2026 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards

The 2026 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, announced by The Horn Book on June 15, 2026, went to Navigating Night by Julie Leung, illustrated by Angie Kang, for picture book; A Scar like a River by Lisa Graff for fiction; and A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura, for nonfiction. The honor books were The Great Frog by Katie Palazzola and While We're Here by Anne Wynter, illustrated by Micha Archer, for picture book; The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly and As I Dream of You by Jennifer Lee, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, for fiction; and How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares and When Beavers Move In by Alison Pearce Stevens, illustrated by Natasha Donovan, for nonfiction. Eligible books were first U.S. editions published between June 2025 and May 2026.