North Carolina Children's Book Award

The North Carolina Children's Book Award program is a children's choice program designed to introduce children to current children's literature and to instill a love of reading. The award is sponsored by the North Carolina Library Association's Youth Services Section and supported by school and public librarians across the state.

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2025 Picture Book Nominees

Read or listen to at least 5 of the Picture Book Nominees on this page, then vote for your favorite in March 2025!

We are excited to present read-alouds, book trailers, and activities for the 2025 North Carolina Children's Book Award Picture Book Nominees.  Children nominated their favorite titles published since 2021.  Our committee chose the top twelve and now it's time for the children of North Carolina to get ready to vote for their favorite!  

Picture Book Nominees

Picture Book annotated list

Bookmarks/Ballots  |  flyer with book covers (can be used as ballot)


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


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