2024-2025 Nominees
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| Cover | Title | Author | Illustrator | Publisher | Pub Date |
 | Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees | Paul Tom | Mélanie Baillairgé | Groundwood Books | 2023 |
 | Animal Eyes: How Creatures See and How Their Eyes Have Adapted to Their World | Françoise Vulpé | Firefly Books | 2023 | |
 | Becoming Bionic | Heather Camlot | Victor Wong | Owl Kids | 2023 |
 | Dig Deep: Connecting Archeology, Oceans and Us | Nicole F. Smith | Orca Book Publishers | 2023 | |
 | Good Food, Bad Waste: Let’s Eat for the Planet | Erin Silver | Suharu Ogawa | Orca Book Publishers | 2023 |
 | Grizzly Bears: Guardians of the Wilderness | Frances Backhouse | Orca Book Publishers | 2023 | |
 | Operation Cupcake: How Simple Machines Work | Bambi Edlund | Bambi Edlund | Kids Can Press | 2023 |
 | Polar: Wildlife at the Ends of the Earth | L. E. Carmichael | Byron Eggenschwiler | Kids Can Press | 2023 |
 | Saving the Spotted Owl: Zalea’s Story | Nicola Jones | Alexandra Finkeldey | Kids Can Press | 2023 |
 | The Anti-Racist Kitchen: 21 Stories and Recipes | Nadia L. Hohn | Roza Nozari | Orca Book Publishers | 2023 |
 | Think Like a Goat: The Wildly Smart Ways Animals Communicate, Cooperate and Innovate | Lisa Deresti Betik | Alexander Mostov | Kids Can Press | 2023 |
 | Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon | Rachel Kehoe and Wanda Robson | Chelsea Charles | Orca Book Publishers | 2023 |