2025 book awards Full list of entries

Youth Category

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A Hummingbird on my balcony

Isabelle Groc
(Orca Book Publishers)

A kid's guide to plants of the Great Lakes region
Philippa Joly
(Harbour Publishing)


Adventures in Math
Carleigh Wu
Sean Simpson
(Kids Can Press)


Barnacle Bay
Jana Curll
(Greystone Kids)



Be an Icky Things Detective
Peggy Kochanoff
(Nimbus Publishing)



Birds Life Size: Up Close and Personal with 47 Bird Species
Chris Earley
(Firefly Books)



Bison: Community Builders and Grassland Caretakers
Frances Backhouse
(Orca Book Publishers)

Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You're Missing
Joyce Grant and Jan Dolby
(Owlkids Books)



The Buzz on Wild Bees: The Little-Known Pollinators that Keep Our Planet Humming
Kira Vermond and June Steube
(Owlkids Books)


Canine Connection: How Dogs and Humans Evolved Together
Christopher Gudgeon
(Orca Book Publishers)



Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?
Tyna Legault Taylor
Michelle Dao
(HighWater Press)


Death by Whoopee Cushion
Vicki Grant
(Tundra Books)



Every One is a Wonder
Charlotte Winter
(Monarch Books)



The Gland Factory
Rachel Poliquin
Clayton Hanmer
(Greystone Kids)


Goose Egg Island
Julia Richardson
Meneka Repka
(Sleeping Bear Press)


I'm Longer than You!
Carolyn Fisher
(Kids Can Press)



Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Control and Care for Water
Colleen Nelson
Sophie Dubé
(Orca Book Publishers)


Mia and the Martians
Emma Louden and Tanya Harrison
Wouter Paseman
(Enter Stellar Publishing)


Microbes to the Rescue: Using Bacteria, Algae and Fungi to Clean Up the Planet
Yolanda Ridge
(Orca Book Publishers)


Ocean Secrets
Sarah Grindler
(Nimbus Publishing)



Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep
Mark Leiren-Young
(Orca Book Publishers)



Petits curieux - 1 Les oiseaux du Québec
Michel Leboeuf
Émilie Beaulieu
(Éditions Michel Quintin)


Piet Cools Off
Wanda Taylor
(Nimbus Publishing)



Plant Attack!: The Fascinating Ways Flora Defends Itself
Erin Silver
Julie McLaughlin
(Orca Book Publishers)


Sea in My Cells
Laura Alary
Andrea Blinick
(Pajama Press)


Smart Machines: How AI is Changing Our World
Helaine Becker
Pui Yan Fong
(Orca Book Publishers)


The Sky's the Limit
Wanda Taylor
(Nimbus Publishing)



The Story and Science of Hope
Andrea Curtis
Ana Suárez
(Monarch Books)


This Is How a Ball Rolls
Heather Tekavec
Suharu Ogawa
(Kids Can Press)


Together, a Forest
Roz MacLean
(RAI/Henry Holt & Co)



The True Story of Vanilla: How Edmond Albius Made History
Ann Richards
Arden Taylor
(Orca Book Publishers)


The Tufted Puffins of Triangle Island
Deborah Hodge
Karen Reczuch
(Groundwood Books)


What a Waste: 9 Ways to Fight Climate Change
Karen Tam Wu
Bithi Sutradhar
(Orca Book Publishers)


What Fish Are Saying
Kirsten Pendreigh
Katie Melrose
(RAI/Sourcebooks)


When a Tree Falls
Kirsten Pendreigh
Elke Boschinger
(RAI/Chronicle Books)