2020 Northern Lights Book Awards Winners!
Picture Book of the Year
Author: James Berry (posthumously)
Illustrator: Anna Cunha
Publisher: Lantana Publishing
Middle School Book of the Year
Author: Sue DiCicco and Masahiro Sasaki
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Winner of the Time-Honored Category
Author: Ray Bradbury (posthumously) and Jason J. Marchi
Publisher: Fahrenheit Books
Winner of the Board Book Category
Author: Dr. Laura Gehl
Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman
Publisher: HarperFestival
Winner of the Board Book Category
Author: Deborah Kerbel
Illustrator: Miki Sato
Publisher: Pajama Press
Winner of the Concept (Colors) Category
Author: Darren Lebeuf
Illustrator: Ashley Barron
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Winner of the Concept (Counting) Category
Author: Hollis Kurman
Illustrator: Barroux
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Winner of the Picture Book – Preschool Category
Author: Atinuke
Illustrator: Angela Brooksbank
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Winner of the Picture Book – Preschool Category
Author: Glenys Nellist
Illustrator: Aurelie Blanz
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Winner of the Picture Book 4-8 Category
Author: Mara Bergman
Illustrator: Birgitta Sif
Publisher: Walker Books
Winner of the Picture Book – All Ages Category
Author: Eliza Wheeler
Illustrator: Eliza Wheeler
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Winner of the Picture Book – All Ages Category
Author: Michelle Markel
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Winner of the Author/Illustrator Award Category
Author: Grace Lin
Illustrator: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Winner of the Author/Illustrator Award Category
Author: Tina Schneider
Illustrator: Tina Schneider
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Winner of the Best Illustrator Category
Author: Dawn Casey
Illustrator: Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Publisher: Templar Books
Winner of the Best Illustrator Category
Author: Khoa Le
Illustrator: Khoa Le
Publisher: Happy Fox Books
Winner of the Picture Book Non-Fiction Category
Author: Rina Singh
Illustrator: Marianne Ferrer
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Winner of the Picture Book Non-Fiction Category
Author: Nancy Churnin
Illustrator: Danny Popovici
Publisher: Creston Books
Winner of the Historical Fiction Category
Author: Gail Skroback Hennessey
Illustrator: Steve Cox
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Winner of the Historical Category
Author: Nancy Churnin
Illustrator: Yevgenia Nayberg
Publisher: Creston Books
Winner of the Historical Category
Author: Jonah Winter
Illustrator: Terry Widener
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Winner of the Biography Category
Author: Jonah Winter
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Winner of the Biography Category
Author: Caroline McAlister
Illustrator: Eliza Wheeler
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Winner of the STEM Category
Author: Laura Gehl
Illustrator: Louise Pigott and Alex Oxton
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Winner of the STEM Category
Author: Miranda Paul
Illustrator: Jason Chin
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Winner of the Poetry Category
Author (Translator): Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen
Illustrator: Tracy Gallup
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Winner of the Poetry Category
Author: David L. Harrison
Illustrator: Giles Laroche
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Winner of the Art Category
Author: Michelle Markel
Illustrator: Amanda Hall
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Winner of the Art Category
Author: Nancy Churnin
Illustrator: Felicia Marshall
Publisher: Creston Books
Winner of the Music Category
Author: Carolyn Sloan
Illustrator: Jessica Gibson
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Winner of the Music Category
Author: Nancy Churnin
Illustrator: Olga Baumert
Publisher: Albert Whitman and Company
Winner of the Sports Category
Author: Nancy Churnin
Illustrator: Jaz Tuya
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Winner of the Sports Category
Author: Jonah Winter
Illustrator: Raúl Colón
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Winner of the Family Category
Author: Kelly Jordan
Illustrator: Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Winner of the Family Category
Author: Peter Carnavas
Illustrator: Peter Carnavas
Publisher: Pajama Press
Winner of the Multicultural Category
Author: Jo Loring-Fisher
Illustrator: Jo Loring-Fisher
Publisher: Lantana Publishing
Winner of the Multicultural Category
Author: Bahram Rahman
Illustrator: Gabrielle Grimard
Publisher: Pajama Press
Winner of the Holiday/Notable Days Category
Author: Jessica Dee Humphreys and the Hon. Rona Ambrose
Illustrator: Simone Shin
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Winner of the Holiday/Notable Days Category
Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet
Author: Nanette Heffernan
Illustrator: Bao Luu
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Winner of the Environment Category
Author: Michelle Lord
Illustrator: Julia Blattman
Publisher: Flashlight Press
Winner of the Environment Category
Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrator: Kelly Murphy
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Winner of the Nature Category
Author: Mya Thompson
Illustrator: Claudia Dávila
Publisher: Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Winner of the Nature Category
Author: Kim Norman
Illustrator: Daniel Miyares
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Winner of the Animals/Pets Category
Author: Rob Laidlaw
Publisher: Pajama Press
Winner of the Animals/Pets Category
Author: Leslie Crawford
Illustrator: Sonja Stangl
Publisher: Stone Pier Press
Winner of the Humor Category
Author: Dan Richards
Illustrator: Eric Barclay
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Winner of the Humor Category
Author: Sue Ganz-Schmitt
Illustrator: Luke Flowers
Publisher: Two Lions
Winner of the Food Related Category
Author: Alan Durant
Illustrator: Dale Blankenaar
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Winner of the Religious/Spiritual Category
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
Author: Leslea Newman
Illustrator: Susan Gal
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Winner of the Late Bloomer Author Category
Author: Claire Annette Noland
Illustrator: Alicia Teba
Publisher: Cardinal Rule Press
Winner of the Educational Category
Author: Nancy Churnin
Illustrator: Luisa Uribe
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Winner of the Educational Category
Author: Giles Laroche
Illustrator: Giles Laroche
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for Young Readers
Winner of the Emotional Health Category
Author: Lisa Wells and Michelle Robinson
Illustrator: Catalina Echeverri
Publisher: Graffeg Limited
Author: Lisa Wells and Michelle Robinson
Illustrator: Tim Budgen
Publisher: Graffeg Limited
Winner of the Emotional Health Category
Author: Fran Pintadera
Illustrator: Ana Sender
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Winner of the Cover Art Category
Author: Kelly Jordan
Illustrator: Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Winner of the Wordless Picture Book Category
Author: Sven Nordqvist
Illustrator: Sven Nordqvist
Publisher: Opal
Winner of the Early Reader/Chapter Book
Author: Caryn Rivadeneira
Illustrator: Priscilla Alpaugh
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Winner of the Early Reader/Chapter Book
Author: Caryn Rivadeneira
Illustrator: Priscilla Alpaugh
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Winner of the Best Book Series Category
Author: Sven Nordqvist
Illustrator: Sven Nordqvist
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Winner of the Best Book Series Category
Author: Sven Nordqvist
Illustrator: Sven Nordqvist
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Winner of the Best Book Series Category
Author: Sven Nordqvist
Illustrator: Sven Nordqvist
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Winner of the Middle-Grade Fantasy Category
Author: Natasha Lowe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Winner of the Middle-Grade Fantasy Category
Author: Susan Maupin Schmid
Publisher: Yearling
Winner of the Middle-Grade Fiction Category
Author: Celesta Rimington
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Winner of the Middle-Grade Fiction Category
Author: Laurie Calkhoven
Illustrator: Debbie Palen
Publisher: One Elm Books
Winner of the Middle-Grade Historical Fiction Category
Author: Colleen Nelson
Illustrator: Tara Anderson
Publisher: Pajama Press
Winner of the Middle-Grade Historical Fiction Category
Author: Margi Preus
Illustrator: Cheryl Pilgrim
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books
Winner of the Middle-Grade Cultural Category
Author: Michelle Kadarusman
Publisher: Pajama Press
Winner of the Middle-Grade Cultural Category
Author: Suzanne Kamata
Illustrator: Tracy Nishimura Bishop
Publisher: One Elm Books
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