Abtahi, Olivia. The Interpreter. PW 10/14/24, K 11/15/24
Alcantara, Jacqueline. Tios and Primos. K 12/1/24
Alper, Sascha. The Littlest Drop. PW 1/27/25, K 2/1/25, SLJ 2/25
Andruetto, Maria Teresa. Clara and the Man with Books in His Window. SLJ 1/25
Archer, Micha. Wind Watchers. K 12/15/24
Augustine, Kesi. Faith Takes the Train. K 1/1/25
Avery, Sean E. Frank's Red Hat. SLJ 1/25
Awan, Jashar. Every Monday Mabel. PW 11/4/24, BL 2/1-15/25
Barnes, Brynne. Black Boy, Rise. SLJ 2/25
Barnes, Derrick. I Got You. PW 4/21/25
Beatty, Melinda. The Witch's Table. BL 3/1-15/25
Beaton, Kate. Shark Girl. BL 2/1-15/25
Bird, Betsy. Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme. PW 1/13/25
Briere-Haquet, Alice. Thread by Thread. BL 1/1-15/25
Brockington, Drew. Kitty Camp. BL 4/1-15/25
Brown-Wood, JaNay. On Our Way! What a Day! K 11/15/24
Burgess, Matthew. Fireworks. PW 2/10/25, K 3/115/25
Cate, Annette. Seven Little Ducklings. K 11/1/24
Clanton, Ben. Papilio. K 12/1/24, PW 12/16-23/24
Commeh, Kobina. Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim. SLJ 1/25, BL 2/1-15/25
Cooke, Trish. Catch! PW 3/10/25
Cooper, Elisa. Here Is a Book. BL 4/1-15/25
Cordell, Matthew. To See an Owl. PW 9/30/24
Croza, Laurel. Rock. BL 3/1-15/25
David, Mabi. How Do You Eat Color? BL 3/1-15/25
de la Pena, Matt. Home. K 1/1/25
dePaola, Tomie. Where Are You, Bronte? PW 2/24/25, BL 3/1-15/25
Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Peanut Man. PW 12/2/24, K 1/1/25
Deedy, Lauren Agra. New Shoes for Leo. PW 3/17/25
Denise, Christopher. Knight Owl and Early Bird. K 1/1/25
Doremus, Gaetan. On All Fours. K 1/1/25
Eady, Antwan. The Gathering Table. PW 3/24/25, K 3/15/25
Fajardo, Sara Andrea. Crack Goes the Cascaron: An Eggcellent Not-Just-For-Easter Shellebration. SLJ 12/24
Felt, Julie. My Friend May. PW 3/17/25
Ferry, Beth. The Peddler of Puddles. K 2/1/25, BL 4/1-15/25
Finck, Liana. Mixed Feelings. PW 10/14/24
Floca, Brian. Island Storm. PW 4/7/2025
Gopo, Patrice. Ripening Time. PW 1/27/25
Graegin, Stephanie. Everyday Bean (Tiny Bean's Big Adventures #1). PW 4/7/2025
Grant, Shauntay. Bright Lights and Summer Nights. K 4/1/25
Grigni, Noah. Mama Moon: A Story About Love and Mental Health. K 3/15/25
Hall, Michael. Punch! A Story about Kindness. BL 4/1-15/25
Hannigan, Jess. The Bear Out There. BL 4/1-15/25
Harjo, Joy. For a Girl Becoming. PW 2/17/25
Harris, Shawn. Let's Be Bees. PW 11/11/24, K 12/15/24, BL 1/1-15/25
Harris, Shawn. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn's Great Big Wish. BL 3/1-15/25
Heuer, Lourdes. A Book of Maps for You. K 2/1/25, PW 1/20/25, BL 1/1-15/25
Hoefler, Kate. The Couch in the Yard. K 1/1/25
Howes, Kathy. Where the Deer Slip Through. PW 3/24/25
Hrachovec, Anna. Short Dog, Long Dog: A Book of Opposites. K 12/15/24
Hudson, Cheryl Willis. When I Hear Spirituals. PW 11/11/24
Jaoui, Sylvaine. I'm Like a Tree and a Tree's Like Me. K 3/15/25
Jones, Keenan. Saturday Morning at the 'Shop. PW 10/14/24
Jonker, Travis. Caboose. PW 11/11/24, K 11/15/24
Kaba, Mariame & Jane Ball. Prisons Must Fall. BL 4/1-15/25
Kang, Angie. Our Lake. PW 1/6/25
Kaufman, Suzanne. Blue. K 3/15/25
Kemp, Laekan Zea. Dream For the Land. K 4/1/25
Kheiriyeh, Rashin. Rose Weaves a Garden. PW 3/17/25
Khulmann, Torben. BL 3/1-15/25
Killian, Alex. In-Between Places. K 2/1/25
Kim, Hye-Eun. Pencil. K 1/15/25
Kim, Jihyun. Blue Sky Morning. SLJ 1/25
Kinkz, Eliza. Mistaco. K 2/1/25
Kirsch, Vincent. O.K. Is Gay. K 3/15/25
Klassen, Jon. Your Island. BL 3/1-15/25
Kooser, Ted. Seven Skies All at Once. PW 3/31/25
Kuo, Julia. Home is a Wish. PW 10/28/24, K 12/15/24
Lam, Thao. Everybelly. K 2/15/25, SLJ 2/25, BL 4/1-15/25
Laminack, Lester. A Cat Like That. K 11/1/24, BL 1/1-15/25
Laymon, Kiese. City Summer, Country Summer. K 1/15/25
Lee, Laura G. Soy Sauce! K 11/15/24
Lee, Y.S. Mrs. Nobody. SLJ 2/25
Limon, Ada. And, Too, the Fox. K 11/1/24
Lindstrom, Carole. The Gift of the Great Buffalo. PW 11/4/24
Mahoney, Kristin. A Pocket Full of Rocks. PW 9/30/24, BL 11/1-15/24
Mansour, Vivian. Pilgrim Codex. K 12/15/24
Marsol, Manuel. Astro. K 1/15/25
Martin, Marc. Dawn: Watch the World Awaken. PW 4/7/2025
Masumoto, David Mas. Every Peach Is a Story. PW 1/27/25, K 4/1/25
Meisel, Paul. I Want It! BL 4/1-15/25
Mensah, Bernard. Esi the Brave (Who Was Not Afraid of Anything). K 1/1/25
Miller, Connie Colwell. Adam Rocks...and Max Rolls! BL 4/1-15/25
Montgomery, Ross. Ant Party. SLJ 12/24
Moses, Sheila P. Sharing the Dream. BL 11/1-15/24
Neal, Christopher Silas. We Leap Together. PW 12/9/24, K 3/15/25
Nelson, Adiba. Oshun and Me: A Story of Love and Braids. K 12/1/24
Ohnari, Yuko. Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-Splash! PW 1/6/25
Osman, Majdi. Meena and the Microbiome. BL 2/1-15/25
Park, Linda Sue. Smiling Eyes. SLJ 12/24
Peña, Zeke. Sundust. PW 4/14/25
Pierre, Karly. Soggy Like Cush Cush. PW 1/27/25
Pritchard, Caroline Kusin. The Keeper of Stories. PW 11/11/24, BL 2/1-15/25
Rothman, Scott. Warm and Fuzzy. BL 4/1-15/25
Safadi, Shifa Saltagi. The Gift of Eid. BL 2/1-15/25
Salmieri, Daniel. Next to Me. PW 2/17/2025
Saunders, Kirli. Afloat. PW 12/9/24
Schwartz, Joanne. Head Full of Clouds. K 2/15/25, SLJ 2/25, BL 3/1-15/25
Seales, Stephanie. Mi Papa es un cowboy. SLJ 12/24
Senechal, Jean-Francois. Colette: The Solitary Bee. K 3/15/25
Sharpson, Neil. Don't Trust Fish. PW 1/13/25, BL 4/1-15/25
Shea, Bob. Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend. PW 12/9/24, BL 2/1-15/25
Small, Steve. The Hare Who Wouldn't Share. K 12/1/24, BL 2/1-15/25
Smalls, Alexander. When Alexander Graced the Table. K 12/1/24, PW 1/27/25
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Firefly Season. PW 2/24/25
Spillett, Tasha. Raven's Ribbons. PW 10/21/24, K 12/1/24, BL 1/1-15/25
Stead, Rebecca. Anything. PW 1/13/25, K 2/1/25, BL 4/1-15/25
Straub, Emma. Mama Hug. K 11/15/24
Suleiman, Safa. Hilwa's Gifts. BL 2/1-15/25
Tabor, Corey R. Cranky, Crabby Crow. PW 2/17/25
Tagaq, Tanya. I Would Give You My Tail. SLJ 2/25, BL 4/1-15/25
Tagholm, Sarah. We Are the Wibbly. K 1/1/25
Tajsar, Maureen Shay. Midnight Motorbike. K 2/15/25
Taussig, Rebekah. We Are the Scrappy Ones. K 2/15/25
Taylor, Sean. You're a Poet: Ways to Start Writing Poems. PW 3/3/25
Tolentino, Marcelo. Sunday. K 11/1/24, SLJ 11/24
Tourmaline. One Day in June: A Story Inspired by the Life and Activism of Marsha P. Johnson. PW 4/14/25
Vail, Rachel. You and Me, Anemone: A Story About Friendship and Personal Space. K 3/15/25
Wagamese, Richard. The Animal People Choose a Leader: A Richard Wagamese Storybook. BL 4/1-15/25
Waldman, Jenna. A Purr-fect Passover. SLJ 12/24
Wan, Joyce. Be My Yummy ABC. SLJ 12/24
Wedlick, Seina. Space for Everyone. PW 10/21/24
Wenzel, Brendan. Good Golden Sun SLJ 10/24
Willems, Mo. Me and Other Bunnies. K 2/1/25
Yahu, Yaram. My Afro is a Rising Sun. SLJ 12/24
Yang, Kelly. Little Bird Laila. BL 1/1-15/25
Note: The committee should keep in mind that the award is for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children. The award is not for didactic intent or for popularity.