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 |
| Mañanaland |
168 |
| Look Both Ways |
158 |
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PICTURE BOOK Resources
JUNIOR BOOK Resources
