2026 NAUTILUS WINNERS
Categories 30-35
30 A - Large Press Children's Picture Books / Fiction Ages 2- 6 Years
GOLD WINNER
30 A - Large Press Children's Picture Books / Fiction Ages 2- 6 Years
SILVER WINNERS
L.B. Discovering The Inner Light
Michal Berg (Author), Margarita Sada (Illustrator)
Spirituality For Kids International Inc.
30 B - Children's Picture Books / Non-Fiction Ages 2- 6 Years (Preschool- Grade 2)
GOLD WINNER
Nyasha Williams and Sidney Rose McCall (Authors), Sawyer Cloud (Illustrator)
Running Press Kids
30 B - Children's Picture Books / Non-Fiction Ages 2- 6 Years (Preschool- Grade 2)​
SILVER WINNERS
I Love Salmon and Lampreys: A Native Story of Resilience
Brook M. Thompson (Author), Anastasia Khmelevska (Illustrator)
Heyday Books
31 A - Children's Illustrated / Fiction Ages 6- 9 Years (Large Press)
GOLD WINNER
The Moon Gift: A Moon Festival Tale
Anders Roseberg (Author), Morgan Yuching Chang (Illustrator)
Babooky
31 A - Children's Illustrated / Fiction Ages 6- 9 Years (Large Press)​
SILVER WINNER
31 B - Children's Illustrated / Non-Fiction Ages 6- 9 Years (Grades 1- 4)
GOLD WINNER
My Body is Sacred: Tales of Health and Wellness for Little Girls
Julia Considine Pierce (Author), Elizabeth Evey (Illustrator)
Otterpine
31 B - Children's Illustrated / Non-Fiction Ages 6- 9 Years (Grades 1- 4)
SILVER WINNERS
Akeem Keeps Bees!: A Close-Up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms
Kamal Eugene William Bell (Author), Darnell Johnson (Illustrator)
Storey Publishing
We Are One: A User's Guide for Young Earthlings
Dorna Schroeter (Author), MacKenzie Raposo (Illustrator)
Inspired by Nature Books
32 - Middle Grade Fiction, Ages 8- 12 (Grades 4- 7)
GOLD WINNERS
The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Dragonfly
John Fuller (Author), Aletha Heyman (Illustrator)
Friesen Press
32 - Middle Grade Fiction, Ages 8- 12 (Grades 4- 7)
SILVER WINNERS
Magical Nature Tales: Stories from Around the World
Dawn Casey (Author), Anja Sušanj (Illustrator)
Running Press Kids
33 - Middle Grade Non-Fiction, Ages 8- 12 (Grades 4- 7)
GOLD WINNER
Echoes From the Ice: One Girl's Antarctic Quest to Hear What the Planet is Telling Us
Ms Wendi Pillars (Author), Bridge Publisher (Illustrator)
Bridge Publishers
33 - Middle Grade Non-Fiction, Ages 8- 12 (Grades 4- 7)
SILVER WINNERS
What Goes on inside a Wolf Pack: Follow the Adventures of a Wolf Family in Yellowstone National Park
Kathleen Yale (Author), Carrie Shryock (Illustrator)
Storey Publishing
Janet Lorimer and Kerry Lorimer
Paw Power House, LLC
34 - Young Adult (YA) Fiction, Ages 13- 19+ (Grades 8- 12)
GOLD WINNER
34 - Young Adult (YA) Fiction, Ages 13- 19+ (Grades 8- 12)
SILVER WINNERS
Peter Solomon
Munn Avenue Press
35 - Young Adult (YA) Non-Fiction, Ages 13- 19+ (Grades 8- 12)
GOLD WINNER
35 - Young Adult (YA) Non-Fiction, Ages 13- 19+ (Grades 8- 12)
SILVER WINNERS
