The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award titles are carefully selected by a diverse set of activists, educators, parents, and teachers. The selection process strives to be ever more democratic, intersectional, and representative.
2022-23 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Selection Committee
Chair: Jackie Marshall Arnold
University of Dayton– Ohio
Co-Chair Nanesha Nunez
Concord Road Elementary, Ardsley – New York
Josefa Bustos Pelayo
Hanford Elementary School District & California State University at Fresno– California
Natasha Grey
Ardsley Union Free School District – New York
Dora Guzman
Bensenville School District – Illinois
Anthony Whaley
Rocketship Public Schools – Wisconsin
Amina Chaudhri
Northeastern Illinois University – Illinois
Morika Tsujimura
Grace Church School-New York City
Heather Matthews
Salisbury University – Maryland
Naomi Solomon
Lincoln City Libraries – Nebraska
Emel Topbas Mejia
PS/IS 187 – New York City
Jongsun Wee
Pacific University-Oregon