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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2022

The 2022 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal went to The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice by Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk. 5 books were Honor Books.

Winner

  1. The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice by Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turksource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

  1. Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate by Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannensource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Problem by Colleen Paeff and Nancy Carpentersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Coopersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessacsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

Medal and Honor Books from the ALSC list of Sibert winners and honors, 2001-present; this file covers 2006-2025. Year is the award year ALSC uses (announced each January for books published the prior year). Author field names the writers, then illustrators or photographers when different, as credited.

Organization: Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association). Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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