2025 Youth Media Awards (Kids)

"Sissy's younger brother, Chooch, isn't a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday, after all. But no matter what Chooch does -- even if he's messing something up! Which is basically all the time! -- their parents say he's just "helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything! When Elisi paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Edutsi makes grape dumplings, Chooch helps. When Oginalii gigs for crawdads, Chooch helps. When Sissy...

"A book about the rich ecosystem that springs up around the death of a whale in the deep sea"-- Provided by publisher.

"A Mexican child who works selling dream catchers alongside his abuelito learns that treasuring the present moment is as important as chasing one's hopes and dreams for the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Determined to save her brother from the Darkness that plagues their home, ten-year-old Lola follows mythical chaneques into a secret world where she seeks help from the queen.

"A biography about chef Jose Andres, who, through his World Central Kitchen organization, is fulfilling a vision to feed people in need all over the world"-- Provided by publisher.

"Antes del amanecer, una niña y su papá cepillan sus caballos y salen a recorrer juntos las calles de una ciudad que despierta lentamente. Mientras trotan, Papá cuenta historias de vaqueros, de amistad y orgullo. La pequeña descubre que ella también se siente fuerte y acompañada mientras monta a caballo, como los cowboys. Ella también es uno de ellos. Escrito de manera reflexiva y lírica por Stephanie Seales, este álbum ilustrado tiene las...

"This first-ever picture book biography of the legendary writer and activist introduces readers to this passionate Black man who discovered his true power in the written word, which opened the world to him as he used his voice fearlessly"-- Provided by publisher.

"Our young narrator doesn't like itchy hats or cold wind, and she especially doesn't like going places she's never been before. But she reluctantly agrees to join her mom at an ice festival, where they watch sculptors chisel and drill until it's too cold to watch anymore. That night the girl discovers that she has lost the horse figurine she'd brought with her, and she wishes she'd never gone . . . until the next night, when they return to the festival...

Rachel and her family anxiously await Papa's return home with the most perfect etrog for Sukkot from across the sea.

Since the day that Ano was born, her heart has been connected to her home. But, this adventurous child has a lot to learn! When Ano begins to dance hula -- a storytelling dance form that carries the knowledge, history, and folklore of the Hawaiian people -- Ano comes to understand the true meaning of aloha.