Virginia Readers' Choice Primary 2025-2026

Nominees for the Virginia Readers' Choice awards for the 2025-2026 school year.

Updated April 24, 2025
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BUFFALO FLUFFALO
KALB, BESS.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This laugh-out-loud story by an Emmy-nominated comedy writer shows it's okay to be yourself. I'm the Buffalo Fluffalo ...
Butt or Face?
Lavelle, Kari.
Paper Book
"The silly, simple premise is carried out splendidly; younger readers will be entranced by fascinating photos, bright colors, and googly eyes galore, while older readers will appreciate fast-fact boxes, clear explanations, and endless animal puns."--Booklist, STARRED Review Can YOU tell a...
How dinosaurs went extinct : a safety guide
Dyckman, Ame
Paper Book
From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a hilarious faux-cautionary tale featuring dad jokes and tantrum-throwing dinosaurs!   In this outrageous "safety guide," a child in a museum asks their parents how the dinosaurs all became extinct. Well,...
How this book got red
Greanias, Margaret Chiu
Paper Book
None of the panda books are ever about red pandas! Red is going to do something about that. When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can't wait to read it! Except it's about only one kind of panda, and red pandas are completely left out. Red never gets to read stories about...
No Cats in the Library
Emmons, Lauren.
Paper Book
A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut picture book that's "catnip for librarians and young book lovers alike" (School Library Journal, starred review). Clarisse is a clever cat who loves books. She may not...
Thank a Farmer Hardcover
Gianferrari, Maria.
Paper Book
Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop gardens, mushroom beds and maple forests, Thank a Farmer traces the food and clothing that a family uses back to the people who harvested...
Wild blue : taming a big-kid bike
Slater, Dashka
Paper Book
In a charming take on a milestone moment, a young girl summons a cowpoke's courage to tame her intimidating new bicycle. Kayla loves riding her pink pony, a three-wheeled bike, up and down the street, day after day. But then Daddy announces that it's time for a big-kid bike, one...
You're So Amazing!
Catchpole, James.
Paper Book
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor book! ​In this authentic and humorous picture book, a child with a limb difference is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things. Joe and his friend Simone are practicing their best playground...
Yuna's cardboard castles
Tang, Marie
Paper Book
Fold, fit, tuck . . . Yuna and her family have just moved to the United States, and she doesn't speak English yet. At first, her attempts to catch the attention of the neighborhood kids get lost in translation, but when she shows that she can do something very special with paper, a...

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