North Carolina Children's Book Award Winners
| Year | Picture Books | Junior Books |
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| 2024 | Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall |
Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez/Gabriela Epstein |
| 2023 | The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder |
Unplugged by Gordon Korman |
| 2022 | Bad Dog by Mike Boldt |
New Kid by Jerry Craft |
| 2021 | Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins |
Stargazing by Jen Wang |
| 2020 | Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings |
Front Desk by Kelly Yang |
| 2019 | Read the Book, Lemmings! by Ame Dyckman/Zachariah OHora |
Refugee by Alan Gratz |
| 2018 | Quit Calling Me a Monster by Jory John/Bob Shea |
Wish by Barbara O'Connor |
| 2017 | I Yam a Donkey by Cece Bell |
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson |
| 2016 | Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio |
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate |
| 2015 | The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt |
Duke by Kirby Larson |
| 2014 | The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories by David LaRochelle |
Wonder by R. J. Palacio |
| 2013 | Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin/James Dean |
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass |
| 2012 | The Book that Eats People by John Perry / Mark Fearing |
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger |
| 2011 | Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas |
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies |
| 2010 | Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson |
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadahota |
| 2009 | Who is Melvin Bubble? by Nick Bruel |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney |
| 2008 | Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt |
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex |
| 2007 | Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley. |
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin |
| 2006 | My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza |
Togo by Robert J. Blake |
| 2005 | Bad Boys by Margie Palatini |
Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups, The Second File by David Wisniewski |
| 2004 | Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz |
The Secrets of Ms. Snickle's Class by Laurie Miller Hornick |
| 2003 | More Parts by Tedd Arnold |
Fearless Jack by Paul Brett Johnson |
| 2002 | A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon |
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan |
| 2001 | Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester |
Tornado by Betsy Byars |
| 2000 | The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam by Angela Shelf Medearis |
Crash by Jerry Spinelli |
| 1999 | Verdi by Janell Cannon |
Frindle by Andrew Clements |
| 1998 | Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane DeGroat |
Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| 1997 | Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman |
Wicked Jack by Connie Wooldridge |
| 1996 | The Man Who Tricked a Ghost by Laurence Yep |
My Teacher Fried My Brains by Bruce Coville |
| *1995 | The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister |
The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| 1994 | The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka |
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| 1993 | The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy |
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| **1992 | In the Dark, Dark Room, and other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz |
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**1992 - First North Carolina Children's Book Award
*1995 - First year Junior Book category was awarded