Garden State Children's Book Awards, 2026 -- Nonfiction

Created by New Jersey Library Association (NJLA)

227 Resources including
23 Videos
14 Book Readings
27 Lesson Plans
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Chinese Menu

by Grace Lin

35+ Resources8 Awards

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An American Story

by Kwame Alexander and Dare Coulter

30+ Resources11 Awards

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Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement

by Sandra Neil Wallace and Bryan Collier

25+ Resources2 Awards

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Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

by Elisa Boxer and Amy June Bates

20+ Resources7 Awards

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River of Dust, A: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon

A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon

by Jilanne Hoffmann and Eugenia Mello

15+ Resources2 Awards

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Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland

by Ævar þór Benediktsson and Anne Wilson

15+ Resources4 Awards

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What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

by Rachel Ignotofsky

15+ Resources4 Awards

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Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Alex Bostic

15+ Resources2 Awards

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My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups

by Chris Harris and Andrea Tsurumi

10+ Resources4 Awards

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You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!: The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce

by Chiquita Mullins Lee, Carmella Van Vleet, and Jennifer Mack-Watkins

10+ Resources3 Awards

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LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes

by David Roth and Rinee Shah

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll

by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius

by Lynne Cox and Richard Jones

10+ Resources3 Awards

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Plague-Busters!: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases

by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal

10+ Resources3 Awards

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Fungi Grow

by Maria Gianferrari and Diana Sudyka

10+ Resources3 Awards

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Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

by Annette Bay Pimentel and Madison Safer

10+ Resources4 Awards

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Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood

by Linda Elovitz Marshall, Anna Balbusso, and Elena Balbusso

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Last Plastic Straw, The: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It

The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It

by Dee Romito and Ziyue Chen

10+ Resources2 Awards

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National Monuments of the USA

by Cameron Walker and Chris Turnham

5+ Resources1 Awards

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