BEST 2023: The Fall Edition was held online via Zoom on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Special thanks to our keynote, Tracey Baptiste, author of Looking for a Jumbie among many other fabulous titles.
Group 1 Picture Books:
Beautifully Me by Nabela Noor, Illustrated by Nabi H Ali
Everywhere With You by Carlie Sorosiak, Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste, Illustrated by Amber Ren
Lunch From Home by Joshua David Stein, Illustrated by Jing Li
My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien
Group 2 Juvenile Nonfiction
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, Illustrated by Nabi H Ali
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker, Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Nachos’ Nachos: The Story Behind the World’s Favorite Snack by Sandra Nickel, Illustrated by Oliver Dominquez
The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott Riley, Illustrated Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien
The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share by Emma Bland Smith, Illustrated by Alison Jay