The HKGDBA Committee is thrilled to announce the results of the Golden Dragon Book Awards 2024-2025. It has been wonderful to see so many children and young adults reading and exploring this year's wide variety of shortlisted books. Thank you so much to all who voted and to all the schools that tirelessly support the Award.
Early Childhood
Younger Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood: The Book That Can Read Your Mind by Marianna Coppo
Younger Reader: Monkey King and the World of Myths : The Monster and the Maze by Maple Lam
Older Reader: Lion of the Sky by Ritu Hemnani
Mature Reader: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Debbie Alvarez: Invisible Things by Andy J. Pizza and Sophie Miller
Early Childhood
Younger Reader
Older Reader
Mature Reader
Debbie Alvarez Award
Early Childhood: Amy Gets Eaten by Adam Kay, illus. by Henry Paker
Younger Reader: Scrap by Guy Bass
Older Reader: Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
Mature Reader: Catch Your Death by Ravena Guron
Debbie Alvarez: A is for Bee : An Alphabet Book in Translation by Ellen Heck
Shortlists will be announced on 1st October 2025
GDBA 2025/26 LONGLIST
NOMINATIONS
It's not too late to nominate a book for the 2025/26 Golden Dragon Book Award longlist.
If you have a title in mind that you think should be considered, please submit your nomination by clicking the button above.
Books must have a publication year of 2023, 2024 or 2025.