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
- 57 Videos
- 61 Book Readings
- 150 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)
30+ Resources10 Awards




Autobiography of My Dead Brother
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
(Children's Winner, 2025)
25+ 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)
20+ Resources5 Awards



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



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









Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
(Children's Winner, 2018)
15+ Resources5 Awards



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

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














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


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

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