The Children’s Book Council has announced the seven finalists in each of the categories for the 2017 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards. The award is the only national US book award voted on by children and teens. Here are the finalists:
K-2nd GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Don’t Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
Frankencrayon by Michael Hall
King Baby by Kate Beaton
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp
Nanobots by Chris Gall
Peep and Egg: I’m Not Hatching by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Joyce Wan
The Thank You Book by Mo Willems
3rd-4th GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Ant and the Grasshopper by Carl Sommer, illustrated by Ignacio Noe
Duck on a Tractor by David Shannon
The Hole Story of the Doughnut by Pat Miller, illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch
Noodlehead Nightmares by Tedd Arnold
Once Upon an Elephant by Linda Stanek, illustrated by Shennen Bersani
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate
Wolf Camp by Andrea Zuill
5th-6th GRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Booked by Kwame Alexander
Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger
Garvey’s Choice by Nikki Grimes
Hilo Book 2: Saving the Whole Wide World by Judd Winick
Maker Lab by Jack Challoner
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero by Rachel Renee Russell
Wet Cement by Bob Raczka
TEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
The Crown by Kiera Cass
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Waking Brain Cells 