Scholastic Asian Book Award facts for kids

The Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) is a special prize for children's authors. It was created by Scholastic Asia and the Singapore Book Council (SBC) working together. This award celebrates writers from Asia who share stories about life, feelings, and ideas from different parts of Asia with the whole world. It also helps people understand Asian experiences better through new and creative books. The winners are announced at the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore.

Why This Award Matters

The Scholastic Asian Book Award has a few important goals:

• To find and celebrate the best fiction books for kids written by Asian authors.
• To show off the many different talented writers from all over Asia.
• To encourage and inspire more amazing books and stories that share Asian experiences.

Past Winners

2018 Winners

• Winner: Wing of the Locust, by Joel Donato Jacob (Philippines)
• 2nd Place: Red Eyes, by Varsha Seshan (India)
• 3rd Place: Blue2, by Yuet Lan Dora Tsang (Hong Kong)

2016 Winners

• Winner: Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus, by Aditi Krishnakumar (India)
• 2nd Place: Chasing Freedom, by Tina Cho (South Korea)
• 3rd Place: Island Girl, by Ho Lee Ling (Singapore)

2014 Winners

• Winner: What Things Mean, by Sophie Lea (Philippines)
• 2nd Place: Sula’s Voyage, by Catherine Torres (Philippines)
• 3rd Place: Robin and the Case of the Summer Camp Kidnapping, by Vivek Bhanot (India)

2012 Winners

• Winner: Bungee Cord Hair, by Ching Yeung Russell (USA)
• 2nd Place: Not in the Stars, by Pauline Loh Tuan Lee (Singapore)
• 3rd Place: Hidden in Plain Sight, by Ang Su-Lin (Singapore)

2011 Winners

• Winner: Book Uncle and Me, by Uma Krishnaswarmi (India)
• 2nd Place: The Girl Mechanic of Wanzhou, by Marjorie Sayer (USA)
• 3rd Place: The Mudskipper, by Ovidia Yu (Singapore)