Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2026 MCBA Winner
Congratulations to Katherine Applegate on her book Willodeen winning the Massachusetts Children's Book Award for 2026!
Congratulations to Katherine Applegate on her book Willodeen winning the Massachusetts Children's Book Award for 2026!
Congratulations to Katherine Applegate on her book Willodeen winning the Massachusetts Children's Book Award for 2026!
Tied for second place
Duel
Written by Jessixa Bagley, Illustrated by Aaron Bagley
Four Eyes
Written by Rex Ogle, Illustrated by Dave Valeza
Tied for third place
Attack of the Black Rectangles
Written by: Amy Sarig King
The Myth of Monsters: Medusa
Written by Katherine Marsh
The Mona Lisa Vanishes
Nicholas Day
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
Beth Lincoln
Just Roll with it: A graphic novel
Lee Durfey-Lavoie & Veronica Agarwal
Hidden Truths
Elly Swartz
The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
Adam Gidwitz
The Secret Language of Birds
Lynn Kelly
We Are Big Time: A Graphic Novel
Hena Khan
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4th & 5th graders are required to read at least 1 book from the MCBA list by April
Students need to read 5 books in order to vote for the award
Students who read all 25 books will receive a special recognition
MCBA votes will be due April 2027