North Carolina Children's Book Award Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
North Carolina Children's Book Award on XThe North Carolina Children's Book Award program is designed to introduce children to current children's literature and to instill a love of reading.

Skunk and Badger
Amy TimberlakeSkunk and Badger by @amytimberlake & illustrated by @burstofbeaden is a 2023 Junior #Book Nominee! One way to #read this book is by going to the #NC Kids Digital #Library. Use your computer or the @LibbyApp https://t.co/z30CAcBga5 #kidlit #KidsBooks #NCEd #Library #SchoolLibrary https://t.co/LUNTCpYOd2
Hardcover, 2020
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Sonia SotomayorJust Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor and illustrated by @rafaellopezart is a #picturebook nominee. Visit our page to find activity suggestions, related #books, and #read-alouds. #KidsBooks #kidlit #NorthCarolina #SchoolLibrary #PublicBibrary #Homeschool https://t.co/fA7KXlDxD7
Hardcover, 2019
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Donkey Egg
Janet StevensThe sister duo Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel are back with THE DONKEY EGG, and it was chosen by North Carolina kids as one of the 2021 book award nominees. @HMHKids @NCCBABooks @NCSLMA @EnglandLF https://t.co/QL5251NuF2
Hardcover, 2019
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eat Your Rocks, Croc!: Dr. Glider's Advice for Troubled Animals: Volume 1
Jess KeatingBoom! Congratulations to @Jess_Keating and @peteoswaldart on their final nomination on the @NCCBABooks picture book list for Eat Your Rocks, Croc! Kids will be voting in March. Check out your competition here :) https://t.co/yAdMmIfKua #30YearsStrong #wegivekidsavoice https://t.co/PTBQrMOpQj
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A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne ParryA Wolf Called Wander by @RosanneParry is a 2023 Junior #Book Nominee! One way to #read this book is by going to the #NC Kids Digital #Library. Use your computer or the @LibbyApp https://t.co/PLn0c7U6kn #kidlit #KidsBooks #NCEd #Library #SchoolLibrary #PublicLibrary #Homeschool https://t.co/JeXwbuZwFP
Paperback, 2021
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Give Your Cat a Bath: In Five Easy Steps
Nicola WinstanleyCongratulations to @NicWinstanley and @johnmartz on their nomination on the 2023 @NCCBABooks picture book list! How to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps joins 11 others on this fantastic list! Check out the list here: https://t.co/yAdMmIfKua #30YearsStrong #wegivekidsavoice https://t.co/kkpsWbAzg8
Hardcover, 2019
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bad Dog
Mike Boldt📽️Watch @MikeBoldt accept the NCCBA 2022 Picture Book Award for Bad Dog and @JerryCraft accept the NCCBA 2022 Junior Book Award for New Kid: https://t.co/btEPJEONWA @penguinrandom @HarperCollins @nclaonline @StateLibraryNC @ncpublicschools #kidlit #NorthCarolina #Library #NCEd https://t.co/X1qtwNNksj
Hardcover, 2019
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nigel and the Moon
Antwan EadyCongratulations to @antwan_eady and #GraceyZhang! Nigel and the Moon is one of the 12 Picture book nominees for the 2023 contest @NCCBABooks! Check out the full list here: https://t.co/yAdMmIfKua NC Kids vote in March 2023! #30yearsstrong #wegivekidsavoice https://t.co/LdC9hn4lS0
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rez Dogs
Joseph BruchacRez Dogs by @JosephBruchac is a 2023 Junior #Book Nominee! One way to #read this book is by going to the #NC Kids Digital #Library. Use your computer or the @LibbyApp https://t.co/hRykbIK5d4 #kidlit #KidsBooks #NCEd #Library #KidsBooks #SchoolLibrary #PublicLibrary #Homeschool https://t.co/LdSoZInJDT
Paperback, 2022
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head: Poems to Take You Into Space and Back Again
Allan Wolf@AllanWolf100 @annaraffNYC I am excited to tell you both that The Day the Universe Exploded My Head is on our kid-nominated book award list for 2021! Congrats! Check out the others! https://t.co/dctTZFGcWl @EnglandLF https://t.co/lmXWxoZxIK
Hardcover, 2019
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book