The 2025-2026 Chickadee Award Winner Is...

Our voting results are as follows:

1. 5750 votes: Luigi: The Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

2. 3401 votes: The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

3. 2652 votes: Tricky Chopsticks by Sylvia Chen illustrated by Fanny Liem

4. 2551 votes: Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!  by  Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose illustrated by Bea Jackson

5. 2537 votes: Prunella by Beth Ferry illustrated by Claire Keane

6. 1865 votes: Lights Out: A Movement to Help Migrating Birds by Jessica Stremer illustrated by Bonnie Pang

7. 1794 votes: Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

8. 1522 votes: José Feeds the World: How a Famous Chef Feeds Millions of People in Need Around the World by David Unger illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns

9. 1350 votes: Mavis the Bravest by Lu Fraser illustrated by Sarah Warburton

10. 809 votes: Ánh's New Word: A Story About Learning a New Language by  Hanh Bui illustrated by  Bao Luu

Total Votes: 24,231

**A video message from Erica S. Perl, 2025 winner** 

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