North Carolina Children's Book Award
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The North Carolina Children's Book Award program is designed to introduce children to current children's literature and to instill a love of reading.
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Wonder no more what it’s like to be a tiny jumping spider. Jessica Lanan takes you right into their vibrant, exciting life in your backyard! Congratulations, Jessica Lanan! #RoaringBookPress
Congratulations to @kelstarly and Tonya Engel Foster on their nomination for 2025! This beautiful story is about a little girl and her grandmother and the many stories she has to share. Reycraft Books
This magnificent story about community and family, and how art and love can be bridges between us all is a welcomed title to our final list. Congratulations, Katie yamasaki! Norton Young Readers
Thank you @randallde and #carsonellis for this beautiful story about compassion, love, community, and generosity..and congratulations on your final North Carolina Children's Book Award nomination on our 2025 list! Random House Children's Books
Congratulations to Jonathan Fenske on this hilariously entertaining book that kids will love. 🦄 🦖 🦈 Welcome to the @nccba 2025 list of nominees! Voting will be in March! Penguin Workshop
😠Oh, my! Husband-and-wife team, Tony DiTerlizzi & Angela Di Terlizzi, have created a book that explores the BIG emotions of a very cranky book. Don’t we all feel the same sometimes? Congratulations on your place on the final nomination list! Voting is in March! Quill Tree Books
Written by record-breaking swimmer, Lynne Cox, and illustrated by Richard Jones, they tell the story of Yoshi, a loggerhead turtle who is himself, a record-breaking swimmer. 💚Congrats on your 2025 nomination status! #LynneCox Richard Jones Anne Schwartz Books
Drawing inspiration from his childhood struggle with weight Hudi finds friendship with his imaginary mascot Chunky as he navigates growing up in a Mexican-Jewish family. Yehudi Mercado Congrats on your nomination as a finalist for our 2025 contest! HarperCollins Children's Books
Lina Gao joins her parents and sister after 5 years apart. Through hurt, anger, and curiosity she finds a way to get her bearings in this new country-and the almost new family that comes with it. Congrats to Kelly Yang on your nomination! Kids vote in March! Simon & Schuster
A moving biography of Cecelia Payne’s curiosity and scientific career to understand the process of a star’s birth, from a possibility to a breathtaking explosion of light. Congrats Kirsten W. Larson --NOT ACTIVE HERE & Katherine Roy 🌱 on your final nomination! NC kids vote in March! Chronicle Books
From the stirring of hot magma, to the smelly gases that signal an eruption, to the big kaboom itself this lively informational book is a journey of discovery about volcanoes. Congrats Jessica Kulekjian 🌸 & Zoe Si on your final 2025 nomination! Kids vote in March! kidscanpress
A Little Free Library guarded by an orange cat appears overnight & 11 year old Evan plucks two books from its shelves, never suspecting his life is about to change. Congrats #RebeccaStead & Wendy Mass on your final nomination on our 2025 list! Kids vote in March! Feiwel and Friends
Two lonely outcasts form a friendship that gets them through worries, school, and family troubles-even surviving the 1989 World Series Playoffs earthquake! Congrats Chris "a SPARK of hope" Baron on your 2025 nomination! NC kids vote in March! Feiwel and Friends
This action-packed novel about 12 year old Emmie and her quest to participate in a wheelchair motocross is all about independence, thinking big, and working hard to make your dreams come true. Congrats to a bookish beekeeper, one of 12 nominees in the 2025 contest! Farrar,Straus&Giroux
A witty, illustrated collection of humorous and sometimes heartwarming poems and nonsense inspired by the absurdities of everyday life. Congratulations Chris Harris & @AndreaTsurumi on your final list nomination for the 2025 contest! NC kids vote in March! Little, Brown Young Readers
Inspired by a true story of an orphaned otter pup, this poignant tale told in free verse examines bravery and healing through the eyes of one of nature’s most charming animals. Congrats Katherine Applegate (kaaauthor.bsky.social) & #CharlesSantoso on your 2025 final nomination! Feiwel and Friends Monterey Bay Aquarium
Luz, an 11 year old injured soccer player, has a hard time reframing her identity as a computer programmer, but when her Guatemalan half-sister moves in, she learns what it means to start over. Congrats #RebeccaBalcarcel on your nomination for our 2025 contest! Chronicle Books
Here is a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky. Ella is the first Conjuror to attend a magic school where Marvellers practice their cultural arts. Being first is not always easy. Congrats Dhonielle Clayton on your 2025 nomination! NC kids vote in March! Henry Holt & Company
A forgotten homemade robot comes to life just when aspiring female scientist Maya needs a friend-and a science fair project! Congratulations, Eve L. Ewing used to go by wikipedia brown and Christine Almeda on your final nomination on the North Carolina Children's Book Award 2025 contest list! NC kids will vote in March! Kokila
