Ānuenue Book Award Criteria Outline

• The book must be a picture book suitable for grades K-3

• Stories created for and about children of Hawai`i

• The book must have been written by a living author who has not won the Ānuenue Award in the last 4 years.

• The book must have been published within the last 10 Years

• Author from or in Hawaiʻi whose work reflects a strong connection to the experiences of Hawaiʻi keiki

• All nomination votes being equal, priority goes to books published by a Hawai`i book publisher

• Books in print

• Pacific Islanders in Publishing: www.pacificislanderbooks.org

• Beachhouse Publishing: www.beachhousepublishing.com

• Bess Press: besspress.com/collections/childrens-books

• More coming!  Feel free to send us your favorite Hawaiʻi book resources!