2022 Winners and Finalists
The Kids’ Book Choice Awards are the only national book awards chosen solely by kids and teens!
Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
We All Play
By: Julie Flett
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781771646079
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
The Big Bath House
By: Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by:
Gracey Zhang
Gracey Zhang
ISBN: 9780593181959
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Mel Fell
By: Corey R. Tabor
Illustrated by:
Corey R. Tabor
Corey R. Tabor
ISBN: 9780062878014
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
Nina
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson
ISBN: 9781524737283
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Over the Shop
By: Jonarno Lawson
Illustrated by:
Qin Long
Qin Long
ISBN: 9781536201475
Fiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
3rd to 5th Grade Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
Unspeakable
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Floyd Cooper
Floyd Cooper
ISBN: 9781541581203
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
1619 Project, The
By: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593307359
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
The Beatryce Prophecy
By: Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by:
Sophie Blackall
Sophie Blackall
ISBN: 9781536213614
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
Hello, Earth!
By: Joyce Sidman
Illustrated by:
Miren Asiain Lora
Miren Asiain Lora
ISBN: 9780802855282
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
Stuntboy, in the Meantime
By: Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by:
Raúl the Third
Raúl the Third
ISBN: 9781534418165
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
Teen Book of the Year Finalists
Winner
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By: Malinda Lo
ISBN: 9780525555278
Fiction, Teen, Hisotrical Fiction
Disability Visability (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Alice Wong
ISBN: 9780593381670
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Other Talk Reckoning with Our White Privilege
By: Brendan Kiely
ISBN: 9781534494046
Nonfiction, Teen, How-to / Activity
A Sitting in St. James
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
ISBN: 9780062367310
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
6th to 8th Grade Book of the Year Finalists
Borders
By: Thomas King
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9780316593069
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
The Sea-Ringed World
By: Maria Garcia Esperón; tr. by David Bowles
Illustrated by:
Amanda Mijangos
Amanda Mijangos
ISBN: 9781646141517
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Best Info Meets Graphic Finalists
Animated Science
By: John Farndon
Illustrated by:
Shiho Pate
Shiho Pate
ISBN: 9781338753660
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Look Up to See What the Weather Will Be
By: Guy Brown
Illustrated by:
Mario Lugo
Mario Lugo
ISBN: 9781938492433
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
MinuteEarth Explains – How Did Whales Get So Big?
By: MinuteEarth
ISBN: 9781642506310
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Best Non-Prose Book Finalists
Winner
This Book is Feminist
By: Jamia Wilson
Illustrated by:
Aurélia Durand
Aurélia Durand
ISBN: 9780711256415
Nonfiction, Teen, How-to / Activity
BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)
By: Jessica Speer
Illustrated by:
Elowyn Dickerson
Elowyn Dickerson
ISBN: 9781641701952
Fiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
The Girl from the Sea
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
Illustrated by:
Molly Knox Ostertag
Molly Knox Ostertag
ISBN: 9781338746471
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
Jo & Rus OGN SC
By: Audra Winslow
Illustrated by:
Audra Winslow
Audra Winslow
ISBN: 9781684156108
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
Best Picture Book Dream Team Finalists
Winner
1, 2, 3 Do the Shark
By: Michelle Robinson
Illustrated by:
Rosalind Beardshaw
Rosalind Beardshaw
ISBN: 9781684643172
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Aaron Slater, Illustrator
By: Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by:
David Roberts
David Roberts
ISBN: 9781419753961
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
Madeline the Mermaid
By: Julie Awerkamp & Holly Andreason
Illustrated by:
Jesi Yap
Jesi Yap
ISBN: 9781952209628
Fiction, 4-6, Fantasy
Milo Imagines the World
By: Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by:
Christian Robinson
Christian Robinson
ISBN: 9780399549083
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Off to See the Sea
By: Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Zunon
Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9781492638292
Fiction, 4-6, Mental/Physical Health
Best Stellar Storyteller Finalists
Blackout
By: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
ISBN: 9780063088092
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
Heartstopper #3
By: Alice Oseman
Illustrated by:
Alice Oseman
Alice Oseman
ISBN: 9781338617535
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
Favorite Book Cover Finalists
Winner
Beasts and Beauty
By: Soman Chainani
Illustrated by:
Julia Iredale
Julia Iredale
ISBN: 9780062652638
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Adventure Kingdom
By: Steve Foxe
Illustrated by:
Pedro Rodríguez and Dan Nordskog
Pedro Rodríguez and Dan Nordskog
ISBN: 9781524869823
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
All Of Us Villains
By: Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
ISBN: 9781250789259
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
All the Feelings Under the Sun
By: Leslie Davenport
Illustrated by:
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith
ISBN: 9781433833915
Nonfiction, Teen, Mental/Physical Health
Chandu and the Super Set of Parents
By: Roopa Raveendran-Menon
Illustrated by:
C. B. Royal
C. B. Royal
ISBN: 9781646030149
Fiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Favorite Character Crush Finalists
Winner
Heartstopper #3
By: Alice Oseman
Illustrated by:
Alice Oseman
Alice Oseman
ISBN: 9781338617535
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
Favorite Illustrated Character Finalists
Winner
Misty the Cloud
By: Dylan Dreyer
Illustrated by:
Rosie Butcher
Rosie Butcher
ISBN: 9780593180389
Fiction, 4-6, Science
Ambitious Girl
By: Meena Harris
Illustrated by:
Marissa Valdez
Marissa Valdez
ISBN: 9780316229692
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Barbara Throws a Wobbler
By: Nadia Shireen
Illustrated by:
Nadia Shireen
Nadia Shireen
ISBN: 9781684642250
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
The Boy in the Orange Cape
By: Adam Ciccio
Illustrated by:
Emmanuel Volant
Emmanuel Volant
ISBN: 9781605375991
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Chi Chi the Rescue Dog
By: Elizabeth Howell
Illustrated by:
Blayne Fox
Blayne Fox
ISBN: 9781612545332
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Favorite World Changer Finalists
One Bee Too Many
By: Andrés Pi Andreu
Illustrated by:
Kim Amate
Kim Amate
ISBN: 9781642505948
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
The People’s Painter
By: Cynthia Levinson
Illustrated by:
Evan Turk
Evan Turk
ISBN: 9781419741302
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
