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Rhode Island Children's Book Award Winners And Nominees

2023 Award Winner

The 2023 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter! This year 7,069 students from 107 schools and public libraries voted for their favorite 2023 nominee. A big thank you to all the librarians and teachers who promoted the list, connected kids with the books, and conducted voting!

2023 Voting Breakdown

1 Allergic 1111  
2 Bartali's Bicycle 700  
3 Chunky 686  
4 Willodeen 447  
5 The Lion of Mars 437  
6 Shark Summer 428  
7 Saving American Beach 409  
8 Katie the Catsitter 404  
9 The 1619 Project 372  
10 Saving Sorya 320  
11 Unspeakable 302  
12 Maya and the Robot 246  
13 The People's Painter 227  
14 She Was the First! 219  
15 The Adventure is Now 213  
16 Simon B' Rhymin 187  
17 Playing the Cards You're Dealt 118  
18 Bea is for Blended 113  
19 Sona Sharma Very Best Big Sister 73  
20 Unsettled 57  

 

2024 Nominees

Coming Soon: Printable Nominee Bookmark (Annotated)
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  1. Art Club by Rashad Doucet
  2. The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran, illustrated by Michelle Pereira
  3. Champion Chompers, Super Stinkers and Other Poems by Extraordinary Animals by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Aparna Varma
  4. Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Oliver Dominguez
  5. Finch House by Ciera Burch
  6. Grimwood by Nadia Shireen
  7. The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Kevin Hong
  8. Home Away from Home by Cynthia Lord
  9. How Not to Get Eaten by Josette Reeves, illustrated by Asia Orlando
  10. Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar, illustrated by Molly Mendoza
  11. The Last Plastic Straw by Dee Romito, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
  12. Lolo’s Sari-Sari Store by Sophia N. Lee, illustrated by Christine Almeda
  13. Mabuhay! By Zack Sterling
  14. Meesh the Bad Demon by Michelle Lam, illustrated by Lauren “Perry” Wheeler
  15. My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Steph Littlebird
  16. Sam Makes a Splash by Nicole Melleby
  17. Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms by Maya Prasad, illustrated by Abira Das
  18. Shermy & Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson, illustrated by Shinji Fujioka
  19. Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
  20. These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh

 

RICBA Winners and Nominees 2010-2023

Year Winner Nominees
2023 Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter 2023 Nominees
2022 The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and illustrated by Oge Mora 2022 Nominees
2021 Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood & Pathana Sornhiran 2021 Nominees
2020 Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home by Sy Montgomery 2020 Nominees
2019 Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero by Patricia McCormick and illustrated by Iacopo Bruno 2019 Nominees
2018 O'Connor, Barbara. Wish. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2016. 2018 Nominees
2017 Telgemeier, Raina. Sisters. New York: Graphix, 2014. 2017 Nominees
2016 Bell, Cece. El Deafo.New York: Amulet Books, 2014. 2016 Nominees
2015 Grabenstein, Chris. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.New York : Random House, 2013. 2015 Nominees
2014 Palaciao, R.J. Wonder. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. 2014 Nominees
2013 Santat, Dan. Sidekicks. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2011. 2013 Nominees
2012 Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. New York: Amulet Books, 2010. 2012 Nominees
2011 Jenkins, Steve. Never Smile at a Monkey: and 17 Other Important Things to Remember.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009.      2011 Nominees
2010 Kibuishi, Kazu. Amulet. Book 1, The Stonekeeper. New York: Graphix, 2008.   2010 Nominees
1991-2010 Winners and Nominees