Book Award Winners
2025 Winners
Previous Winners
| 2024 |
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| Spanish is the Language of My Family/El Español es la Lengua de Mi Familia by Michael Genhart and John Parra |
| 2024 |
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| Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla |
| 2024 |
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| Mexikid by Pedro Martin |
| 2023 |
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| A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar |
| 2023 |
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| Tumble Written by Celia Perez |
| 2022 |
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| My Two Border Towns Written by David Bowles Illustrated by Erika Meza |
| 2022 |
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| Indivisible by Daniel Aleman |
| 2022 |
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| Bright Star by Yuyi Morales |
| 2021 |
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| Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh |
| 2021 |
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| The Spirit of Chicano Park/El espíritu del Parque Chicano Written by Beatrice Zamora Illustrated by Maira Meza |
| 2021 |
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| Dreaming with Mariposas by Sonia Gutiérrez |
| 2020 |
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| My Papi Has A Motorcycle Written by Isabel Quintero Illustrated by Zeke Peña |
| 2019 |
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| Dreamers Written by Yuyi Morales Illustrated by Yuyi Morales |
| 2019 |
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| They Call me Güero, A Border Kid's Poems Written by David Bowles |
| 2018 |
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| All Around Us Written by Xelena González Illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia |
| 2018 |
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| The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez |
| 2018 |
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| I Am Not Your Perfect Mexcian Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez |
| 2017 |
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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood |
| 2017 |
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| The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork |
| 2016 |
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| Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh |
| 2016 |
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| Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez |
| 2015 |
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| Separate is Never Equal Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh |
| 2015 |
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| Gabi: A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero |
| 2014 |
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| Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh |
| 2014 |
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| Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People Written and Illustrated by Susan Goldman Rubin |
| 2013 |
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| Under the Mesquite Written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall |
| 2012 |
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| Sylvia and Aki Written by Winifred Conkling |
| 2012 |
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| Diego Rivera: His World and Ours Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh |
| 2011 |
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| Bait by Alex Sanchez |
| 2010 |
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| What Can You Do With a Paleta? Written by Carmen Tafolla Illustrated by Magaly Morales |
| 2009 |
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| The Holly Tortilla and a Pot of Beans Written by Carmen Tafolla |
| 2009 |
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| He Forgot to Say Goodbye Written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz |
| 2008 |
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| Los Gatos Black on Halloween Written by Marisa Montes Illustrated by Yuyi Morales |
| 2007 |
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| Downtown Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera |
| 2006 |
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| José! Born to Dance Written by Susanna Reich Illustrated by Raúl Colón |
| 2005 |
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| Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan |
| 2004 |
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| Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book Written and Illustrated by Yuyi Morales |
| 2003 |
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| A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Written by Pat Mora Illustrated by Beatriz Vidal |
| 2002 |
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| Breaking Through by Francisco Jiménez |
| 2001 |
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| My Very Own Room/Mi propio cuartito Written by Amada Irma Pérez Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez |
| 2000 |
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| My Land Sings: Stories of the Rio Grande Written by Rudolfo Anaya Illustrated by Amy Córdova |
| 1999 |
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| The Three Pigs/Los Tres Cerdos: Nacho, Tito and Miguel Written and Illustrated by Bobbi Salinas |
| 1998 |
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| Tomás and the Library Lady Written by Pat Mora Illustrated by Raúl Colón |
| 1997 |
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| In My Family/En Mi Familia Written and Illustrated by Carmen Lomas Garza |
| 1996 |
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| The Farolitos of Christmas Written by Rudolfo Anaya Illustrated by Edward Gonzales |
| 1996 |
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| Chato's Kitchen Written by Gary Soto Illustrated by Susan Guevara |