The winners of the 2025 Ignyte Awards have been announced. The awards are given to speculative fiction, including horror, fantasy, science fiction and magical realism. There are several categories. Here are the ones that focus on material for youth: OUTSTANDING NOVEL: YOUNG ADULT WINNER Heir by Sabaa Tahir FINALISTS Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste…

Nightmare Jones by Shannon Bramer, illustrated by Cindy Derby (9781773069463) First meet Nightmare Jones himself via the poem about him. He has blood on his shoe, a swashbuckler heart and a soul of soot. One after another, monsters appear poem by poem. There are little ghosts who live in shoes. There is the man who collects teeth. You can visit a witch’s garden or find the monster with a hole in her head.

The winners of the 2025 Harvey Awards have been announced at New York Comic Con. The awards are given for the best of comic books and graphic novels. You can find the complete list of winners at The Daily Cartoonist. Here are the winners and nominees for the youth categories: BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK WINNER The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud…

Don’t Eat Eustace by Lian Cho (9780063321847) Bear lived alone in a lighthouse. He spent his days fishing for lunch until one day he caught Eustace who begged him not to eat him. Bear also caught a colorful sail at the same time and almost threw it back into the sea. But when some other creatures need help, Bear finds himself helping out with Eustace’s encouragement.

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The winners of the 2025 Lammy Awards have been announced. The awards recognize the best in LGBTQ+ literature and have a wide variety of categories. Below are the winners in the categories for books for youth: LGBTQ+ CHILDREN'S BOOKS WINNER Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five by Phil Bildner, illustrated by Daniel J. O'Brien…

Oh Dear, Look What I Got! By Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury (9781536235685) The masters who gave us We’re Going on a Bear Hunt reunite for another great read-aloud picture book in a similar style. A little boy heads from shop to shop asking for something but instead getting a rhyming item. He asks for a carrot and gets a parrot.

The finalists for the National Book Award have been announced. The winners will be announced on November 19th. NPR has the full list of finalists. Here are the finalists in Young People's Literature: The Leaving Room by Amber McBride The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri Truth Is by Hannah V. Sawyerr A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff

The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge, illustrated by Emily Gravett (9781419777783) Feather has never met a stranger before, since her community has been isolated along the decaying wall. So when he asks her for a favor, she helps him and manages to lose one of her group's most valuable items, a spyglass for spotting oncoming danger. Now Feather must follow the stranger into along the wall and close to the dangers of the Forest where vines strangle and plants take over.

Jordan’s Perfect Haircut by Sharee Miller (9780316592284) It’s almost picture day at school and everyone is talking about the great haircuts they are going to get. Jordan’s mom has made an appointment for him at the barbershop. It will be his first time getting his hair cut. Jordan likes his cloudlike hair and is very worried about going to the barber.

While We Wait by Bee Johnson  (9781250901231) The sisters from What Can a Mess Make head out with their mother to run errands around town in this jaunty sequel. After finding their missing bag and gathering their phone, the three head out to the farmer’s market. They dance to some music and buy some flowers. Then they have to wait in line at the post office where they make a young friend along the way.

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Cabin Head and Tree Head by Scott Campbell (9781774885055) Enter the weird and wonderful world of the Head friends in this graphic novel for elementary-age readers. Cabin Head and Tree Head are good friends and spend a lot of time together. They spend one day saying hello to all the other Heads and then realize the impact their surprise hellos are having on some of the more volatile Heads.

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The 2025 winners of the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards have been announced. Two of the categories are specifically focused on the best Australian writing for youth. Here are the winners in those categories, both of which are available in the US: CHILDREN'S LIT Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas YOUNG ADULT The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland Books + Publishing has the entire list of winners in all categories.

Cat Nap by Brian Lies (9780062671288) This picture book is pure visual joy. A cat naps in the warm afternoon sun. Awoken by a mouse, the kitten follows the mouse into a poster about Egyptian Antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The first place they land is a sculpture with hieroglyphics. They run through the sculpture, taking on the art style as they pass by.

A Snow Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (9781250324733) Amos McGee loves the snow, but all he has gotten so far is rain and wind. Then finally there is news that the first snow of the year is on its way. Happily, he has just finished his knitting and offers all of his zoo friends scarves, hats, socks or clothing to keep them warm in the snow.

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