Phoenix Award, 1986-2026
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this award since 1986 -- honoring titles of high literary merit, which did not win an award at the time of publication, and which are still worthy of recognition

- 993 Resources including
- 58 Videos
- 60 Book Readings
- 148 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 82 book results



Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Picture Book Honor, 2023)
28 Resources10 Awards



Autobiography of My Dead Brother
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
(Children's Winner, 2025)
23 Resources3 Awards






Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno
by Francisco X. Alarcón and Maya Gonzalez
(Picture Book Honor, 2021)
18 Resources5 Awards



Michael Rosen's Sad Book
by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake
(Picture Book Honor, 2024)
17 Resources6 Awards


John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Picture Book Honor, 2024)
16 Resources1 Awards












My Brother Sam Is Dead
by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
(Honor, 1994)
13 Resources3 Awards

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
by Amy Lee-Tai and Felicia Hoshino
(Picture Book Honor, 2026)
13 Resources6 Awards













Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from Red People Memory
by Tim Tingle
(Children's Winner, 2023)
10 Resources2 Awards



Mama: A True Story, in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami…
(Picture Book Honor, 2026)
10 Resources6 Awards

Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
by Jerdine Nolen and Kadir Nelson
(Picture Book Honor, 2025)
10 Resources1 Awards