Rhode Island Children's Book Award

10/17/2026

If you attended The Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors today, did you spot the RI Children's Book Award table?

10/12/2026

North Kingstown Free Library’s 2027 RI Children’s Book Award nominees were all checked out! A good problem to have. The current RICBA and RIMSBA nominees are usually displayed together while the previous year’s nominees are available close by.

09/29/2026

Congratulations to author Andrew Larsen and illustrator Oriol Vidal. Their picture book, Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story about the Things We (Don't) Throw Away, is a nominee for the 2027 RI Children's Book Award. Kids in grades 3-5 throughout RI will be challenged to read or listen to as many of the 20 nominated books as they can and then vote for their favorite in March 2027. Sourcebooks https://tinyurl.com/3fntmy9w

09/22/2026

Thank you Jamestown Philomenian Library hosting this program featuring the 2027 RICBA nominees.

October's Rooster Book Club pick is Hurricane by Jason Chin! Kids in grades 3 through 5 can pick up a copy at the youth desk and join us on Wednesday, October 21st at 3:30 PM to talk about the book and eat some snacks!

09/13/2026

The Texas Bluebonnet Award committee creates amazing resource pages for their nominees. Here is the resource page to go along with Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez, also a 2027 RICBA nominee. https://sites.google.com/view/texasbluebonnetaward2027/tba-list/gabby-torres-gets-a-billion-followers

09/10/2026

Congratulations to Angela Dominguez. Her graphic novel, Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers, is a nominee for the 2027 RI Children's Book Award. Kids in grades 3-5 throughout RI will be challenged to read or listen to as many of the 20 nominated books as they can and then vote for their favorite in March 2027. Macmillan Publishers https://tinyurl.com/3fntmy9w

09/07/2026

Penguin Random House has a Teacher's Guide available online for Straun Murray's Dragonborn (2027 RI Children's Book Award nominee)

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09/05/2026

Congratulations to Struan Murray. His book, Dragonborn, is a nominee for the 2027 RI Children's Book Award. Kids in grades 3-5 throughout RI will be challenged to read or listen to as many of the 20 nominated books as they can and then vote for their favorite in March 2027. Penguin Random House https://tinyurl.com/3fntmy9w

08/27/2026

Congratulations to Calista Brill and Nilah Magruder. Their graphic novel, Creaky Acres, is a nominee for the 2027 RI Children's Book Award. Kids in grades 3-5 throughout RI will be challenged to read or listen to as many of the 20 nominated books as they can and then vote for their favorite in March 2027. Penguin Random House https://tinyurl.com/3fntmy9w