Ladybug Picture Book Award

The Ladybug Picture Book Award is designed to promote early literacy and honor the best in recent children's picture books.

ladybug award logoAs we announced in March, the 2023 nominees for the Ladybug Picture Book Award are:

Voting and Promotional Materials

The 2023 Ladybug Picture Book Award Voting Guide

Votes for the 2023 award must be received by 11:30pm on Sunday, December 17, 2023. They can be submitted via the online tally or using the official tally sheet.

You are encouraged to have kids vote using the 2023 Picture Ballot, but votes cannot be sent to us for counting in that format.

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The latest news on the Ladybug Picture Book Award is on the Center for the Book Blog

The Ladybug Picture Book Award is designed to promote early literacy and honor the best in recent children's picture books. A committee of children's librarians from around the state selects 10 picture book titles each spring. Then, during November, New Hampshire children from preschoolers to those in third grade choose the award winner. The winning picture book is announced at the end of the year.

To be considered for nomination, a picture book must meet the following criteria:

  • be published, in its current edition, within the last three years
  • be in print
  • have an author and illustrator both residing in the United States
  • possess strong child appeal
  • have artistic quality with text that supports the illustrations
  • not be a title previously nominated

Previous Winners

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