BEST 2023: The Fall Edition

 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