2023-2024 Award Nominees
Mark Twain (Grades 4-6)
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
| A Place to Hang the Moon |
Kate Albus |
Holiday House |
| Linked |
Gordon Korman |
Scholastic |
| Nightingale |
Deva Fagan |
Atheneum |
| Once Upon a Camel |
Kathi Appelt |
Simon and Schuster |
| One Kid's Trash |
Jamie Sumner |
Atheneum |
| Pony |
R.J. Palacio |
Alfred A. Knopf |
| Six Feet Below |
Ena Jones |
Holiday House |
| Tangled Up in Luck |
Merrill Wyatt |
Margaret K. Elderry Books |
| The Hidden Knife |
Melissa Marr |
Nancy Paulsen Books |
| The Lion of Mars |
Jennifer L. Holm |
Random House |
| The Night Ride |
J. Anderson Coats |
Antheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Worst-Case Collin |
Rebecca Capara |
Charlesbridge |
Show Me (Grades 1-3)
| Title |
Author |
Illustrator |
Publisher |
| A Walk in the Words |
Hudson Talbott |
Hudson Talbott |
Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Be Strong |
Pat Zietlow Miller |
Jen Hill |
Roaring Brook Press |
| Hugo and the Impossible Thing |
Renee Felice Smith Chris Gabriel |
Sydney Hanson |
Flamingo Books |
| I Eat Poop. A Dung Beetle Story. |
Mark Pett |
Mark Pett |
Roaring Brook Press |
| Invasion of the Unicorns |
David Bidrzycki |
David Bidrzycki |
Charlesbridge |
| Negative Cat |
Sophie Blackall |
Sophie Blackall |
Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Norman Didn't Do It! |
Ryan T. Higgins |
Ryan T. Higgins |
Disney Hyperion |
| Thankful |
Elaine Vickers |
Samantha Cotterill |
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| The Bruce Swap |
Ryan T. Higgins |
Ryan T. Higgins |
Disney Hyperion |
| What Can You Do With a Rock? |
Pat Zietlow Miller |
Katie Kath |
Sourcebooks |
Missouri Building Block (Kindergarten)