Harvey Award for Best Children's Book

Best Children's Book
CountryUnited States
First award2024

The Harvey Award for Best Children's Book is a annual comic book award honoring the "Best long-form original graphic novel or collection presented for younger audiences."[1] When the Harvey Awards were revamped in 2018, this award was originally titled Best Children's or Young Adult Book.[2] In 2024, the award was split into Best Young Adult Book and Best Children's Book.

Winners and nominees

Best Children's Book nominees, 2024–present
Year Title Author Publisher Ref.
2024 Mexikid Pedro Martín Penguin Random House [3]
Lightfall: The Dark Times Tim Probert HarperAlley [4][5]
Lunar Boy Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo HarperAlley
Dungeons & Dragons Club: Time to Party Lee Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma HarperAlley
Ant Story Jay Hosler HarperAlley
Dog Man and the Scarlett Shredder Dav Pilkey Scholastic
Saving Sunshine Saadia Faruqi and Shazleen Khan First Second
Timid Jonathon Todd Scholastic
Amulet Vol. 9 Kazu Kibuishi Graphix
2025 The Cartoonists Club Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud Graphix [6]
Chickenpox Remy Lai Allen & Unwin [7][8]
Free Piano (Not Haunted) Whitney Gardner Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Mixed-Up Kami Garcia and Brittney Williams First Second
Song for You and I Kay O'Neill RH Graphic
Weirdo Tony Weaver Jr., Jess Wibowo, and Cin Wibowo First Second
2026 A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi Dan Santat Roaring Brook Press [9]
Inbetweens Faith Erin Hicks First Second
The New Girl: First Crush Cassandra Calin Scholastic
Night Chef Mika Song Random House Graphic
Young Shadow & the Watchdogs Ben Sears Fantagraphics

References

  1. ↑ "Harvey Awards". www.harveyawards.com. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  2. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2018-06-27). "Details of the 2018 Harvey Awards announced and it's a big change". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Previous Winners". www.harveyawards.com. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Harvey Awards Reveal 2024 Nominees". www.harveyawards.com. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  5. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2024-08-14). "2024 Harvey Awards nominees announced". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  6. ↑ Community (2025-10-13). "These Are The 2025 Harvey Award Winners". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  7. ↑ "Harvey Awards Unveil 2025 Nominees". www.harveyawards.com. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  8. ↑ "2025 Harvey Award Nominations Announced". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Harvey Awards Unveil 2026 Nominees". www.harveyawards.com. Retrieved 2026-07-18.