Nutmeg Nominees and Winners
The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. There are four Nutmeg divisions: Elementary (grades 2-3); Intermediate (grades 4-6); Middle School (grades 7-8); and High School (grades 9-12). Learn more at nutmegaward.org/.
2024 Nutmeg Award Winners
2024 Elementary Grades 2-3 Nutmeg Book Award Winner:
Mellybean and the Giant Monster
by: Mike White
2024 Intermediate Grades 4-6 Nutmeg Book Award Winner:
Scritch Scratch
by: Lindsay Currie
2024 Middle School Grades Nutmeg Book Award Winner:
Dress Coded
by: Carrie Firestone
2024 High School Grades Nutmeg Book Award Winner:
Heartstopper Vol. 1
by: Alice Oseman
Find the 2025 Nutmeg Book Award nominees in each division below:
2025 Elementary Flyer.pdf2025 Intermediate Flyer.pdf2025 Middle School Flyer.pdf2025 High School Flyer.pdfOther Book Awards:
Batchelder Award to the most outstanding book first published outside the United States in a language other than English, and subsequently translated.
Belpre Award for best Latino children’s literature.
Caldecott Medal given by American Library Association to the artist who created the most distinguished picture book.
Carnegie Medal for outstanding video production.
Geisel Award the most outstanding book for beginner readers.
Newbery Medal ALA award for the most distinguished American children’s book.
Odyssey Award to the producer of the best audiobook for children and/or young adults.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished informational book.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award to an author or illustrator with a substantial and lasting contribution to children’s literature.