Rhode Island Children's Book Award Winners And Nominees
2024 Award Winner
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 |
2025 Nominees
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- Art Club by Rashad Doucet
- The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran, illustrated by Michelle Pereira
- Champion Chompers, Super Stinkers and Other Poems by Extraordinary Animals by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Aparna Varma
- Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Oliver Dominguez
- Finch House by Ciera Burch
- Grimwood by Nadia Shireen
- The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Kevin Hong
- Home Away from Home by Cynthia Lord
- How Not to Get Eaten by Josette Reeves, illustrated by Asia Orlando
- Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar, illustrated by Molly Mendoza
- The Last Plastic Straw by Dee Romito, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
- Lolo’s Sari-Sari Store by Sophia N. Lee, illustrated by Christine Almeda
- Mabuhay! By Zack Sterling
- Meesh the Bad Demon by Michelle Lam, illustrated by Lauren “Perry” Wheeler
- My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Steph Littlebird
- Sam Makes a Splash by Nicole Melleby
- Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms by Maya Prasad, illustrated by Abira Das
- Shermy & Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson, illustrated by Shinji Fujioka
- Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
- These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh
RICBA Winners and Nominees 2010-2023
| 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 |