Charlotte Huck Award

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The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, established in 2014 and organized by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), is an annual American literary award for children's fiction books. According to NCTE, the "award recognizes fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder." [1]

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The award honors Charlotte Huck, a former NCTE president [2] and American author, university professor, and children's literature expert. Huck, who taught elementary school before joining the Faculty of Education at the Ohio State University, "believed that good literature should be at the heart and center of the elementary school curriculum." [3] [4] Given this belief, she established the university's first course in children's literature and eventually "develop[ed] master's and doctoral programs in children's literature." [3] [4]

Award eligibility and criteria

To be eligible for the Charlotte Huck Award, books "must have been published or distributed in the United States or its territories during the preceding year." [1] All genres of fictional books aimed at children are eligible for the award, including picture books, graphic novels, novels written in verse, etc. NCTE indicates nominated books "should have exemplary literary quality of text and illustrations" and "should connect children to their own humanity and offer them a rich experience with the power to influence their lives and stretch their thinking, feelings, and imagination." [1]

Eligible books are judged on the following criteria:

Honorees

Charlotte Huck Award honorees [5]
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
2015 Ann M. Martin Rain ReignWinner
Kwame Alexander The Crossover Honor
Cece Bell El Deafo Honor
Marla Frazee The Farmer and the ClownHonor
Lisa Graff Absolutely AlmostHonor
Deborah Wiles RevolutionHonor
Christopher Paul Curtis The Madman of Piney WoodsRecommended
Tracy Holczer The Secret Hum of a DaisyRecommended
Natalie Lloyd A Snicker of MagicRecommended
Loren Long Otis and the ScarecrowRecommended
Naomi Shihab Nye The Turtle of OmanRecommended
Megan Jean Sovern The Meaning of MaggieRecommended
Ashley Spires The Most Magnificent ThingRecommended
2016 Sharon M. Draper Stella by StarlightWinner [6] [7]
Jennifer Richard Jacobson Paper ThingsHonor
Loren Long Little TreeHonor
Lisa Mantchev , illus. by Taeeun Yoo Strictly No ElephantsHonor
Susan Lynn Meyer , illus. by Eric Velasquez New ShoesHonor
Mitali Perkins , illus. by Jamie Hogan Tiger BoyHonor
Katherine Applegate CrenshawRecommended
Cassie Beasley Circus MirandusRecommended
Jairo Buitrago , illus. by Rafael Yockteng, trans. by Elisa Amado Two White RabbitsRecommended
Mike Curato Little Elliot, Big FamilyRecommended
Matt de la Peña , illus. by Christian Robinson Last Stop on Market Street Recommended
Kate DiCamillo , illus. by Chris Van DusenFrancine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume TwoRecommended
Alex Gino Melissa Recommended
JonArno Lawson , illus. by Sydney Smith Sidewalk FlowersRecommended
2017 Jason Reynolds Ghost Winner [8] [9]
John David Anderson Ms. Bixby’s Last DayHonor [9]
Kelly Barnhill The Girl Who Drank the Moon Honor [9]
Peter Brown The Wild RobotHonor [9]
J.J. Austrian , Illus. by Mike Curato Worm Loves WormHonor [9]
Eric and Terry Fan The Night GardenerHonor [9]
Terry Farish , Illus. by Oliver Dominguez Luis Paints the WorldRecommended [9]
Adam Gidwitz , illus. by Hatem Aly The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog Recommended [9]
Nadia Hashimi One Half from the EastRecommended [9]
Deborah Hopkinson A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a PickpocketRecommended [9]
Lita Judge Hoot and PeepRecommended [9]
Kate Messner The Seventh WishRecommended [9]
Duncan Tonatiuh The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two VolcanoesRecommended [9]
Lauren Wolk Wolf Hollow Recommended [9]
2018 Dan Santat After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up AgainWinner [10] [4]
Caela Carter Forever or a Long Long TimeHonor [4]
Carmen Agra Deedy , illus. by Eugene Yelchin The Rooster Who Would Not Be QuietHonor [4]
Stephanie Graegin Little Fox in the ForestHonor [4]
Alan Gratz Refugee Honor [4]
Nicole Lea Helget The End of the WildHonor [4]
Katherine Applegate , illus. by Charles Santoso WishtreeRecommended [4]
Derrick Barnes , Illus. by Gordon C. JamesCrown: An Ode to the Fresh CutRecommended [4]
Elisha Cooper Big Cat, Little CatRecommended [4]
Celine Clair , illus. by Quin Leng ShelterRecommended [4]
Paul GriffinSaving MartyRecommended [4]
Victoria Jamieson All’s Faire in Middle SchoolRecommended [4]
Hena Khan Amina’s VoiceRecommended [4]
Jennifer Torres Stef Soto, The Taco QueenRecommended [4]
2019 Jonathan Auxier Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her MonsterWinner [3]
Nicola Davies , illus. by Rebecca Cobb The Day War CameHonor [3]
Tracy Holczer Everything Else in the UniverseHonor [3]
Irene Latham , Charles Waters, Sean Qualls, and Selina Alko Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and FriendshipHonor [3]
Meg Medina Merci Suárez Changes Gear Honor [3]
Jewell Parker Rhodes Ghost Boys Honor [3]
Ashley Herring Blake Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the WorldRecommended [3]
Cori Doerrfeld The Rabbit ListenedRecommended [3]
Susan Hood Lifeboat 12Recommended [3]
Kerascoët I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of KindnessRecommended [3]
Minh Lê , illus. by Dan Santat Drawn TogetherRecommended [3]
Juana Martinez-Neal Alma and How She Got Her Name Recommended [3]
Chad Sell The Cardboard KingdomRecommended [3]
Jacqueline Woodson , illus. by Rafael López The Day You BeginRecommended [3]
2020 Kate and Jol Temple , Illus. by Terri Rose Baynton Room on Our Rock Winner [11] [12] [13]
Jerry Craft New Kid Honor [11]
Christine Day I Can Make This PromiseHonor [11]
Kyle Lukoff , illus. by Kaylani Juanita When Aidan Became a BrotherHonor [11] [14]
Mitali Perkins , illus. by Sara Palacios Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the BorderHonor [11]
Jazmine Warga Other Words for Home Honor [11]
Mariama J. Lockington For Black Girls Like MeRecommended
Kevin Noble Maillard , illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal Fry Bread: A Native American Family StoryRecommended
Kwame Mbalia Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Recommended
Wendy Meddour , illus. by Daniel Egnéus Lubna and PebbleRecommended
Ibtihaj Muhammad, illus. by Hatem Aly, with S. K. Ali The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family Recommended
Nicole Panteleakos Planet Earth Is BlueRecommended
Aida Salazar The Moon WithinRecommended
Jamie Sumner Roll With ItRecommended
2021 Derrick D. Barnes , illus by Gordon C. JamesI Am Every Good ThingWinner [15]
Phil Bildner A High Five for Glenn Burke Honor
Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed When Stars Are Scattered Honor
Carole Lindstrom , illus. by Michaela Goade We Are Water Protectors Honor
Jess Redman QuintessenceHonor
Aida Salazar Land of the CranesHonor
Anne Blankman The Blackbird GirlsRecommended
Ernesto CisnerosEfrén DividedRecommended
Tae Keller When You Trap a Tiger Recommended
Aya Khalil , illus. by Anait Semirdzhyan The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant StoryRecommended
Pete Oswald HikeRecommended
Suzanne Selfors and Walker Ranson Braver: A Wombat’s TaleRecommended
Renée Watson Ways to Make SunshineRecommended
Maryrose Wood Alice’s Farm: A Rabbit's TaleRecommended
2022 Kaela Rivera Cece Rios and the Desert of SoulsWinner [16]
Laura Amy , illus. by Julia Iredale Amber and ClayHonor
Shelly Anand , illus. by Nabi H. Ali Laxmi’s MoochHonor
J. Dillard , illus. by Akeem S. Roberts J. D. and the Great Barber BattleHonor
Lisa Fipps StarfishHonor
Dawn Quigley , illus. by Tara Audibert Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be-Best Friend Honor
Marie Arnold The Year I Flew AwayRecommended
Melissa Iwai Dumplings for LiliRecommended
Thomas King , illus. by Natasha Donovan BordersRecommended
Elle McNicoll A Kind of Spark Recommended
Claudia Mills The Lost LanguageRecommended
Sara Pennypacker , illus. by Jon Klassen Pax, Journey HomeRecommended
Emma Otheguy , illus. by Ana Ramírez González A Sled for GaboRecommended
Lisa Wheeler , illus. by Loren Long Someone Builds the DreamRecommended
2023 Dayna Lorentz Wayward CreaturesWinner
Dhonielle Clayton The MarvellersHonor
Hena Khan , illus. by Wastana Haikal Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking FunHonor
Laurel Goodluck , illus. by Jonathan NelsonForever CousinsHonor
Sara Greenwood , illus. by Luisa Uribe My Brother Is AwayHonor
Charlotte Sullivan Wild , illus. by Charlene Chua Love, Violet Honor
Stephen Briseño , illus. by Magdalena MoraThe Notebook KeeperRecommended
Raul Colon DrawRecommended
Lindsay Eager The Patron Thief of BreadRecommended
C.C. Harrington WildoakRecommended
Kelly Starling Lyons , illus. by Tonya Engel My Hands Tell a StoryRecommended
Sandra Nickel , illus. by Il Sung Na Big Bear and Little FishRecommended
Naomi Shihab Nye The Turtle of MichiganRecommended
Kathryn Ormsbee , illus. by Molly Brooks Growing PangsRecommended
Young Vo GibberishRecommended

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