2022 NAUTILUS WINNERS
CHILDREN'S CATEGORIES
30A. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS / FICTION | Gold Winner
The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures
Curtis Manley; & Lucy Ruth Cummins, Illust’r.
Roaring Brook Press
30A. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS / FICTION | Silver Winners
The Jar Menagerie
Monica Babich; & C.S. Fritz, Illust’r.
Self-Published
Ping Meets Pang: A story of otherness, differences, and friendship
Mary Jane Begin, author & Illust’r.
Wyatt-MacKenzie
The Power of Gratitude: Unlocking Hidden Treasures
Ruth Maille; & Pardeep Mehra, Illust’r.
Self-Published
Wiggles, Stomps, & Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down: A picture book celebrating neurodiversity
Lindsey Rowe Parker; & Rebecca Burgess, Illust’r.
BQB Publishing
The Night the Monsters Came
Junia Wonders; & Lisa Ciccone, Illust’r.
Gmuer Verlag
30B. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS / NON-FICTION | Gold Winner
SEEDS
Carme Lemniscates
Candlewick Studio
30B. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS / NON-FICTION | Silver Winners
Chi Chi the Rescue Dog: Never Give Up
Elizabeth Howell; & Blayne Fox, Illust’r.
Brown Books Kids
One Drop, Endless Ripples
Jayshree L. Patel; & Alexandra McLellan, Illust’r.
Ripple Press
Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be?
Junia Wonders; & Chiara Nasi, Illust’r.
Gmuer Verlag
31A. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED / FICTION | Gold Winners
Because You Are Here
Dr. Yasmin Salleh; & Amanda Merrifield, Illust’r.
Kook Village Pty Ltd.
SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Eala: Mother Swan / La Madre Cisne
Ayn Cates Sullivan; & Paige Ozma Ashmore, Illust’r.
Infinite Light Publishing & Media
31A. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED / FICTION | Silver Winners
I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
Cindy A. Bell; & Emily House, Illust’r.
Suzy and Scout Publishing
Little Mountain
Caryn Hartman; & Lynsi Godwin, Illust’r.
Pema Publishing
Desmond Gets Free
Matt Meyer; & Khim Fam, Illust’r.
Skinner House Books
Finding God in All I See,
Finding God in You and Me
MaryEllen Weber; & Kari Vick, Illust’r.
Beaver’s Pond Press
Evie and the Bushfire
Becky Westbrook; & Jet James, Illust’r.
Stormbird Press
31B. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED / NON-FICTION | Gold Winners
Monarch Butterflies
Ann Hobbie, author & Illust’r.
Storey Publishing
WATER: A Deep Dive of Discovery
Christy Mihaly; & Mariona Cabassa, Illust’r.
Barefoot Books
31B. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED / NON-FICTION | Silver Winners
Sounds All Around: A Guide to Onomatopoeias Around the World
Dr. James Chapman
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Planet Power: Explore the World’s Renewable Energy
Stacy P. Clark; & Annalisa Beghelli, Illust’r.
Barefoot Books
Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone
Lisa Harvey-Smith; & Mel Matthews, Illust’r.
World Scientific Publishing
Who Needs a Forest Fire?
Paula Henson; & Sue Todd, Emily Underwood, Illustrators
Terra Bella Books
32. MIDDLE GRADES / FICTION | Gold Winners
Everything Together: A Second Dad Wedding
Benjamin Klas; & Fan Arroyo, Illust’r.
One Elm Books / Red Chair Press
The S.O.U.R.C.E.
Suzanna L. Royse; & Jo Gershman, Tara Larsen Chang, Illustrators
Fulton Books
32. MIDDLE GRADES / FICTION | Silver Winners
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Alda P. Dobbs
Sourcebooks
The Crown of Light: An Ancient Legend, A Lovestruck Heroine, A Journey for Peace
Rivera Sun
Rising Sun Press Works
33. MIDDLE GRADES / NON-FICTION | Gold Winners
Hear My Voice / Escucha mi voz
Warren Binford
Workman Publishing
Earth’s Incredible Oceans
Jess French, & Claire McElfatrick
DK / division of Penguin Random House
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
Amanda Li, and Amy Blackwell
Andrews McMeel Publishing
33. MIDDLE GRADES / NON-FICTION | Silver Winners
Be the Dragon: 9 Keys to
Unlocking Your Inner Magic
Catherine J. Manning; & Melanie Demmer, Illust’r.
Workman Publishing
The One and Only You! How to Be Your Best, Truest, You-est You
Nicole Jon Sievers; Darcy Cline, Illust’r, Ruth Matinko-Wald, editor
Imaginal Discs Press
34. YOUNG ADULT / FICTION | Gold Winner
Up All Night: 13 Stories between Sunset and Sunrise
Laura Silverman, editor
Algonquin Young Readers
34. YOUNG ADULT / FICTION | Silver Winners
Lincoln in Springfield
Jan Jacobi
Reedy Press
The Dreamcatcher Codes
Barbara Newman
Green Writers Press
FEDOR
Historical Fiction
Brant Vickers
Atmosphere Press
35. YOUNG ADULT / NON-FICTION | Gold Winners
EARTH Will Survive * But we may not
Katie Coppens
Tumblehome, Inc.
Diary of a Young Naturalist
Dara McAnulty
Ebury Press
SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF MID-GRADE & YA
35. YOUNG ADULT / NON-FICTION | Silver Winners
Bias is All Around You: A Handbook for Inspecting Social Media & News Stories
Erik Bean; & Gail Gorske, Illust’r.
Healthy Mind Express
Becoming Who You Are: Beautiful Painted Arrow’s Life Lessons
Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) & David R. Kopacz MD
Condor and Eagle Press
The Joy of Writing Journal: Spark Your Creativity in 8 Minutes a Day
Lisa Tener; design by Tamara Monosoff
Prosperity House Media
You Don’t Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves
Diana Whitney, editor
Workman Publishing
100 Plants to Feed the Monarch
Xerces Society
Storey Publishing
