and Diego Pol |{{Sortname|Florencia|Gigena|nolink=1}} |Commended |
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! rowspan="5" |2021 |{{sortname|Angela Burke |Kunkel}} |Paola Escobar |Schwartz & Wade |Winner |
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|Land of the Cranes |Aida Salazar | |Winner |
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|Furia |{{Sortname|Yamile Saied|Mendez}} | |Algonquin Press |Honor |
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|If Dominican Were a Color |{{Sortname|Sili|Recio|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Brianna|McCarthy|nolink=1}} |Honor |
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|{{Sortname|Elaine|Bay|nolink=1}} |Versify |Honor |
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! rowspan="19" |2022 |Child of the Flower-Song People |{{Sortname|Gloria|Amescua}} |{{Sortname|Duncan|Tonatiuh}} |Winner |
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|My Two Border Towns |{{Sortname|David|Bowles|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Erika|Meza|nolink=1}} |Kokila |Winner |
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|Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna |{{Sortname|Alda P.|Dobbs|nolink=1}} | |Honor |
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|Niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile |{{Sortname|María José|Ferrada|nolink=}} |{{Sortname|María Elena|Valdez|nolink=1}} |Eerdmans Books for Young Readers |Honor |
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|{{Sort|Last Cuentista|The Last Cuentista}} |{{Sortname|Donna Barba|Higuera|nolink=}} | |Levine Querido |Honor |
| ABC El Salvador
|{{Sortname|Holly|Ayala|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Elizabeth|Gómez|nolink=1}} |Luna's Press Books |Commended |
| Aqui era el paraiso/Here Was Paradise
|{{Sortname|Humberto|Akʼabal|nolink=}} |{{Sortname|Amelia Lau|Carling|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Coquí in the City
|{{Sortname|Nomar|Perez|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Nomar|Perez|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
|{{Sortname|Alexandra|Alessandri|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Courtney|Dawson|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Lotería
|{{Sortname|Karla Arenas|Valenti|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Dana|SanMar|nolink=1}} |Knopf Books for Young Readers |Commended |
| ¡¡Manu!!
|{{Sortname|Kelly|Fernández|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Kelly|Fernández|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Neverforgotten
|{{Sortname|Alejandra|Algorta|nolink=1}}, trans. by Aida Salazar |{{Sortname|Iván|Rickenmann|nolink=1}} |Levine Querido |Commended |
| On the Hook
|{{Sortname|Francisco X.|Stork|nolink=}} | |Commended |
| {{Sort|Life of – La Vida de Dolores|The Life of – La Vida de Dolores}}
|{{Sortname|Patty|Rodriguez|nolink=1}} and Ariana Stein |{{Sortname|Citlali|Reyes|nolink=1}} |Lil’ Libros Press |Commended |
| {{Sort|Mirror Season|The Mirror Season}}
|{{Sortname|Anna-Marie|McLemore|nolink=}} | |Commended |
| To Carnaval! A Celebration in Saint Lucia
|{{Sortname|Baptiste|Paul|nolink=1}} |{{Sort|Glatt, Jana|Jana Glatt}} |Commended |
| When We Make It
|{{Sortname|Elisabet|Velasquez|nolink=1}} | |Commended |
| Your Heart, My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger
|{{Sortname|Margarita|Engle|nolink=}} | |Atheneum Books for Young Readers |Commended |
| Zonia's Rain Forest
|{{Sortname|Juana |Martinez-Neal|nolink=}} |{{Sortname|Juana |Martinez-Neal|nolink=}} |Commended |
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! rowspan="22" |2023 |Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son |{{Sortname|John|Parra|dab=illustrator}} | |Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |Winner |
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|Isla to Island |{{Sortname|Alexis|Castellanos|nolink=1}} | |Atheneum Books for Young Readers |Winner |
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|{{Sortname|Yasmín|Ramírez}} | |Honor |
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|Miss Quinces |{{Sortname|Kat|Fajardo}} |{{Sortname|Mariana|Azzi|nolink=1}} |Honor |
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|Self-Made Boys |{{Sortname|Anna-Marie|McLemore}} | |Honor |
| Abuela's Fideo: A Story of a Grandma's Love
|{{Sortname|Gabriela|Tijerina|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Gabriela|Tijerina|nolink=1}} |Del Alma Publications |Commended |
| Abuelita and Me
|{{Sortname|Leonarda|Carranza|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Rafael|Mayani|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Amazona
|Canizales |Canizales |Commended |
| Chabelita's Heart / El corazón de Chabelita
|{{Sortname|Isabel|Millán|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Rafael|Mayani|nolink=1}} |Reflection Press |Commended |
| Frizzy
|{{Sortname|Claribel A.|Ortega|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Rose|Bousamra|nolink=1}} |First Second |Commended |
| Hispanic Star: Roberto Clemente
|{{Sortname|Claudia Romo|Edelman|nolink=}} and Sara E. Echenique |{{Sortname|Manuel|Gutierrez|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Invisible
|{{Sortname|Christina Diaz|Gonzalez|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Gabriela|Epstein|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican America
|{{Sortname|Jasminne|Mendez|nolink=}} | |Commended |
| Lakelore
|{{Sortname|Anna-Marie|McLemore|nolink=}} | |Commended |
| Llort: The life of-la vida de Llort
|{{Sortname|Cynthia|Gonzalez|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Citlali|Reyes|nolink=1}} |Lil' Libros |Commended |
| My Neighborhood
|{{Sortname|María José|Ferrada|nolink=}}, trans. by Kit Maude |{{Sortname|Ana|Penyas|nolink=1}} |Tapioca Stories |Commended |
| {{Sort|niño de maíz/The Boy of Maize|El niño de maíz/The Boy of Maize}}
|{{Sortname|Mario|Bencastro|nolink=}} |{{Sortname|Christina|Rodriguez|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny
|{{Sortname|Margarita|Engle|nolink=}} | |Atheneum Books for Young Readers |Commended |
| {{Sort|Secret of the Plátano|The Secret of the Plátano}}
|{{Sortname|Luz Maria|Mack|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Stephany|Mesa|nolink=1}} |Soaring Kite Books |Commended |
| Still Dreaming/Seguimos soñando
|{{Sortname|Claudia Guadalupe|Martinez|nolink=}}, trans. by Luis Humberto Crosthwaite |{{Sortname|Magdalena|Mora|nolink=1}} |Commended |
| Tumble
|{{Sortname|Celia C.|Pérez|nolink=1}} | |Kokila |Commended |
| Where Wonder Grows
|{{Sortname|Xelena|González|nolink=1}} |{{Sortname|Adriana M.|Garcia|nolink=}} |Commended |
Recipients of multiple awards and honors
=Multiple Américas Awards=
One person's works have received four Américas Awards:
- Margarita Engle, as author in 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2015.
One person's works have received three Américas Awards:
- Duncan Tonatiuh, as author and illustrator in 2015, 2018, and 2019.
Multiple people's works have won two Américas Awards:
- As author and illustrator: Yuyi Morales.
- As author: Julia Alvarez, Monica Brown, Juan Felipe Herrera, Francisco Jiménez, Lynn Joseph and Pam Muñoz Ryan.
=Multiple Américas Honors=
Multiple people's works have received two honors:
- As author and illustrator: Maya Christina González, Yuyi Morales, and Duncan Tonatiuh
- As illustrator David Díaz
- As author: Margarita Engle, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Laura Resau
=Multiple Américas Commendations=
Different works by the same authors or illustrators have received commendations in the same year.
Two people's work has received commendations nine times:
- George Ancona as both author and illustrator in 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007–2008, and 2011.
- Maya Christina González as illustrator twice in 1997, and once 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007–2008, and 2009; and as author and illustrator in 2007–2008.
Three people's work has received commendations eight times:
- Jorge Argueta as author in 2003, twice in 2006, 2007–2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, and 2017.
- Margarita Engle as author in 2010, 2014, twice in 2016, 2017, twice in 2018, and 2019.
- Gary Soto as author in 1995, twice in 1997, twice in 1998, 2003, 2006, and 2009.
Two people's work has received commendations seven times:
- Alma Flor Ada as author in 1995, twice in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2016.
- Pat Mora as author in 1996, 1997, 2002, twice in 2010, and 2011.
Two people's works have received commendations six times:
- David Díaz as illustrator in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, and 2016.
- Enrique O. Sánchez as illustrator in 1993, 1994, twice in 1996, 1997, and 1999.
Four people's works have received commendations five times:
- Francisco X. Alarcón as author in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2009.
- Monica Brown as author in 2007–2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
- Raúl Colón as illustrator in 1997, 2005, 2007–2008, and twice in 2015.
- Francisco X. Stork as author in 2006, 2010, 2011, 2017, and 2018.
Eight people's works have received commendations four times:
- Lori Marie Carlson as author in 1994, 1996, 2005, and 2009.
- Lulu Delacre as illustrator in 1994 and 1997; as author in 1996; and author and illustrator in 2000.
- Domi as illustrator in 2006, 2006, 2009, and 2011.
- Arthur Dorros as author and illustrator in 1993 and 1995, and as author in 2005 and 2015.
- Tony Johnston as author in 1994, 1997, 2001, and 2010.
- Rafael López as illustrator in 2010, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
- Edel Rodríguez as illustrator in 2001, 2010, and twice in 2016.
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz as author in twice in 2009, 2013, and 2018.
Twenty people's works have received commendations three times:
- Rudolfo Anaya as author in 1995, 2000, and 2004.
- Carmen T. Bernier-Grand as author in 1994, 2007–2008, and 2010.
- Robert Casilla as illustrator in 1993, 1996, and 2004.
- Joe Cepeda as illustrator in 1998, 2007–2008, and 2011.
- René Colato Laínez as author in 2010, 2011, and 2017.
- Amy Córdova as illustrator in 2004, 2009, and 2011.
- Tomie dePaola as author and illustrator in 1994, and as illustrator in 1994 and 1999.
- Luis Garay as illustrator in 1996 and 2007–2008, and as author and illustrator in 1997.
- Phillis Gershator as author twice in 1994 and once in 1998.
- Juan Felipe Herrera as author in 1995, 2002, and 2015.
- Francisco Jiménez as author in 1998, 2000, and 2009.
- Elisa Kleven as illustrator in 1994 and 1997, and author and illustrator in 1996.
- Georgina Lázaro as author in 2009, 2010, and 2018.
- Frané Lessac as author and illustrator in 1994, and as illustrator in 1994 and 2013.
- Meg Medina as author in 2014, 2017, and 2019.
- Roseanne Greenfield Thong as author in 2014 and twice in 2015.
- Duncan Tonatiuh as author and illustrator in 2011 and 2017, and as illustrator in 2016.
- Beatriz Vidal as illustrator in 1998, 2002, and 2018.
- Jeanette Winter as illustrator in 1997, and as author and illustrator in 2007-2008 and 2011.
- Rafael Yockteng as illustrator in 2002, 2010, and 2016.
Multiple people's work has received two commendations:
- As author and illustrator: Angela Dominguez, Laura Lacámara, Yuyi Morales, and Leyla Torres.
- As illustrator: Jamel Akib, Renato Alarcão, Andrea Arroyo, Martha Avilés, Claire B. Cotts, Felipe Dávalos, Carla Golembe, Ann Grifalconi, Holly Meade, John Parra, Raúl the Third, Alfonso Ruano, Synthia Saint James, Elivia Savadier, Simón Silva.
- As author: Eve Bunting, Cathy Camper, Teresa Cárdenas, Pablo Cartaya, Omar S. Castañeda, Matt de la Peña, Campbell Geeslin, Mary-Joan Gerson, Lucía M. González, Rigoberta Menchú, Jose-Luis Orozco, Amada Irma Pérez, Isabel Quintero, Vashanti Rahaman, Antonio Ramírez, Laura Resau, Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, Carmen Tafolla, Erika Tamar, Nancy Van Laan, and Jonah Winter.
References
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