The shortlists for the 2027 Chocolate Lily Book Awards were announced in June—just in time for summer reading. Registration for the kids' choice book award, which celebrates BC authors and illustrators, opens in mid-September. Discover the nominees below.
Picture Books
The Game, written by Henry Charles (Ten Bears), illustrated by Shoshannah Greene (Greystone Kids)
The Great Dinosaur Sleepover, written by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Joe Bluhm (Tundra Books)
Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!), written by Linda Bailey, illustrated by K-Fai Steele (Tundra Books)
Little Shoes, written by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Maya McKibbin (Tundra Books)
King of the Dump, written by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Scot Ritchie (Groundwood Books)
The One and Only Question, written by Norma Charles and Andrea Charles, illustrated by Ken Daley (Groundwood Books)
Truckin', written by Nancy Hundal, illustrated by Angela Poon (Owlkids Books)
Chapter Books/ Early Novels
The Big Splash, written by Angela Ahn, illustrated by Julie Kim (Tundra Books)
Every Little Bit Olive Tran, written by Phuong Truong, illustrated by Christine Wei (Second Story Press)
Salma Speaks Up, written by Danny Ramadan, illustrated by Anna Bron (Annick Press)
Super Business!, written and illustrated by Cale Atkinson (Tundra Books)
Two Tricksters Find Friendship, written by Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows, illustrated by Alyssa Koski (Orca Book Publishers)
Novels
The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt, written by Gabrielle Prendergast (Orca Book Publishers)
Emiko, written by Chieri Uegaki (Tundra Books)
I Won't Feel This Way Forever, written by Kim Spencer (Orca Book Publishers)
My Summer Camp Has Mega Sloths, written by Rebecca Wood Barrett, illustrated by Jaimie MacGibbon (Orca Book Publishers)
A Night for Mischief, written by Allison Finley (Orca Book Publishers)
The Sunshine Project, written by Uma Krishnaswami (Groundwood Books)
To learn more about the awards, visit chocolatelilyawards.com.