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Horn Book Fanfare 2022

Horn Book Fanfare 2022 names 51 books across 5 categories. 17 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction

  1. An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Berliners by Vesper Stampersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternacksource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Caprice by Coe Boothsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanossource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Looking for True by Tricia Springstubbsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. M Is for Monster by Talia Duttonsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yeesource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogerssource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Merci Suárez Plays It Cool by Meg Medinasource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardosource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Oh, Sal by Kevin Henkessource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Surely Surely Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kellysource (opens in a new tab)
  15. The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexandersource (opens in a new tab)
  16. The Flamingo by Guojingsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Fergusonsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kellysource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Three Strike Summer by Skyler Schremppsource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinukesource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Tumble by Celia C. Pérezsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Windswept by Margi Preussource (opens in a new tab)

Folklore

  1. The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnettsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters by Duncan Tonatiuhsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portissource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turnersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuosource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime by Candace Flemingsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie by Fiona Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie’s Place, the Nation’s First Shelter for Women by Christine McDonnellsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chinsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnessource (opens in a new tab)

Picture Books

  1. A Day for Sandcastles by JonArno Lawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyallsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Berry Song by Michaela Goadesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Don’t Worry, Murray by David Ezra Steinsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Philip C. Steadsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Farmhouse by Sophie Blackallsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. H Is for Harlem by Dinah Johnsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Hot Dog by Doug Salatisource (opens in a new tab)
  9. I’m Not Small by Nina Crewssource (opens in a new tab)
  10. John’s Turn by Mac Barnettsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Madani’s Best Game by Fran Pintadera, translated by Lawrence Schimelsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Mariesource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Depth of the Lake and the Height of the Sky by Jihyun Kimsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Together We Ride by Valerie Bollingsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry

  1. Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynoldssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life by Marilyn Nelsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherfordsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Horn Book Fanfare

The Horn Book Magazine's annual Fanfare list of the year's best children's and young adult books, chosen by its editors and reviewers. Read from hbook.com's own Fanfare pages through Wayback Machine snapshots, because hbook.com blocks automated fetches; each sourceUrl is the snapshot used. 2006-2018 come from the annotated Fanfare articles, 2019-2025 from the Fanfare booklist pages. Year is the year in the list's name (books of that year); it is announced in December. Category is Horn Book's own section (Picture Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Folklore). Every entry is a Selection. Author is the writer; for wordless or author-illustrated books it is the illustrator. Series names Horn Book prints in brackets after a title are dropped. Expected counts are the titles printed under each section on the cited page; for 2006-2018 they match the number of review citations on the page.

Organization: The Horn Book. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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