2012 Winners and Finalists
The Children’s Choice Book Awards is the only national book awards program where the winners are selected by kids and teens of all ages. Learn more
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
By: Lester L. Laminack
Illustrated by:
Henry Cole
ISBN: 978-1561455645
By: Harry Bliss
Illustrated by:
Harry Bliss
ISBN: 978-0545233446
By: Patricia Intriago
Illustrated by:
Patricia Intriago
ISBN: 9780374318352
By: John Segal
ISBN: 978-0399254253
By: Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrated by:
Scott Campbell
ISBN: 9781442402706
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
By: Nick Bruel
Illustrated by:
Nick Bruel
ISBN: 9780312641214
By: Kalli Dakos
Illustrated by:
Mark Beech
ISBN: 9780807526750
By: Libby Hamilton
Illustrated by:
Jonny Duddle and Aleksei Bitskoff
ISBN: 9780763657567
By: Dan Santat
Illustrated by:
Dan Santat
ISBN: 9780439298117
By: Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
ISBN: 978-0-375-84389-1
Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
By: Gary D. Schmidt
ISBN: 0547152604
By: Doug TenNapel
ISBN: 9780545314794
By: Rachel Buchholz
Illustrated by:
Chris Philpot
ISBN: 978-1426307744
By: Shaun Tan
ISBN: 0545229243
By: Garth Stein
ISBN: 9780062015747
Teen Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
By: Cassandra Clare
ISBN: 9781416975885
By: Laini Taylor
ISBN: 9780316134026
By: Veronica Roth
ISBN: 9780062024022
By: Lauren Kate
ISBN: 978-0-385-73917-7
By: Ellen Hopkins
ISBN: 9781416983248
Author of the Year Finalists
Winner
By: Jeff Kinney
ISBN: 978-1-4197-0223-5
By: Rachel Renée Russell
ISBN: 9781442411906
By: Christopher Paolini
ISBN: 978-0-375-84631-1
By: James Patterson
ISBN: 0316101877
By: Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9781423146728
Illustrator of the Year Finalists
Winner
By: Brian Selznick
ISBN: 9780545027892
By: Eric Carle
Illustrated by:
Eric Carle
ISBN: 9780399257131
By: Laura Numeroff
Illustrated by:
Felicia Bond
ISBN: 9780060266837
By: Anna Dewdney
Illustrated by:
Anna Dewdney
ISBN: 9780670012329
By: Victoria Kann
Illustrated by:
Victoria Kann
ISBN: 9780061781230
