Ladybug Book Award (grades K-3)

The Ladybug Picture Book Award is designed to promote early literacy and honor the best in recent children’s picture books. A committee of children’s librarians from around the state selects 10 picture book titles each spring. Then, during November, New Hampshire children from preschoolers to those in third grade choose the award winner. The winning picture book is announced at the end of the year.

2021-2022 Nominee List

Click an underlined title below to access a copy in e-book format through NH Downloadables.

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison (reserve a physical copy from the library!)
Hike by Pete Oswald
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall | E-book on Hoopla
Lift by Minh Lê and Dan Santat
Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich
Outside In by Deborah Underwood and Cindy Derby
Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor
Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry and Juana Martinez-Neal
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade (reserve a physical copy from the library!)

Ladybug Bedtime Stories read by Miss Amanda on Facebook

Can I Be Your Dog? (2020 Winner!) by Troy Cummings
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, ill. by Vashti Harrison
Fix That Clock by Kurt Cyrus
Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, ill. by Juana Martinez-Neal
Truman by Jean Reidy
There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach