Please note that book titles and credits are currently being confirmed and that the information will be finalized in the next weeks.
Medal Winners
Gold Medal Winner
Artist(s): Leo Espinosa
Title: The World Belonged to Us
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cecilia Yung
Editor(s): Nancy Paulsen
Author(s): Jacqueline Woodson
Silver Medal Winner
Artist(s): Zoë Tilley Poster
Title: The Night Wild
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lily Malcom
Editor(s): Kate Harrison
Author(s): Zoë Tilley Poster
Silver Medal Winner
Artist(s): Briana Uchendu
Title: The Talk
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Imprint: A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Debra Sfetsios-Conover
Editor(s): Caitlyn Dlouhy
Author(s): Alicia D. Williams
Dilys Evans Founder’s Award Winner
Artist(s): Zahra Marwan
Title: Where Butterflies Fill the Sky
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Donna Mark/Jeanette Levy
Editor(s): Allison Moore
Author(s): Zahra Marwan
In Show
Artist(s): Yuki Ainoya
Title: Sato the Rabbit, A Sea of Tea
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Claudia Zoe Bedrick (AD), Lawrence Kim (Design)
Editor(s): Claudia Zoe Bedrick and Shizuka Blaskowsky for English-language translation
Author(s): Yuki Ainoya
Artist(s): Lorena Alvarez Gómez
Title: Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy: Mai and the Tricky Transformation
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Imprint: Disney Hyperion
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Joann Hill
Editor(s): Holly Rice
Author(s): Kallie George
Artist(s): Micha Archer
Title: Snow Horses
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Imprint: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Debra Sfetsios-Conover
Editor(s): Justin Chanda
Author(s): Patricia MacLachlan
Artist(s): Isabelle Arsenault
Title: A Story is to Share
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Pam Notarantonio
Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Carter Higgins
Artist(s): Isabelle Arsenault
Title: The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather McGee
Editor(s): Liz Bicknell and Ainslie Campbell-Schwartz
Author(s): Jonathan Stutzman
Artist(s): Miren Asiain Lora
Title: The Twilight Library
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Britta Stukenborg
Editor(s): Beth Terrill
Author(s): Carmen Oliver
Artist(s): Marianna Balducci
Title: Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Kelly Hill
Editor(s): Samantha Swenson
Author(s): Davide Cali
Artist(s): Galia Bernstein
Title: Ear Worm!
Publisher: Candlewick
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Amy Berniker
Editor(s): Joan Powers
Author(s): Jo Knowles
Artist(s): Galia Bernstein
Title: Lost and Found
Publisher: Clarion Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jessica Handelman
Editor(s): Kate O’Sullivan
Author(s): Kate Banks
Artist(s): Brian Biggs
Title: I Can’t Draw
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Imprint: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lissi Erwin
Editor(s): Karen Wojtyla
Author(s): Stephen W. Martin
Artist(s): Brian Biggs
Title: My Hero
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Kelly
Editor(s): Kate Harrison
Author(s): Brian Biggs
Artist(s): Sophie Blackall
Title: Farmhouse
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): David Caplan
Editor(s): Ruqayyah Daud
Author(s): Sophie Blackall
Artist(s): Alexander Bostic
Title: Free At Last
Publisher: Union Square And Co, Sterling Publishing
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jo Obarowski
Editor(s): Jo Obarowski
Author(s): Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
Artist(s): Brooke Boynton-Hughes
Title: Heart String
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Abbie Goveia and Jennifer Tolo Pierce
Editor(s): Ariel Richardson
Author(s): Brooke Boynton-Hughes
Artist(s): Nancy Carpenter
Title: Fire Chief Fran
Publisher: Astra Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Astra Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Barbara Grzeslo
Editor(s): Rebecca Davis
Author(s): Linda Ashman
Artist(s): Breanna Carzoo
Title: Lou
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachel Zegar/Breanna Carzoo
Editor(s): Megan Ilnitzki
Author(s): Breanna Carzoo
Artist(s): Jonathan Case
Title: Little Monarchs
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Margaret Ferguson Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Kerry Martin
Editor(s): Margaret Ferguson
Author(s): Jonathan Case
Artist(s): Melissa Castrillon
Title: Beginning
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lizzy Bromley
Editor(s): Paula Wiseman
Author(s): Shelley Moore Thomas
Artist(s): Raquel Catalina
Title: Madani’s Best Game
Publisher: Eerdmans
Imprint: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Holly Hoover
Editor(s): Kathleen Merz
Author(s): Fran Pintadera
Artist(s): André Ceolin
Title: With Lots of Love
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Viking
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Ellice M. Lee
Editor(s): Liza Kaplan
Author(s): Jenny Torres Sanchez
Artist(s): Joe Cepeda
Title: Rafa Counts on Papa
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii
Editor(s): Nikki Garcia
Author(s): Joe Cepeda
Artist(s): Susanna Chapman
Title: Covered in Color
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather Kelly
Editor(s): Howard Reeves
Author(s): Elisa Boxer
Artist(s): Jason Chin
Title: The Universe in You
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Browne
Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Jason Chin
Artist(s): Johnnie Christmas
Title: Swim Team
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperAlley
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Andrew Arnold
Editor(s): Andrew Arnold
Author(s): Johnnie Christmas
Artist(s): Henry Cole
Title: Forever Home
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Imprint: Scholastic Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Marijka Kostiw
Editor(s): Dianne Hess
Author(s): Henry Cole
Artist(s): Bryan Collier
Title: Maya’s Song
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Chelsea C. Donaldson
Editor(s): Tara Weikum
Author(s): Renée Watson
Artist(s): Bryan Collier
Title: Music Is A Rainbow
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii
Editor(s): Alvina Ling
Author(s): Bryan Collier
Artist(s): Raúl Colon
Title: The Little House of Hope
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Browne
Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Terry Catasús Jennings
Artist(s): Sally Wern Comport
Title: Blast Off!
Publisher: Astra Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Calkins Creek
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Barbara Grzeslo
Editor(s): Carolyn Yoder
Author(s): Suzanne Slade
Artist(s): Jen Corace
Title: House Finds a Home
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Viking
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jim Hoover
Editor(s): Tamar Brazis
Author(s): Katy Duffield
Artist(s): Jen Corace
Title: Mud!
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Appleseed
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather Kelly
Editor(s): Meredith Mundy
Author(s): Annie Bailey
Artist(s): Sébastien Cosset
Title: I Forgive Alex
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Lee Wade
Author(s): Kerascoët
Artist(s): Samantha Cotterill
Title: A Grand Day
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lizzy Bromley
Editor(s): Paula Wiseman
Author(s): Jean Reidy
Artist(s): Melissa Crowton
Title: In Our Garden
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Eileen Savage
Editor(s): Stephanie Pitts
Author(s): Pat Zietlow Miller
Artist(s): Lucy Ruth Cummins
Title: Rock That Vote
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Kelly
Editor(s): Kate Harrison
Author(s): Meg Fleming
Artist(s): Christopher Denise
Title: Knight Owl
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii / Angelie Yap
Editor(s): Christy Ottaviano
Author(s): Christopher Denise
Artist(s): Sophie Diao
Title: I Am Golden
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Feiwel & Friends
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Aram Kim/Aram Kim
Editor(s): Jean Feiwel, Emily Settle
Author(s): Eva Chen
Artist(s): Patrick Dougher
Title: Hold Them Close
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Dana Fritts
Editor(s): Luana Kay Horry
Author(s): Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Artist(s): Kris Easler
Title: Latkes and Applesauce
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cathleen Schaad
Editor(s): Karen Boss
Author(s): Fran Manushkin
Artist(s): Chioma Ebinama
Title: Emile and the Field
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Make Me A World
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole de las Heras
Editor(s): Michelle Frey
Author(s): Kevin Young
Artist(s): Carson Ellis
Title: This Story Is Not About a Kitten
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Lee Wade
Author(s): Randall de Sève
Artist(s): Tonya Engel
Title: Impossible Moon
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lucy Cummins
Editor(s): Denene Millner
Author(s): Breanna J. McDaniel
Artist(s): Paola Escobar
Title: Beauty Woke
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Versify
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sharismar Rodriguez and Andrea Miller
Editor(s): Erika Turner and Weslie Turner
Author(s): NoNieqa Ramos
Artist(s): Paola Escobar
Title: Not So Small
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Quill Tree Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachel Zegar
Editor(s): Alexandra Cooper
Author(s): Pat Zeitlow Miller
Artist(s): Leo Espinosa
Title: Like
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sara Gillingham Studio
Editor(s): Victoria Rock
Author(s): Annie Barrows
Artist(s): Ian Falconer
Title: Two Dogs
Publisher: Michael di Capua Books / HarperCollins Publishers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Ann Bobco / Rick Farley
Editor(s): Michael di Capua / Nancy Inteli
Author(s): Ian Falconer
Artist(s): Liza Ferneyhough
Title: Nana, Nenek & Nina
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cerise Steel
Editor(s): Rosie Ahmed
Author(s): Liza Ferneyhough
Artist(s): Isabelle Follath
Title: Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): John Martz
Editor(s): Tara Walker
Author(s): Linda Bailey
Artist(s): A.G. Ford
Title: Me and Muhammad Ali
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cecilia Yung
Editor(s): Nancy Paulsen
Author(s): Jabari Asim
Artist(s): A.G. Ford
Title: Time for Bed, Old House
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather McGee
Editor(s): Andrea Tompa
Author(s): Janet Costa Bates
Artist(s): Matthew Forsythe
Title: Mina
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Tom Daly
Editor(s): Paula Wiseman
Author(s): Matthew Forsythe
Artist(s): Maddie Frost
Title: Not Yet, Yeti
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Clarion
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Whitney Leader-Picone/Stephanie Hays
Editor(s): Bethany Vinhateiro
Author(s): Bethany V. Frietas
Artist(s): Lee Gaitlin
Title: The Most Haunted House in America
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jade Rector
Editor(s): Sara Sproull
Author(s): Jarrett Dapier
Artist(s): Susan Gal
Title: The Tower of Life
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Imprint: Scholastic Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Marijka Kostiw
Editor(s): Dianne Hess
Author(s): Chana Stiefel
Artist(s): Michaela Goade
Title: Berry Song
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii / Lynn El-Roeiy
Editor(s): Ruqayyah Daud
Author(s): Michaela Goade
Artist(s): Blanca Gomez
Title: Dress-Up Day
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather Kelly
Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Blanca Gómez
Artist(s): Madelyn Goodnight
Title: Powwow Day
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cathleen Schaad
Editor(s): Karen Boss
Author(s): Traci Sorell
Artist(s): Stephanie Graegin
Title: The Long Ride Home
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Lee Wade
Author(s): Stephanie Graegin
Artist(s): Jamie Green
Title: Mushroom Rain
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Bacheller
Editor(s): Barb McNally
Author(s): Laura K. Zimmermann
Artist(s): Rebecca Green
Title: A Bear Far from Home
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Anne Schwartz Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole de las Heras
Editor(s): Anne Schwartz
Author(s): Susan Fletcher
Artist(s): Rebecca Green
Title: Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
Publisher: Astra Books for Young Readers
Imprint: minedition
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Annika Siems
Editor(s): Maria Russo
Author(s): Uma Mishra-Newbery and Lina Al-Hathloul
Artist(s): Chuck Groenink
Title: I’ll Be Your Polar Bear
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cecilia Yung and Marikka Tamura
Editor(s): Susan Kochan
Author(s): Justin Roberts
Artist(s): Chuck Groenink
Title: Only One
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Anne Schwartz Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole de las Heras
Editor(s): Anne Schwartz
Author(s): Deborah Hopkinson
Artist(s): Guojing
Title: The Flamingo
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Lee Wade
Author(s): Guojing
Artist(s): Adam Gustavson
Title: The Froggies Do NOT Want To Sleep
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cat Schaad
Editor(s): Yolanda Scott
Author(s): Adam Gustavson
Artist(s): Katie Harnett
Title: Home Is Where the Birds Sing
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Beach Lane Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lissi Erwin & Lauren Rille
Editor(s): Andrea Welch
Author(s): Cynthia Rylant
Artist(s): Kayla Harren
Title: Thursday
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Imprint: Two Lions
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Michael Jantze/Abby Dening
Editor(s): Marilyn Brigham
Author(s): Ann Bonwill
Artist(s): April Harrison
Title: H is for Harlem
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii
Editor(s): Christy Ottaviano
Author(s): Dinah Johnson
Artist(s): Hannah Harrison
Title: Poopsie Gets Lost
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jason Henry
Editor(s): Kate Harrison
Author(s): Hannah E. Harrison
Artist(s): Vashti Harrison
Title: I Love You Like Yellow
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Pamela Notarantonio
Editor(s): Erica Finkel
Author(s): Andrea Beaty
Artist(s): Ben Hatke
Title: Julia’s House Goes Home
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: First Second Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Kirk Benshoff
Editor(s): Calista Brill and Kiara Valdez
Author(s): Ben Hatke
Artist(s): Thyra Heder
Title: Sal Boat
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Pamela Notarantonio
Editor(s): Erica Finkel
Author(s): Thyra Heder
Artist(s): Dung Ho
Title: A Sweet New Year for Ren
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sarah Creech
Editor(s): Paula Wiseman
Author(s): Michelle Sterling
Artist(s): Dung Ho
Title: Eyes That Speak to the Stars
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Chelsea C. Donaldson
Editor(s): Clarissa Wong and Alyson Day
Author(s): Joanna Ho
Artist(s): Skylar Hogan
Title: I’m Not Missing
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rob Wall
Editor(s): Charlie Ilgunas
Author(s): Kashelle Gourley
Artist(s): David Hohn
Title: Nana the Great Comes to Visit
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: WaterBrook
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sonia Persad
Editor(s): Marysarah Quinn
Author(s): Lisa Tawn Bergren
Artist(s): Ekua Holmes
Title: Hope Is an Arrow
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Amy Berniker
Editor(s): Liz Bicknell and Carter Hasegawa
Author(s): Cory McCarthy
Artist(s): John Holyfield
Title: Carrimebac
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Maryellen Hanley
Editor(s): Liz Bicknell and Carter Hasegawa
Author(s): David Barclay Moore
Artist(s): Devon Holzwarth
Title: Everywhere with You
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Walker Books US
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Maria Middleton
Editor(s): Susan Van Metre
Author(s): Carlie Sorosiak
Artist(s): Devon Holzwarth
Title: Listen
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Kelly
Editor(s): Jessica Dandino Garrison
Author(s): Shannon Stocker
Artist(s): Erin Hourigan
Title: In the Blue
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii / Angelie Yap
Editor(s): Samantha Gentry
Author(s): Erin Hourgan
Artist(s): Jasu Hu
Title: All You Need
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Browne
Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Howard Schwartz
Artist(s): Emily Hughes
Title: The Snail
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jay Marvel
Editor(s): Taylor Norman
Author(s): Emily Hughes
Artist(s): Joy Hwang Ruiz
Title: Sometimes Love
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Kelly
Editor(s): Ellen Cormier
Author(s): Katrina Moore
Artist(s): Molly Idle
Title: Witch Hazel
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): saho Fujii
Editor(s): Andrea Spooner
Author(s): Molly Idle
Artist(s): Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal
Title: I Don’t Care
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Browne
Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Julie Fogliano
Artist(s): Yas Imamura
Title: Love In the Library
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather McGee
Editor(s): Karen Lotz
Author(s): Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Artist(s): Yasmeen Ismail
Title: Take Off Your Brave: The World through the Eyes of a Preschool Poet
Publisher: Candlewick
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Louise Jackson
Editor(s): Denise Johnstone-Burt
Author(s): Nadim
Artist(s): Teny Issakhanian
Title: Wingbearer
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperAlley
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Erin Fitzsimmons/David Curtis
Editor(s): Alexandra Cooper
Author(s): Marjorie Liu
Artist(s): Gordon C. James
Title: Just Like Jesse Owens
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Imprint: Orchard Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Patti Ann Harris / Doan Buu
Editor(s): Jennifer Thompson, Andrea Davis Pinkney
Author(s): Ambassador Andrew Young as told to Paula Young Shelton
Artist(s): Shelley Johannes
Title: This Joy!
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather Kelly
Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Shelley Johannes
Artist(s): Rahele Jomepour Bell
Title: The Treasure Box
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cecilia Yung
Editor(s): Susan Kochan
Author(s): Dave Keane
Artist(s): Richard Jones
Title: Wondering Around
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Beach Lane Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lissi Erwin & Lauren Rille
Editor(s): Andrea Welch
Author(s): Meg Fleming
Artist(s): Kaylani Juanita
Title: Mama Mommy and Me in the Middle
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather McGee
Editor(s): Liz Bicknell and Ainslie Campbell-Schwartz
Author(s): Nina LaCour
Artist(s): Yong Ling Kang
Title: Rodney Was a Tortoise
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): John Martz
Editor(s): Debbie Rogosin, Elizabeth Kribs
Author(s): Nan Forler
Artist(s): Mari Kanstad Johnsen
Title: Bedtime for Bo
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Mari Kanstad Johnsen (AD/Design), Emma Vitoria (Design)
Editor(s): Claudia Zoe Bedrick for English-language Translation
Author(s): Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold
Artist(s): Guilherme Karsten
Title: Aaahhh!
Publisher: Tapioca Stories
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Yael Berstein
Editor(s): Yael Berstein
Author(s): Guilherme Karsten
Artist(s): Rashin Kheiriyeh
Title: The Shape of Home
Publisher: Levine Querido, LQ
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Patrick Collins
Editor(s): Arthur Levine
Author(s): Rashin Kheiriyeh
Artist(s): Jaime Kim
Title: Mommy’s Hometown
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Maryellen Hanley
Editor(s): Kate Fletcher and Alex Robertson
Author(s): Hope Lim
Artist(s): Jon Klassen
Title: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Imprint: Orchard Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Patti Ann Harris / Doan Buu
Editor(s): Andy Lopez Soberano, Liza Baker
Author(s): Mac Barnett
Artist(s): Madeline Kloepper
Title: Poppy’s House
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Walker Books US
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Maria Middleton
Editor(s): Susan Van Metre
Author(s): Karla Courtney
Artist(s): Susanne König
Title: Babies Love Animals
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Philomel Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Monique Sterling
Editor(s): Jill Santopolo
Author(s): Susanne König
Artist(s): Torben Kuhlmann
Title: The Clown Said No
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Torben Kuhlmann
Editor(s): Elena Rittinghausen/Beth Terrill
Author(s): Mischa Damjan
Artist(s): Julia Kuo
Title: Let’s Do Everything and Nothing
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jen Kenaan/Mercedes Padró
Editor(s): Connie Hsu
Author(s): Julia Kuo
Artist(s): London Ladd
Title: Black Gold
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Harper
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Chelsea C. Donaldson
Editor(s): Clarissa Wong, Eva Lynch-Comer, and Alyson Day
Author(s): Laura Obuobi
Artist(s): Tarun Lak
Title: The Moon from Dehradun
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Michael McCartney
Editor(s): Alyza Liu
Author(s): Shirin Shamsi
Artist(s): E.B. Lewis
Title: Daddy Speaks Love
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Cecilia Yung
Editor(s): Nancy Paulsen
Author(s): Leah Henderson
Artist(s): Stevie Lewis
Title: We Are Better Together
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Henry Holt and Company
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sharismar Rodriguez/Cindy De La Cruz
Editor(s): Laura Godwin
Author(s): Bill McKibben
Artist(s): Adelina Lirius
Title: I Am Mozart, Too
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Aram Kim/Aram Kim
Editor(s): Grace Kendall
Author(s): Audrey Ades
Artist(s): Rafael López
Title: The Year We Learned to Fly
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
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Editor(s): Nancy Paulsen
Author(s): Jacqueline Woodson
Artist(s): Jessica Love
Title: Will It Be Okay?
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Cameron Kids
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Editor(s): Amy Novesky
Author(s): Crescent Dragonwagon
Artist(s): Kristina Luu
Title: Besties
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Clarion
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Author(s): Kayla Miller & Jeffrey Canino
Artist(s): Corinna Luyken
Title: Patchwork
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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Editor(s): Stephanie Pitts
Author(s): Matt de la Peña
Artist(s): Elly MacKay
Title: In the Clouds
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Kelly Hill
Editor(s): Tara Walker
Author(s): Elly MacKay
Artist(s): Elly MacKay
Title: Too Early
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Nora Ericson
Artist(s): Marc Majewski
Title: Butterfly Child
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Katherine Tegen Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Chelsea C. Donaldson
Editor(s): Mabel Hsu
Author(s): Marc Majewski
Artist(s): Keith Mallett
Title: Curve & Flow
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
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Editor(s): Erin Clarke
Author(s): Andrea J. Loney
Artist(s): Zach Manbeck
Title: You Are Here
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sara Gillingham Studio
Editor(s): Victoria Rock
Author(s): Zach Manbeck
Artist(s): Gabriel Maralngurra
Title: A Kunwinjku Counting Book
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
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Author(s): Gabriel Maralngurra & Felicity Wright
Artist(s): Deborah Marcero
Title: Out of a Jar
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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Author(s): Deborah Marcero
Artist(s): Gianna Marino
Title: Waiting for Mama
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Viking
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Editor(s): Tracy Gates
Author(s): Gianna Marino
Artist(s): Teresa Martínez
Title: Until Someone Listens
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sharismar Rodriguez/Cindy De La Cruz,Mina Chung
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Author(s): Estela Juarez with Lissette Norman
Artist(s): Juana Martinez-Neal
Title: A Perfect Fit
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Clarion
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Editor(s): Kate O’Sullivan
Author(s): Mara Rockliff
Artist(s): Dion MBD
Title: Where We Come From
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint: Carolrhoda Books
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Editor(s): Carol Hinz
Author(s): Diane Wilson, Shannon Gibney, Sun Yung Shin, John Coy
Artist(s): Nikki McClure
Title: Old Wood Boat
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Editor(s): Susan Van Metre
Author(s): Nikki McClure
Artist(s): Shannon McNeil
Title: Wheels, No Wheels
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Griffiths
Editor(s): Samantha Swenson
Author(s): Shannon McNeil
Artist(s): Juana Medina
Title: Twas the Night Before Pride
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Author(s): Joanna McClintick
Artist(s): Garry Meeches Sr.
Title: Keepunumuk
Publisher: Charlesbridge
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Editor(s): Karen Boss
Author(s): Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten
Artist(s): Margaux Meganck
Title: People Are Wild
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Martha Rago
Editor(s): Katherine Harrison
Author(s): Margaux Meganck
Artist(s): Cécile Metzger
Title: The Crab Ballet
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Cameron Kids
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Editor(s): Amy Novesky
Author(s): Renée LaTulippe
Artist(s): Monica Mikai
Title: Build a House
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Artist(s): Sharee Miller
Title: Sam’s Super Seats
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Imprint: Kokila
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Author(s): Keah Brown
Artist(s): Tim Miller
Title: Izzy Paints
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Balzer + Bray
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Editor(s): Donna Bray
Author(s): Tim Miller
Artist(s): Daniel Miyares
Title: Big and Small and In Between
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Jennifer Tolo Pierce
Editor(s): Taylor Norman
Author(s): Carter Higgins
Artist(s): Daniel Miyares
Title: Midnight and Moon
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
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Editor(s): Elizabeth Kribs
Author(s): Kelly Cooper
Artist(s): Amanda Moeckel
Title: Mister Rogers’ Gift of Music
Publisher: Page Street Kids
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Title: Song in the City
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Imprint: Harper
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Editor(s): Luana Kay Horry
Author(s): Daniel Bernstrom
Artist(s): Frank Morrison
Title: Kick Push
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Donna Mark/Yelena Safronova
Editor(s): Mary Kate Castellani
Author(s): Frank Morrison
Artist(s): Frank Morrison
Title: Standing in the Need of Prayer
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole de las Heras
Editor(s): Sonali Fry
Author(s): Carole Boston Weatherford
Artist(s): Charlie Mylie
Title: Out on a Limb
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Courtney Code
Author(s): Jordan Morris
Artist(s): Lavanya Naidu
Title: Home Is in Between
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Artist(s): Lavanya Naidu
Title: The Katha Chest
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Salaam Reads
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Author(s): Radhiah Chowdhury
Artist(s): Mirelle Ortega
Title: Magic:Once Upon a Faraway Land
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Editor(s): Amy Novesky
Author(s): Mirelle Ortega
Artist(s): Kenard Pak
Title: Leo + Lea
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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Author(s): Monica Wesolowska
Artist(s): Sara Palacio
Title: Lola Out Loud
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Author(s): Jennifer Torres
Artist(s): Sara Palacios
Title: I’ll Go and Come Back
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Artist(s): Charly Palmer
Title: Evicted!
Publisher: Astra Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Calkins Creek
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Editor(s): Carolyn Yoder
Author(s): Alice Faye Duncan
Artist(s): John Parra
Title: Growing an Artist
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
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Editor(s): Sylvie Frank & Paula Wiseman
Author(s): John Parra
Artist(s): Ana Penyas
Title: My Neighborhood
Publisher: Tapioca Stories
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Author(s): María José Ferrada & Ana Penyas
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Title: The Iheards
Publisher: Little Bee Books
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Editor(s): Charlie Ilgunas
Author(s): Emily Kilgore
Artist(s): Wazza Pink
Title: Mother Goose Goes to India
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Beach Lane Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Karyn Lee
Editor(s): Andrea Welch
Author(s): Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal
Artist(s): Micah Player
Title: Not Enough Lollipops
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole Gastonguay
Editor(s): Kelly Delaney
Author(s): Megan Maynor
Artist(s): Paolo Prioetti
Title: The Box
Publisher: Eerdmans
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Editor(s): Kathleen Merz
Author(s): Isabella Paglia
Artist(s): Sean Qualls
Title: Frances in the Country
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
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Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Liz Garton Scanlon
Artist(s): James Ransome
Title: On Her Wings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
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Editor(s): Paula Wiseman
Author(s): Jerdine Nolen
Artist(s): Chris Raschka
Title: Yellow Dog Blues
Publisher: Eerdmans
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Editor(s): Kathleen Merz
Author(s): Alice Faye Duncan
Artist(s): Sarah Reul
Title: Bubbie & Rivka’s Best Ever Challah (So Far!)
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Heather Kelly
Editor(s): Courtney Code
Author(s): Sarah Reul
Artist(s): Jo Rioux
Title: Cat’s Cradle
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: First Second Books
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Editor(s): Robyn Chapman and Mark Siegel
Author(s): Jo Rioux
Artist(s): Fiona Robinson
Title: Out of the Shadows
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Erica Finkel
Author(s): Fiona Robinson
Artist(s): John Rocco
Title: How to Send a Hug
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Alvina Ling
Author(s): Hayley Rocco
Artist(s): Eric Rohmann
Title: Polar Bear
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
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Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Candace Fleming
Artist(s): Isabel Roxas
Title: Holding On
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Atheneum
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Editor(s): Julia McCarthy
Author(s): Sophia N. Lee
Artist(s): Sergio Ruzzier
Title: NO! Said Custard the Squirrel
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Appleseed
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Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Sergio Ruzzier
Artist(s): Sergio Ruzzier
Title: Walter Had a Best Friend
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Beach Lane Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lauren Rille
Editor(s): Andrea Welch
Author(s): Deborah Underwood
Artist(s): Felicita Sala
Title: All From a Walnut
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Ammi-Joan Paquette
Artist(s): Felicita Sala
Title: Dark on Light
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Beach Lane Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sonia Chaghatzbanian
Editor(s): Andrea Welch
Author(s): Dianne White
Artist(s): Doug Salati
Title: Hot Dog
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Rotem Moscovich
Author(s): Doug Salati
Artist(s): Doug Salati
Title: Pip and Zip
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sharismar Rodriguez/Mike Burroughs
Editor(s): Emily Feinberg
Author(s): Elana K. Arnold
Artist(s): Eva Sánchez Gómez
Title: Different
Publisher: Eerdmans
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Editor(s): Kathleen Merz
Author(s): Mónica Montañés
Artist(s): Francesca Sanna
Title: If You Were a City
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sara Gillingham Studio
Editor(s): Victoria Rock
Author(s): Kyo Maclear
Artist(s): Dan Santat
Title: Endlessly Ever After
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Amelia Mack
Editor(s): Melissa Manlove
Author(s): Laurel Snyder
Artist(s): Dan Santat
Title: The Blur
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole de las Heras
Editor(s): Rotem Moscovich
Author(s): Minh Lê
Artist(s): Charles Santoso
Title: Feathers Together
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Emma Ledbetter
Author(s): Caron Levis
Artist(s): Stephen Savage
Title: Moonlight
Publisher: Holiday House
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
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Editor(s): Neal Porter
Author(s): Stephen Savage
Artist(s): Judy Schachner
Title: Everything Will Be Ok
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Viking
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Author(s): Judy Schachner
Artist(s): Amy Schimler-Safford
Title: At the Pond
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Editor(s): Liz Bicknell with Katie Cunningham and Ainslie Campbell-Schwartz
Author(s): David Elliot
Artist(s): Brandon James Scott
Title: A Bear, A Bee, and a Honey Tree
Publisher: Astra Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Hippo Park
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Amelia Mack
Editor(s): Jill Davis
Author(s): Daniel Bernstrom
Artist(s): Dena Seiferling
Title: Night Lunch
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): John Martz
Editor(s): Tara Walker
Author(s): Eric Fan
Artist(s): Dena Seiferling
Title: The Language of Flowers
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): John Martz
Editor(s): Tara Walker
Author(s): Dena Seiferling
Artist(s): Chris Sickels
Title: Build!
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Anne Schwartz Books
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Editor(s): Anne Schwartz
Author(s): Red Nose Studio
Artist(s): Aimee Sicuro
Title: If You Find a Leaf
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Lee Wade
Author(s): Aimee Sicuro
Artist(s): Isabelle Simler
Title: A Perfect Spot
Publisher: Eerdmans
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Editor(s): Kathleen Merz
Author(s): Isabelle Simler
Artist(s): Peter Sis
Title: Nicky & Vera
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
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Editor(s): Simon Boughton
Author(s): Peter Sís
Artist(s): Briony May Smith
Title: The Mermaid Moon
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Anne Schwartz Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Nicole de las Heras
Editor(s): Anne Schwartz
Author(s): Briony May Smith
Artist(s): Lane Smith
Title: A Gift for Nana
Publisher: Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
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Editor(s): Maria Modugno
Author(s): Lane Smith
Artist(s): Mika Song
Title: Agatha May and the Anglerfish
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Ellen Cormier
Author(s): Nora Morrison & Jessie Ann Foley
Artist(s): Daniela Sosa
Title: Friends
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lucy Cummins
Editor(s): Paula Wiseman & Sylvie Frank
Author(s): Daniela Sosa
Artist(s): Jacob Souva
Title: Butterflies Are Pretty . . . Gross
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Imprint: Tundra Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): John Martz
Editor(s): Elizabeth Kribs
Author(s): Rosemary Mosco
Artist(s): Becca Stadtlander
Title: Serengeti
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
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Editor(s): Vicky Holifield
Author(s): Leslie Bulion
Artist(s): Erin Stead
Title: The Velveteen Rabbit
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Martha Rago
Editor(s): Frances Gilbert
Author(s): MARGERY WILLIAMS
Artist(s): Phil Stead
Title: I’d Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Martha Rago
Editor(s): Frances Gilbert
Author(s): Philip C. Stead
Artist(s): David Erza Stein
Title: Don’t Worry, Murray
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Balzer + Bray
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Editor(s): Alessandra Balzer
Author(s): David Ezra Stein
Artist(s): Emily Sutton
Title: Courage Like Kate
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Imprint: Random House Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Rachael Cole
Editor(s): Annie Kelley
Author(s): Anna Crowley Redding
Artist(s): Julianna Swaney
Title: The Garden We Share
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
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Editor(s): Hanna Lang/Beth Terrill
Author(s): Zoë Tucker
Artist(s): Melissa Sweet
Title: Celia Planted a Garden
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Editor(s): Liz Bicknell and Carter Hasegawa
Author(s): Phyllis Root and Gary D Schmidt
Artist(s): Anoosha Syed
Title: That’s Not My Name!
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Imprint: Viking
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Editor(s): Aneeka Kalia
Author(s): Anoosha Syed
Artist(s): Lauren Tamaki
Title: Seen and Unseen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Editor(s): Ariel Richardson
Author(s): Elizabeth Partridge
Artist(s): Ying Hui Tan
Title: What is God Like?
Publisher: Convergent Books
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Editor(s): Keren Baltzer
Author(s): Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Turner
Artist(s): Kiyo Tanaka
Title: The Little One
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Naoko Nakui
Editor(s): Claudia Zoe Bedrick for English-language text
Author(s): Kiyo Tanaka
Artist(s): Theodore Taylor III
Title: Off the Wall
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
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Editor(s): Connie Hsu, Mekisha Telfer
Author(s): Theodore Taylor III
Artist(s): Mark Teague
Title: King Kong’s Cousin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Beach Lane Books
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Editor(s): Allyn Johnston
Author(s): Mark Teague
Artist(s): Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Title: Sanctuary
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Editor(s): Liz Bicknell and Carter Hasegawa
Author(s): Christine McDonnell
Artist(s): Priscilla Tey
Title: Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems
Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Editor(s): Mary Lee Donovan
Author(s): Betsy Franco
Artist(s): The Fan Brothers
Title: Lizzy and the Cloud
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lizzy Bromley
Editor(s): Justin Chanda
Author(s): Terry Fan and Eric Fan
Artist(s): Kitt Thomas
Title: My Fade is Fresh
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Penguin Workshop
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Editor(s): Anu Ohioma, Nico Medina
Author(s): Shauntay Grant
Artist(s): Kitt Thomas
Title: Stacey’s Extraordinary Words
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Balzer + Bray
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Editor(s): Alessandra Balzer
Author(s): Stacey Abrams
Artist(s): Duncan Tonatiuh
Title: A Land of Books
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Editor(s): Howard Reeves
Author(s): Duncan Tonatiuh
Artist(s): Evan Turk
Title: Color The Sky
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii / Patrick Collins
Editor(s): Andrea Spooner
Author(s): David Elliott
Artist(s): Art Twink
Title: My Paati’s Saris
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Imprint: Kokila
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Editor(s): Namrata Tripathi
Author(s): Jyoti Rajan Gopal
Artist(s): Sara Ugolotti
Title: When You Open a Book
Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books
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Editor(s): David Miles
Author(s): Caroline Derlatka
Artist(s): Luisa Uribe
Title: Hello, Puddle!
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Clarion
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Editor(s): Anne Hoppe / Harriet Low
Author(s): Anita Sanchez
Artist(s): Luisa Uribe
Title: My Town, Mi Pueblo
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
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Editor(s): Nancy Paulsen
Author(s): Nicholas Solis
Artist(s): Eric Velasquez
Title: Going Places
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Quill Tree Books
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Editor(s): Karen Chaplin
Author(s): Tonya Bolden
Artist(s): Marcelo Verdad
Title: the Worst Teddy Ever
Publisher: Hachette
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Saho Fujii / Patrick Collins
Editor(s): Andrea Spooner
Author(s): Marcelo Verdad
Artist(s): Janelle Washington
Title: Choosing Brave
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Sharismar Rodriguez/Lisa Vega
Editor(s): Connie Hsu
Author(s): Angela Joy
Artist(s): Bernadette Watts
Title: Hans Millerman
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Anja Trentepohl
Editor(s): Hanna Lang/Beth Terrill
Author(s): Bernadette Watts
Artist(s): Lenny Wen
Title: How We Say I Love You
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Knopf Books For Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Taline Boghosian
Editor(s): Rotem Moscovich
Author(s): Nicole Chen
Artist(s): Carl J. Williams
Title: Mardi Gras Almost Didn’t Come This Year
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Lauren Rille
Editor(s): Julia McCarthy
Author(s): Kathy Z. Price
Artist(s): Kaz Windness
Title: Swim, Jim!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Laurent Linn
Editor(s): Catherine Laudone
Author(s): Kaz Windness
Artist(s): Sam Winston
Title: One and Everything
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Candlewick Studio
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Ann Stott
Editor(s): Karen Lotz
Author(s): Sam Winston
Artist(s): Dan Yaccarino
Title: City Under the City
Publisher: Astra Books for Young Readers
Imprint: minedition
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Amelia Mack
Editor(s): Maria Russo
Author(s): Dan Yaccarino
Artist(s): Tania Yakunova
Title: This is Music: Drums
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Rise x Penguin Workshop
Art Director(s)/ Designer(s): Maria Elias
Editor(s): Cecily Kaiser
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