The finalists for the 2025 Christian Book Awards have been announced by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Below you will see the youth categories, but there are many more to be seen here. As a public librarian, I find these lists very helpful to identify materials sometimes missed by professional reviews.

CHILDREN’S BOOK FINALISTS

All Creation Waits: Children’s Edition by Gayle Boss, illustrated by Sharon Spitz

Build by Emily Lex

God’s Big Picture Bible Storybook by N.T. Wright, illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia

Indescribable Atlas Adventures by Louie Giglio, illustrated by Nicola Anderson and Lynsey Wilson

Up Toward the Light by Granger Smith

When God Makes Scribbles Beautiful by Kate Rietema, illustrated by Jennie Poh

YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE FINALISTS

The Action Bible: Faith in Action Edition by Sergio Cariello

Get Your Hopes Up by Carlos Whittaker