2022 Results and Materials

2022 Winners

  • Bad Dog, written and illustrated by Mike Boldt, is the winner in the Picture Book Category, receiving 13,534 of the 66,017 total votes cast.

  • New Kid, written and illustrated by Jerry Craft, is the winner in the Junior Book Category, receiving 1,097 of the 4,875 total votes cast.


2022 Activity Booklet
2022 Annotated Picture Book List
2022 Annotated Junior Book List

Voting Summary

PICTURE BOOKS:     66,017 total votes cast
Bad Dog
13,534 WINNER
On Account of the Gum
9,572
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
7,189
Don't Feed the Coos
6,803
Snail Crossing
6,789
Federico and the Wolf
5,231
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots
3,956
Eye By Eye
2,995
Swashby and the Sea
2,697
Carl and the Meaning of Life
2,523
Just Ask!
2,469
The Little Red Fort
2,259

JUNIOR BOOKS:    4,875 total votes cast
New Kid
1,097 WINNER
Swish!
725
When Stars Are Scattered
646
Twenty-One Steps
471
Not If I Can Help It
452
Halfway to Harmony
431
Where the Watermelons Grow
402
The Friendship War
325
MaƱanaland
168
Look Both Ways
158

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PICTURE BOOK Resources


Bad Dog Activities
  Carl and the Meaning of Life Activities

Don't Feed the Coos Activities
Eye by Eye Activities

Eyes That Kiss in the Corner Activities
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots

Federico and the Wolf Activities
Just Ask! Activities

The Little Red Fort Activities
On Account of the Gum Activities 

Snail Crossing Activities
Swashby and the Sea Activities

JUNIOR BOOK Resources


The Friendship War Activities
Halfway to Harmony Activities

Look Both Ways Activities
MaƱanaland Activities

New Kid Activities
Not If I Can Help It Activities

Swish! Activities
Twenty-One Steps Activities

When Stars Are Scattered Activities
Where the Watermelons Grow Activities