Red Clover Book Award - 2025

Vermont's book award for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

2025-2026 Red Clover Award Nominees

  • The Last Stand by Antwan Eady, illustrated by Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey
  • We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
  • I Know How to Draw an Owl by Hilary Horder Hippely, illustrated by Matt James
  • Wat Kept Playing by Emily Inouye Huey, illustrated by Kaye Kang
  • I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon
  • Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas by Zachariah OHora
  • The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please
  • When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Felicita Sala
  • Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

Updated May 1, 2025
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We are definitely human
Fang, X.
Paper Book
WINNER of the Ezra Jack Keats Best New Illustrator Award * An American Library Association Notable Children's Book A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect for earthlings of all ages. When three mysterious...
The café at the edge of the woods
Please, Mikey
Paper Book
"I really, really love this story." --Jon Klassen Lemony Snicket meets Grimms' fairy tales in an outrageously original picture book debut by BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated animation director Mikey Please. In The Café at the Edge of the Woods, an aspiring chef opens a café beside...
When you find the right rock
Ray, Mary Lyn
Paper Book
A marvelous exploration of the special relationship children find with the natural world and the fascination and friendship they find in special rocks, from poet Mary Lyn Ray and artist Felicita Sala. Somewhere, a rock is waiting for you. One just the right color...
Ursula upside down
Tabor, Corey R.
Paper Book
Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers of 2024 School Library Journal Best Books of 2024  ALSC Notable Children's Books  Indie Next Pick Ursula finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-format picture...

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