Indian Paintbrush Award

Sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Reading Council, then Indian Paintbrush Book Award will provide the opportunity for Wyoming youth in grades 7 through 12 to select a favorite book and honor its author. Its purpose is to help Wyoming students in grades 4 through 7.

• Become acquainted with the best contemporary authors
• Become aware of the qualities that make a good book
• Choose the best rather than the mediocre
• Set a goal to read at least three good books
• To honor an author whose books Wyoming students have enjoyed

2021-2022 Indian Paintbrush Winners

• Winner: Meika Hashimoto - The Trail
• 1st Runner-up: R.J. Palacio - White Bird
• 2nd Runner-up: Alan Gratz - Refugee

Buckaroo Book Award

Sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Reading Council, the Buckaroo Book Award will provide the opportunity for Wyoming children in grades K-3 to select favorite books they have read or have listened to and to honor the authors of these books. Its purpose is to help Wyoming students in grades Kindergarten through 3:

• Become acquainted with the best contemporary authors
• Become aware of the qualities of good books
• Accustom younger children to concepts of choice, critical reading, and voting procedures which will help them 
• participate in choosing other book awards
• To honor an author whose book has been enjoyed by Wyoming children

2020-2021 Buckaroo Award Winners

• Winner: Thomas Flintham - Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!
• 1st Runner-Up: Deborah Underwood - The Panda Problem
• 2nd Runner-Up: Laurie Keller - Potato Pants!

 National Book Awards

Coretta Scott King Book Award

The Coretta Scott King Book Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Committee. The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.

2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners

• 2019 Author Winner: Carole Boston Weatherford - Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 
• 2019 Illustrator Winner: Floyd Cooper - Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 

Randolph Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

2021 Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner

• 2019 Winner: Carole Lindstrom - We Are Water Protectors

John Newbery Medal

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2022 Newbery Medal Winner

• 2022 Winner: Donna Barba Higuera - The Last Cuentista