Activities for 2025 Nominees are ready!

We are excited to present read-alouds, book trailers, book talks and activities for the 2025 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees. Voting begins on March 1, 2025.  

2025 Activity Booklet  (your one resource for all of the 2025 Nominees) 

2025 bookmarks/ballots  |  flyer with book covers (can be used as ballot)

Picture Book Nominees

Picture Book annotated list

Children may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 5 of the 12 nominees. 


Acorn Was a Little Wild Read-aloud

Acorn Was a Little Wild Activities
Beneath Read-aloud

  Beneath Activities

How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Read-aloud

How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Activities
I Cannot Draw a Horse Read-aloud

I Cannot Draw a Horse Activities

I Want 100 Dogs Read-aloud

I Want 100 Dogs Activities
Jumper Read-aloud

Jumper Activities

My Hands Tell a Story Read-aloud

My Hands Tell a Story Activities
Place Hand Here author video

Place Hand Here Activities

This Story is Not About a Kitten Read-aloud

This Story is Not About a Kitten Activities
A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Read-aloud

A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Activities		 

A Very Cranky Book Read-aloud

A Very Cranky Book Activities
Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius Read-aloud

Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius Activities


Junior Book Nominees

Junior Book annotated list 

Children may vote for their favorite title if they have read at least 3 of the 12 nominees.

Air Book Trailer

Air Activities		 Chunky Book Trailer

Chunky Activities
Finally Seen Book Talk

Finally Seen Activities		 The Fire of Stars Book Trailer

The Fire of Stars Activities
Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts Book Trailer

Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts Activities		 Lost Library Book Trailer

Lost Library Activities
Magical Imperfect Book Trailer

Magical Imperfect Activities		 The Marvellers Book Trailer

The Marvellers Activities
Maya and the Robot Book Trailer

Maya and the Robot Activities		 My Head Has a Bellyache Sneak Peak

My Head Has a Bellyache Activities
Odder Book Trailer

Odder Activities		 Shine On, Luz Veliz! Book Trailer

Shine On, Luz Veliz! Activities