Rhode Island Children's Book Award Winners And Nominees
2024 Award Winner
The 2025 winner will be announced after voting closes April 28.
The 2024 Rhode Island Children's Book Award winner is Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories by Elise Gravel! This year 7,160 students from 99 schools and public libraries voted for their favorite 2024 nominee. A big thank you to all the librarians and teachers who promoted the list, connected kids with the books, and conducted voting!
2024 Voting Breakdown
| 1 | Killer Underwear Invasion | 1109 | |
| 2 | The Whale Who Swam Through Time | 979 | |
| 3 | Swim Team | 686 | |
| 4 | Fighting for YES! | 566 | |
| 5 | A Rover's Story | 439 | |
| 6 | Expedition Backyard | 422 | |
| 7 | Flipping Forward Twisting Backwards | 350 | |
| 8 | Growing Pangs | 347 | |
| 9 | Amazing Landmarks | 338 | |
| 10 | A Comb of Wishes | 254 | |
| 11 | Going Places | 246 | |
| 12 | Nothing is Little | 235 | |
| 13 | Zia Erases the World | 233 | |
| 14 | Miles Lewis King of the Ice | 204 | |
| 15 | Forest Fighter | 201 | |
| 16 | Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party | 152 | |
| 17 | Keepunumuk | 118 | |
| 18 | Singing with Elephants | 111 | |
| 19 | The Button Box | 107 | |
| 20 | When Winter Robeson Came | 63 |
2026 Nominees
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- A Bite Above the Rest by Christine Virnig
- Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect by Hilda Eunice Burgos
- Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso
- Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by Lynn Brunelle
- The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen
- Invisible Isabel by Sally J. Pla
- Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic: A Graphic Novel by Sangu Mandanna
- The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out by Kate Messner
- Legendarios #1: Wrath of the Rain God by Karla Arenas Valenti
- The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner's Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley by Maurice Ashley
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller
- Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia
- My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story by George Takei
- Off the Map by Meika Hashimoto
- The Racc Pack by Stephanie Cooke
- Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path by Amy Seto Forrester
- Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by Ævar Þór Benediktsson
- They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt
- Wagnificent: The Adventures of Thunder and Sage by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
- Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills by Billy Mills, Donna Janell Bowman
RICBA Winners and Nominees 2010-2024
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories by Elise Gravel | 2024 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 |