2025-2026 Nominees

Red Clover Book Award List 2025-2026    

• The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please

• I Know How to Draw an Owl by Hilary Horder Hippely, illustrated by Matt James

• I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon

• The Last Stand by Antwan Eady, illustrated by Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey

• Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack

• Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

• Wat Kept Playing: The Inspiring Story of Wataru Misaka and His Rise to the NBA by Emily Inouye Huey, illustrated by Kaye Kang

• We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang

• Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas by Zachariah OHora

• When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Felicita Sala

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B-List here. These are recommended titles that didn't quite make the cut.