Books in Schneider Family Book Award - Young Children
Since 2004, the Schneider Family Book Award is an award given by the American Library Association (ALA) recognizing authors and illustrators for the excellence of portrayal of the disability experience in literature for youth.
2026
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Wanda Hears the Stars | Amy Hansen | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea | Janice Milusich | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Bat and the Business of Ferrets | Elana K. Arnold | Honor | Log In To Like |
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| A Little Like Magic | Sarah Kurpiel | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Monster Hands | Karen Kane | Honor | Log In To Like |
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You're So Amazing! | James Catchpole | Honor | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Henry, Like Always | Jenn Bailey | Winner | Log In To Like |
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What Happened to You? | James Catchpole | Honor | Log In To Like |
| Dancing Hands | Joanna Que | Honor | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion | Shannon Stocker | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| In the Blue | Erin Hourigan | Honor | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| My City Speaks | Darren Lebeuf | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| A Walk in the Words | Hudson Talbott | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| A Sky-Blue Bench | Bahram Rahman | Honor | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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I Talk Like a River | Jordan Scott | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin | Tracy Newman | Honor | Log In To Like |
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All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything | Annette Bay Pimentel | Honor | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You | Sonia Sotomayor | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| A Friend For Henry | Jenn Bailey | Honor | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship | Jessica Kensky | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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The Remember Balloons | Jessie Oliveros | Honor | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Silent Days, Silent Dreams | Allen Say | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille | Jen Bryant | Winner | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah | Laurie Ann Thompson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Boy and a Jaguar | Alan Rabinowitz | Winner | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | Jen Bryant | Winner | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Back to Front and Upside Down! | Claire Alexander | Winner | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Pirate of Kindergarten | George Ella Lyon | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Django | Bonnie Christensen | Winner | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum | Robert Andrew Parker | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Kami and the Yaks | Andrea Stenn Stryer | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Deaf Musicians | Paul DuBois Seeger | Winner | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Dad, Jackie and Me | Myron Uhlberg | Winner | Log In To Like |
2005
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| My Pal Victor/Mi amigo, Victor | Diane Bertrand Gonzales | Winner | Log In To Like |
2004
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Looking Out For Sarah | Glenna Lang | Winner | Log In To Like |