Garden State Children's Book Awards

Garden State Children's Book Awards The Garden State Children's Book Awards were established in 1977 to honor books for younger readers.

We had a great time at the first ever joint NJLA/NJASL Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City last ...
03/12/2026

We had a great time at the first ever joint NJLA/NJASL Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City last month! We got to meet the incredible author Kate Milford, give away some raffle prizes, and most importantly, announce the winners of the 2024 Garden State Children's Book Awards! What was your favorite part of the conference?

P.S. Don't forget to vote for 2025's best children's books!

The children of New Jersey only had eyes for Four Eyes by and .valeza as the winner of the Graphic Format for this year...
01/23/2026

The children of New Jersey only had eyes for Four Eyes by and .valeza as the winner of the Graphic Format for this year's Garden State Childrens Book Awards

The results are in! Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Garden State Children's Book Awards. The children of New ...
01/14/2026

The results are in! Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Garden State
Children's Book Awards. The children of New Jersey have picked the following winners:

Early Reader: Fox Has a Problem by Corey R Tabor

Graphic Novel: Four Eyes by Rex Ogle and Dave Veleza

Fiction: The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate

Nonfiction: Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story About an Amazing Swimmer by Lynne Cox

The cats out of the bag! Voting for the Garden State Children's Book Award is available until November 30th, 2025. Visit...
09/26/2025

The cats out of the bag! Voting for the Garden State Children's Book Award is available until November 30th, 2025. Visit our website for a printable version or to access the online forms: https://njlamembers.org/content/voting-ballots

This year's Garden State Children's Book Awards ballot is up now and it's packed with amazing titles! Download the list ...
06/14/2025

This year's Garden State Children's Book Awards ballot is up now and it's packed with amazing titles! Download the list and vote for your favorites. All of the books on this list have been hand-selected by librarians from around the state, find your next favorite read!

05/30/2025

"Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega cast a spell on the children of New Jersey, who voted it the top fiction book!

It's not too late to sign up for the Garden State Book Awards Luncheon and Author Talk! Join youth services workers from...
05/27/2025

It's not too late to sign up for the Garden State Book Awards Luncheon and Author Talk! Join youth services workers from around the state in celebration of the 47th annual Garden State Book Awards. Winners for teen and children's categories will be announced in addition to a talk by special guest author Ryan La Sala!

Attending this year? Register for the Garden State Book Awards luncheon on Friday, May 30th for good food, good company...
04/06/2025

Attending this year? Register for the Garden State Book Awards luncheon on Friday, May 30th for good food, good company, raffle prizes, and keynote speaker

We hope to see you Friday at the luncheon! Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of the author's book, ...
05/29/2024

We hope to see you Friday at the luncheon! Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of the author's book, "The Prince of Steel Pier."

Ellen Ryan, our fearless leader, is the President of the Garden State Children's Book Award! She's worked hard to wrangl...
04/01/2024

Ellen Ryan, our fearless leader, is the President of the Garden State Children's Book Award! She's worked hard to wrangle readers, select a keynote speaker for the Garden State Book Award Luncheon, and coordinate with NJLA.

Here are some of our amazing nonfiction readers, a mix of public and school librarians who trek from across the state to...
04/01/2024

Here are some of our amazing nonfiction readers, a mix of public and school librarians who trek from across the state to meet up and deliberate! Each member of the group has spent hours and hours reading countless nonfiction titles. Thank you for your hard work!

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