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Catia Chien
The Bear and the Moon   

Chronicle Books
AD: Jill Turney, Mariam Quraishi and Alice Seiler
ED: Melissa Manlove
Author: Matthew Burgess

SILVER
Respect 
Frank Morrison

Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
AD: Debra Sfetsios-Conover
ED: Reka Simonsen
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

SILVER
My Best Friend   
Jillian Tamaki

Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
AD: Michael McCartney
ED: Reka Simonsen
Author: Julie Fogliano

Dilys Evans Founders’ Award
The Wanderer   
Peter Van den Ende

Levine Querido
The Em Querido List
AD: Christine Kettner, Arthur A. Levine
Author: Peter Van den Ende

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The Reader     
Cynthia Alonso
Interlink Books
Crocodile Books
ED: Eloise Alemany
Author: Luciana de Luca

The Magical Yet   
Lorena Alvarez
Hachette Book Group
Little, Brown Young Readers
AD: Joann Hill & David Hastings
ED: Nikki Garcia
Author: Angela DiTerlizzi

Window   
Marion Arbona
Kids Can Press
AD: Michael Reis
ED: Yasemin Ucar
Author: Marion Arbona

Prairie Days
Micha Archer
Simon & Schuster
Margaret K. McElderry Books
AD: Debra Sfetsios-Conover
ED: Justin Chanda
Author: Patricia MacLachlan

Shirley Chisholm Is A Verb!     
Rachelle Baker
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Jennifer Kelly
ED: Nancy Mercado
Author: Veronica Chambers

Maybe: A story about the endless potential in all of us       
Gabriella Barouch
Compendium
AD: Jill Labieniec
ED: Ruth Austin
Author: Kobi Yamada

Our Favorite Day of the Year     
Rahele Jomepour Bell
Simon & Schuster
Salaam Reads
AD: Laurent Linn
ED: Kendra Levin
Author: A.E. Ali

If You Come to Earth   
Sophie Blackall
Chronicle Books
AD: Sara Gillingham Studio
ED: Victoria Rock
Author: Sophie Blackall

Woodland Dreams   
Marc Boutavant
Chronicle Books
AD: Amelia Mack
ED: Naomi Kirsten
Author: Karen Jameson

Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey 
Chloe Bristol
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Versify
AD: Celeste Knudsen
ED: Margaret Raymo
Author: Lori Mortensen

Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children   
Nancy Carpenter
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Lee Wade
ED: Anne Schwartz
Author: Jonah Winter

Our Friend Hedgehog     
Lauren Castillo
Random House Children’s Books
Knopf Books for Young Readers
AD: Martha Rago
ED: Katherine Harrison
Author: Lauren Castillo

Most of the Better Natural Things in the World     
Angel Chang
Chronicle Books
AD: Jennifer Tolo Pierce
ED: Taylor Norman
Author: Dave Eggers

Your Place in the Universe       
Jason Chin
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
Neal Porter Books
AD: Jennifer Browne
ED: Neal Porter
Author: Jason Chin

The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom   
Lian Cho
HarperCollins Publishers
Greenwillow Books
AD: Sylvie Le Floc’h
ED: Martha Mihalick
Author: Colleen AF Venable

Lift as You Climb     
R. Gregory Christie
Simon & Schuster
Margaret K. McElderry Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Karen Wojtyla
Author: Patricia Hruby Powell

Shy Ones     
Simona Ciraolo
Nobrow Press
Flying Eye Books
AD: Lilly Gottwald
ED: Satu Fox
Author: Simona Ciraolo

One Little Bag     
Henry Cole
Scholastic Inc. Scholastic Press
AD: Marijka Kostiw
ED: Dianne Hess
Author: Henry Cole

All Because You Matter   
Bryan Collier
Scholastic Inc. Orchard Books
AD: Patti Ann Harris / Designer: Rae Crawford
ED: Liza Baker
Author: Tami Charles

By and By   
Bryan Collier
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
AD: Laurent Linn
ED: Reka Simonsen
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Child of the Universe
Raul Colón
Random House Children’s Books
Make Me a World
AD: Martha Rago
ED: Michelle Frey
Author: Ray Jayawardhana

Ray   
Marianna Coppo
Penguin Random House
Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: John Martz
ED: Peter Phillips
Author: Marianna Coppo

Night Wishes   
Jen Corace
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
AD: Holly Hoover
ED: Lee Bennett Hopkins

Hello, Neighbor! 
Matthew Cordell
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
Neal Porter Books
AD: Jennifer Browne
ED: Neal Porter

Women Artists A to Z
Caroline Corrigan
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Lily Malcom
ED: Nancy Mercado
Author: Melanie LaBarge

From Ed’s to Ned’s 
Lucy Ruth Cummins
Random House Children’s Books
Knopf Books for Young Readers
AD: Nicole de las Heras
Editor: Kelly Delaney
Author: Gideon Sterer

A Life Made by Hand
The Story of Ruth Asawa 

Andrea D’Aquino
Princeton Architectural Press
ED: Rob Schaeffer

Tad       
Benji Davies
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper
AD: Jeanne Hogle/David McDougall
ED: Luana Horry/Alice Blacker
Author: Benji Davies

Neighbors   
Kasya Denisevich
Chronicle Books
AD: Lydia Ortiz
ED: Naomi Kirsten
Author: Kasya Denisevich

Outside In   
Cindy Derby
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Books for Young Readers
AD: Whitney Leader-Picone
ED: Kate O’Sullivan
Author: Deborah Underwood

The Good Song
A Story Inspired by “Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World”

Penelope Dullaghan
Nina Gruener/Cameron + Company
Cameron Kids
AD: Melissa Nelson Greenberg
ED: Amy Novesky
Author: Alexandria Giardino

The Little Ghost who was a Quilt           
Byron Eggenschwiler
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: John Martz
ED: Samantha Swenson
Author: Riel Nason

When Sadness is at Your Door     
Eva Eland
Random House Children’s Books
Random House Books for Young Readers
AD: Nicole de las Heras/Jan Gerardi
ED: Maria Modugno
Author: Eva Eland

In the Half Room     
Carson Ellis
Candlewick Press
AD: Heather McGee
ED: Liz Bicknell and Ainslie Campbell
Author: Carson Ellis

Digging for Words   
Paola Escobar
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Lee Wade
ED: Ann Kelley
Author: Angela Burke Kunkel

Queen of Tejano Music     
Paola Escobar
Little Bee Books
AD: Natalie Padberg Bartoo
ED: Courtney Fahy
Author: Silvia Lopez

A Girl Named Rosita 
Leo Espinosa
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper
AD: Chelsea C. Donaldson
ED: Nancy Inteli
Author: Anika Aldamuy Denise

Our Subway Baby   
Leo Espinosa
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Jasmin Rubero
ED: Kate Harrison
Author: Peter Mercurio

Our World   
Lisk Feng
Phaidon
AD: Meagan Bennett
ED: Maya Gartner
Author: Sue Gallion

Ragweed and Poppy     
Brian Floca
HarperCollins Children’s Books
HarperCollins
AD: Rachel Zegar
ED: Alexandra Cooper
Author: Avi Graphite

The Farmer and the Monkey   
Marla Frazee
Simon and Schuster
Beach Lane Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Allyn Johnston
Author: Marla Frazee

A Voice Named Aretha 
Laura Freeman
Bloomsbury
AD: Donna Mark/John Candell
ED: Mary Kate Castellani
Author: Katheryn Russell-Brown

Welcoming Elijah   
Susan Gal
Charlesbridge
AD: Joyce White, Jacki Cote
ED: Julie Bliven
Author: Lesléa Newman

You Are a Beautiful Beginning   
Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Macmillan Publishing Group
Roaring Brook Press
AD: Cassie Gonzales
ED: Connie Hsu
Author: Nina Laden

Red Shoes 
Ebony Glenn
Scholastic Inc.
Scholastic Press
AD: Marijka Kostiw
ED: Dianne Hess
Author: Karen English

We Are Water Protectors     
Michaela Goade
Macmillan Publishing Group
Roaring Brook Press
AD: Aram Kim
ED: Mekisha Telfer
Author: Carole Lindstrom

Under the Lilacs   
E.B. Goodale
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Books for Young Readers
AD: Whitney Leader-Picone
ED: Kate O’Sullivan
Author: E.B. Goodale

Finding François 
Gus Gordon
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Jennifer Kelly
ED: Jessica Garrison
Author: Gus Gordon

Fern and Otto   
Stephanie Graegin
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Rachael Cole
ED: Lee Wade
Author: Stephanie Graegin

The Mosquito 
Elise Gravel
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: Elise Gravel
ED: Samantha Swenson
Author: Elise Gravel

Becoming a Good Creature     
Rebecca Green
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Books for Young Readers
AD: Jessica Handelman
ED: Kate O’Sullivan
Author: Sy Montgomery

Madame Saqui   
Rebecca Green
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Rachael Cole
ED: Anne Schwartz
Author: Lisa Robinson

Double Bass Blues         
Rudy Gutierrez
Random House Children’s Books
Knopf Books for Young Readers
AD: Martha Rago
ED: Erink Clarke
Author: Andrea J. Loney

Out the Door     
Christy Hale
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
Neal Porter Books
AD: Jennifer Browne
ED: Neal Porter
Author: Christy Hale

A Polar Bear in the Snow 
Shawn Harris
Candlewick Press
AD: Ann Stott
ED: Liz Bicknell and Ainslie Campbell
Author: Mac Barnett

Everyone’s Awake   
Shawn Harris
Chronicle Books
AD: Jennifer Tolo Pierce
ED: Taylor Norman
Author: Colin Meloy

Ocean Speaks 
Katie Hickey
Penguin Random House
Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: John Martz
ED: Elizabeth Kribs
Author: Jess Keating

Elmore and Pinky     
Holly Hobbie
Random House Children’s Books
Random House Books for Young Readers
AD: Nicole de las Heras/Monique Razzouk
ED: Maria Modugno
Author: Holly Hobbie

Four Otters Toboggan
Mirka Hokkanen
An Animal Counting Book
Pomegranate
AD: Cory Mimms
ED: Krystal Eldridge
Author: Vivian Kirkfield

Black Is a Rainbow Color     
Ekua Holmes
Macmillan Publishing Group
Roaring Brook Press
AD: Jen Keenan
ED: Connie Hsu
Author: Angela Joy

The Bold, Brave Bunny       
Hon Lam
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper Chow
AD: Chelsea C. Donaldson
ED: Nancy Inteli
Author: Beth Ferry

Oscar’s American Dream 
Kristen & Kevin Howdeshell
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Rachael Cole
ED: Anne Schwartz
Author: Barry Wittenstein

The Nest That Wren Built     
Anne Hunter
Candlewick Press
AD: Hayley Parker
ED: Liz Bicknell and Ainslie Campbell
Author: Randi Sonenshine

Coral   
Molly Idle
Hachette Book Group
Little, Brown Young Readers
AD: Saho Fujii
ED: Andrea Spooner
Author: Molly Idle

We Believe in You     
Molly Idle
Macmillan Publishing Group
Roaring Brook Press
AD: Jen Keenan
ED: Jennifer Besser
Author: Beth Ferry

The Very Oldest Pear Tree   
Yas Imamura
Albert Whitman & Company
AD: Rick DeMonico
ED: Wendy McClure
Author: Nancy Sanders

Winged Wonders 
Yas Imamura
Sleeping Bear Press
AD: Felicia Macheske
ED: Sarah Rockett
Author: Meeg Pincus

Love by Sophia 
Yasmeen Ismail
Simon & Schuster
Margaret K. McElderry Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Kate Prosswimmer
Author: Jim Averbeck

Parker Looks Up   
Brittany Jackson
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
AD: Laura Lyn DiSiena
ED: Karen Nagel
Author: Parker and Jessica Curry

What We’ll Build     
Oliver Jeffers
Penguin Young Readers
Philomel Books
AD: Rory Jeffers
ED: Alice Blacker (UK) & Ken Wright (US)
Author: Oliver Jeffers

The Frog Book 
Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
AD: Whitney Leader-Picone/Steve Jenkins
ED: Margaret Raymo
Author: Steve Jenkins

What Do You Do If You Work At the Zoo?       
Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
AD: Whitney Leader-Picone/steve Jenkins and Robin Page
ED: Margaret Raymo
Author: Steve Jenkins and Robin Page

Story for Small Bear     
Richard Jones
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Rachael Cole
ED: Anne Schwartz
Author: Alice B. McGinty

A Portrait in Poems     
Rachel Katstaller
Kids Can Press
AD: Marie Bartholomew
ED: Kathleen Keenan
Author: Evie Robillard

Fly, Firefly!         
Ramona Kaulitzki
Sleeping Bear Press
AD: Felicia Macheske
ED: Barbara McNally
Author: Shana Keller

Pluto Gets the Call 
Laurie Keller
Simon & Schuster
Beach Lane Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Allyn Johnston
Author: Adam Rex

Like the Moon Loves the Sky   
Saffa Khan
Chronicle Books
AD: Abbie Goveia and Amelia Mack
ED: Ariel Richardson
Author: Hena Khan

Story Boat     
Rashin Kheiriyeh
Penguin Random House
Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: John Martz
ED: Author: Tara Walker
Author: Kyo Maclear

A Bowl Full of Peace   
Akira Kusaka
Lerner Publishing Group
Carolrhoda Books
AD: Danielle Carnito
ED: Carol Hinz
Author: Caren Stelson

The Traveler’s Gift   
Anne Lambelet
A Story of Loss and Hope
Page Street Publishing Co.
Page Street Kids
AD: Melia Parsloe
ED: Charlotte Wenger
Author: Danielle Davison

A Little Courage
Taltal Levi
NorthSouth Books
AD: Stephan Fritzsch
ED: Elena Rittinghausen/Beth Terrill
Author: Taltal Levi

Dark Was the Night   
E. B. Lewis
Penguin Random House
Nancy Paulsen Books
AD: Cecilia Yung
ED: Nancy Paulsen
Author: Gary Golio

Nature’s Light Spectacular 
Cornelia Li
Wide Eyed Edition
AD: Karissa Santos
ED: Katy Flint
Author: Katy Flint

The Secret Garden       
Adelina Lirius
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper
AD: Chelsea C. Donaldson
ED: Tamar Mays
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Calista Brill

Lights on Wonder Rock   
David Litchfield
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Clarion Books
AD: Kaitlin Yang
ED: Lynne Polvino
Author: David Litchfield

Immigrant Architect 
Virgina Lorente
Tilbury House Publishers
Frame25 Productions
AD: Jonathan Eaton
ED: Berta de Miguel, Kent Diebolt, Virginia Lorente

Antiracist Baby 
Kokila  Ashley Lukashevsky
Penguin Random House
AD: Jasmin Rubero
ED: Namrata Tripathi
Author: Ibram X. Kendi

Linus the Little Yellow Pencil   
Scott Magoon
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
AD: Marie Claire Cruz
ED: Rotem Moscovich
Author: Scott Magoon

Sonny’s Bridge   
Keith Mallett
Charlesbridge
AD: Diane Earley
ED: Karen Boss
Author: Barry Wittenstein

In a Jar     
Deborah Marcero
Penguin Random House
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
AD: Cecilia Yung and Eileen Savage
ED: Stephanie Pitts
Author: Deborah Marcero

The Imaginaries     
Emily Winfield Martin
Random House Children’s Books
Random House Books for Young Readers
AD: Nicole de las Heras
ED: Mallory Loehr
Author: Emily Winfield Martin

Swashby and the Sea   
Juana Martinez-Neal
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Books for Young Readers
AD: Whitney Leader-Picone
ED: Kate O’Sullivan
Author: Beth Ferry

My Bed     
Salley Mavor
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Books for Young Readers
AD: Whitney Leader-Picone
ED: Ann Rider
Author: Rebecca Bond

The Invisible Bear   
Cécile Metzger
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: Cyprienne Kemp and Leah Springate
ED: Samantha Swenson
Author: Cecile Metzger

The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity     
Daniel Miyares
Candlewick Press
AD: Amy Berniker
ED: Hilary Van Dusen and Miriam Newman
Author: Amy Alznauer

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read   
Oge Mora
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Rachael Cole
ED: Anne Schwartz
Author: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver 
Frank Morrison
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Katherine Tegen Books
AD: Rachel Zegar
ED: Ben Rosenberg
Author: Gene Barretta

Together We Grow 
Kelly Murphy
Simon and Schuster
Paula Wiseman Books
AD: Laurent Linn
ED: Sylvie Frank
Author: Susan Vaught

Zero Local   
Vita & Ethan Murrow
Candlewick Press
AD: Ann Stott
ED: Kate Fletcher and Alex Robertson
Author: Vita Murrow and Ethan Murrow

Lilah Tov Good Night   
Noar Naggan
Penguin Random House
Nancy Paulsen Books
AD: Cecilia Yung
ED: Nancy Paulsen
Author: Ben Gundersheimer

Baby Builders 
Hiroe Nakata
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Mina Chung
ED: Kate Harrison
Author: Elissa Haden Guest

Hurry Up!
Christopher Silas Neal
Simon and Schuster
Beach Lane Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Andrea Welch
Author: Kate Dopirak

Art Is Life
Keith Negley
Macmillan Publishing Group
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
AD: Jen Keenan / Andrea Sparacio
ED: Trisha de Guzman
Author: Tami Lewis Brown

The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl     
Keith Negley
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Balzer + Bray
AD: Dana Fritts
ED: Donna Bray
Author: Keith Negley

The Great Realization 
Kazuko Nomoco
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper
AD: Rick Farley
ED: David Linker
Author: Tomos Roberts

Attack of the Underwear Dragon 
Pete Oswald
Random House Children’s Books
Random House Books for Young Readers
AD: Nicole de las Heras
ED: Maria Modugno
Author: Scott Rothman

One Summer Up North     
John Owens
University of Minnesota Press
AD: John Owens
ED: Erik Anderson
Author: John Owens

Ohana Means Family
Kenard Pak
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
Neal Porter Books
AD: Jennifer Browne
ED: Neal Porter
Author: Ilima Loomis

Ten Ways To Hear Snow   
Kenard Pak
Penguin Random House
Kokila
AD: Jasmin Rubero
ED: Namrata Tripathi
Author: Cathy Camper

A Way with Wild Things   
Sara Palacios
Bloomsbury
AD: Donna Mark/Jeanette Levy
ED: Sarah Shumway
Author: Larissa Theule

The Power of Her Pen       
John Parra
Simon & Schuster
Paula Wiseman Books
AD: Laurent Linn
ED: Sylvie Frank
Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome

Love Is Powerful   
LeUyen Pham
Candlewick Press
AD: Ann Stott and Hayley Parker
ED: Karen Lotz
Author: Heather Dean Brewer

Two Little Trains
Greg Pizzoli
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper
AD: Rick Farley
ED: Nancy Inteli
Author: Margaret Wise Brown

A New Green Day 
Antoinette Portis
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
Neal Porter Books
AD: Jennifer Browne
ED: Neal Porter
Author: Antoinette Portis

Lightfall 
Tim Probert
HarperCollins Children’s Books
HarperAlley
AD: Erica De Chavez
ED: Andrew Arnold
Author: Tim Probert

Freedom Bird 
James Ransome
Simon and Schuster
Paula Wiseman Books
AD: Laurent Linn
ED: Paula Wiseman
Author: Jerdine Nolen

Overground Railroad   
James  Ransome
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
AD: Kerry Martin
ED: Mary Cash
Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome

You Matter 
Christian Robinson
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
AD: Sonia Chaghatzbanian
ED: Justin Chanda
Author: Christian Robinson

Poesy the Monster Slayer     
Matt Rockefeller
Macmillan Publishers
First Second
AD: Jen Keenan
ED: Calista Brill
Author: Cory Doctorow

Green on Green   
Felicita Sala
Simon and Schuster
Beach Lane Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Andrea Welch
Author: Dianne White

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away   
Sonia Sanchez
Candlewick Press
AD: Heather McGee
ED: Kate Fletcher and Alex Robertson
Author: Meg Medina

My Friend Earth 
Francesca Sanna
Chronicle Books
AD: Sara Gillingham Studio
ED: Victoria Rock
Author: Patricia MacLachlan

Perkin’s Perfect Purple 
Francesca Sanna
Hachette Book Group Little, Brown Young Readers
AD: Jamie Alloy
ED: Samantha Gentry
Author: Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn

Alphabet’s Alphabet     
Dan Santat
Hachette Book Group Little, Brown Young Readers
AD: David Caplan and Kelly Brennan
ED: Andrea Spooner
Author: Chris Harris

Lift       
Dan Santat
Hachette Book Group Little, Brown Young Readers
AD: Dan Santat
ED: Andrea Spooner
Author: Minh Le

Snow Falls 
Brandon James
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: Scott John Martz
ED: Tara Walker
Author: Kate Gardner

The Cat Man of Aleppo 
Yuko Shimizu
Penguin Random House
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
AD: Cecilia Yung and Eileen Savage
ED: Stacey Barney
Author: Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha

My Wild Cat   
Isabelle Simler
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
AD: Isabelle Simler
ED: Holly Hoover
Author: Isabelle Simler

Sweet Dreamers   
Isabelle Simler
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
AD: Isabelle Simler
ED: Holly Hoover
Author: Isabelle Simler

Margaret’s Unicorn   
Briony May
Penguin Random House
Schwartz & Wade
AD: Smith Lee Wade
ED: Anne Schwartz
Author: Briony May Smith

Wreck This Picture Book   
Keri Smith
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Jason Henry
ED: Lauri Hornik
Author: Keri Smith

The Deep & Dark Blue   
Niki Smith
Hachette Book Group Little, Brown Young Readers
AD: Ching Chan, Christina Quintero
ED: Rachel Poloski
Author: Niki Smith

I Talk Like A River   
Sydney Smith
Holiday House Publishing Inc.
Neal Porter Books
AD: Jennifer Browne
ED: Neal Porter
Author: Jordan Scott

Alphamaniacs 
Melissa Sweet
Candlewick Press
AD: Maryellen Hanley
ED: Liz Bicknell and Carter Hasegawa
Author: Paul Fleischman

Snail Crossing 
Corey R. Tabor
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Balzer + Bray
AD: Corey R. Tabor
ED: Dana Fritts Do
Author: Corey R. Tabor

Our Little Kitchen   
Jillian Tamaki
Abrams Books
Abrams Books for Young Readers
AD: Pam Notarantonio
ED: Emma Ledbetter
Author: Jillian Tamaki

Building Zaha   
Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Scholastic Inc.
Orchard Books
AD: Marijka Kostiw
ED: Kait Feldmann
Author: Victoria Tentler-Krylov

Cyclops of Central Park 
Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Penguin Random House
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
AD: Cecilia Yung and Eileen Savage
ED: Stacey Barney
Author: Amadelyn Rosenberg

The Barnabus Project 
The Fan Brothers
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Tundra Books
AD: Kelly Hill
ED: Tara Walker
Author: The Fan Brothers

¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat     
Raúl the Third
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Versify
AD: Natalie Fondriest
ED: Margaret Raymo
Author: Raúl the Third

Everest       
Joe Todd-Stanton
Bloomsbury
AD: Claire Jones
ED: Susan Dobinick
Author: Alexandra Stewart

Folktales for Fearless Girls 
Dani Torrent
Penguin Young Readers
Philomel Books
AD: Ellice Lee
ED: Talia Benamy
Author: Myriam Sayalero

Dear Earth . . . From Your Friends in Room 5 
Luisa Uribe
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Harper
AD: Erica De Chavez
ED: Tamar Mays
Author: Erin Dealey

Your Name Is a Song     
Luisa Uribe
The Innovation Press
AD: Asia Citro / Jessica Petersen
ED: Asia Citro / Jessica Petersen
Author: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Brooklyn Bailey, the Missing Dog   
Libby Vander Ploeg
Penguin Random House
Dial Books for Young Readers
AD: Jason Henry
ED: Lauri Hornik
Author: Amy Sohn and Orna LePape

An Ordinary Day   
Elizabet Vukovic
Simon and Schuster
Beach Lane Books
AD: Lauren Rille
ED: Andrea Welch
Author: Elana K. Arnold

The Blue House   
Phoebe Wahl
Random House Children’s Books
Knopf Books for Young Readers
AD: Nicole de las Heras/Sarah Hokanson
ED: Katherine Harrison
Author: Phoebe Wahl

Brick by Brick
Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Penguin Random House
Nancy Paulsen Books
AD: Cecilia Yung
ED: Nancy Paulsen
Author: Heidi Woodward Sheffield

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