We are very pleased to announce the nominees for the 2025 North Carolina Children's Book Awards. In order to vote in March 2025, children should read at least 5 picture book nominees and/or 3 junior book nominees.
Annotated Picture Book list
Annotated Junior Book list
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- Acorn Was a Little Wild
Jen Arena Illustrated by Jessica Gibson
- Beneath
Cori Doerrfeld
- How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide
Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney
- I Cannot Draw a Horse
Charise Mericle Harper
- I Want 100 Dogs
Stacy McAnulty Illustrated by Claire Keane
- Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
Jessica Lanan
- My Hands Tell a Story
Kelly Starling Lyons Illustrated by Tonya Engel
- Place Hands Here
Katie Yamasaki
- This Story is Not About a Kitten
Randall de Sève Illustrated by Carson Ellis
- A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Walk Into a Book
Jonathan Fenske
- A Very Cranky Book
Angela DiTerlizzi Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
- Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: a True Story About an Amazing Swimmer
Lynne Cox Illustrated by Richard Jones
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- Air
Monica Roe
- Chunky
Yehudi Mercado
- Finally Seen
Kelly Yang
- The Fire of Stars: the Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars are Made Of
Kirsten W. Larson
Illustrated by Katherine Roy
- Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts
Jessica Kulekjian Illustrated by Zoe Si
- The Lost Library
Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
- The Magical Imperfect
Chris Baron
- The Marvellers
Dhonielle Clayton
- Maya and the Robot
Eve L. Ewing Illustrated Christine Almeda
- My Head Has a Bellyache: More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups
Chris Harris Illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi
- Odder
Katherine Applegate
- Shine On, Luz Véliz!
Rebecca Balcárcel
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