The winners of the 2019 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards were announced last week by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader. These awards are the only national book awards where the winners are entirely selected by children and teens. With over 24,000 votes cast in total, these are the winners:

KINDERGARTEN-2ND GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

I Say Ooh You Say Aah by John Kane

Honor Book: There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Greg Abbott

 

3RD-4TH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Back to the Future: The Classic Illustrated Storybook, based on the movie by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, illustrated by Kim Smith

Honor Book: Safari Pug by Laura James, illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans

 

5TH-6TH GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Honor Book: Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown

 

TEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Honor Book: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo