2026 Newbery Medal

The 2026 Newbery Medal went to All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson. The selection committee also named four Newbery Honor Books: The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser; A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by María Dolores Águila; The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri; and The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman, with illustrations by Marcin Minor. The results were announced on January 26, 2026, at the American Library Association's LibLearnX meeting, alongside the year's other youth media awards.