The Boy Who Touched the Stars-Winner of the STEM Category!
Northern Lights Book Awards The Boy Who Touched the Stars/El niño que alcanzó las estrellas Winner of the STEM Category Author: Jose M. Hernandez Illustrator: Steven James Petruccio Piñata Books The Boy Who Touched the Stars was written by real-life astronaut Jose M....
Message in a Sock Winner of the Historical Category!
Northern Lights Book Awards Message in a Sock Winner of the Historical Category Author: Kaye Baillie Illustrator: Narelda Joy MidnightSun Publishing Click clack, click clack, click clack. It’s 1919, and knitters everywhere are making socks for the Australian soldiers....
Whale in a Fishbowl Winner of the Picture Book 4-8 Category
Northern Lights Book Awards Whale in a Fishbowl Winner of the Picture Book 4-8 Category Author: Troy Howell Illustrator: Richard Jones Schwartz & Wade Books What happens when you try to contain the largest mammal in the world in a fishbowl? She gets lonely, that’s...
The Adventures of Jake and the Giant Water Tower Winner of the Late Bloomer Author Category
Northern Lights Book Awards The Adventures of Jake and the Giant Water Tower Winner of the Late Bloomer Author Category Author: Ron Sobel Illustrator: Ginny Krueger Independently published Jake has an unusual love for water towers. Big ones, little ones, fancy ones,...
Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever Winner of the Biography Category
Northern Lights Book Awards Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever Winner of the Biography Category Author: Barbara Lowell Illustrator: Dan Andreason Cameron Kids Good grief! Some of us at the Northern Lights Book Awards are old enough...
Mira’s Curly Hair-Winner of the Picture Book-Preschool category
Northern Lights Book Awards Mira’s Curly Hair Winner of the Picture Book Preschool category Author: Maryam al Serkal Illustrator: Rebeca Luciani Lantana Publishing Hair! Most of us spend countless hours and money trying to make it into something it’s not. But what if...
My Dog’s a Chicken-A Winner of the Humor category
Northern Lights Book Awards My Dog’s a Chicken Winner of the Humor category Author: Susan McElroy Montanari Illustrator: Anne Wilsdorf Schwartz & Wade Books Come on down to the chicken farm where you got to make do. Times are tough, but Lula Mae wants a puppy more...
The Great Latke Cook Off -Winner of the Food Related category
Northern Lights Book Awards The Great Latke Cook Off Winner of the Food Related category Author: Lauren Muskovitz Ranalli Illustrator: Emily Siwek In a market that’s saturated with Christmas books, it’s refreshing to see a story where Hanukkah is front and...
Angelina Ballerina-Winner of the Time-Honored category
Northern Lights Book Awards Angelina Ballerina Winner of the Time-Honored category Author: Katharine Holabird Illustrator: Helen Craig Little Simon One of the unique objectives of the Northern Lights Book Awards is to not only recognize notable up and coming...
The Ying-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful-Winner of the Picture Book-All Ages category
Northern Lights Book Awards The Ying-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful Winner of the Picture Book-All Ages category Author: Nancy Tupper Ling Illustrator: Andrea Offermann G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Told with rich poetic language, The Ying-Yang...